It’s been said that whatever you do in the first of the year is a prediction for what you’ll be doing the rest of it. I suspect that has the same effectiveness as washing your car to make it rain, but on the whole I’d be pretty happy were it to be true. Has some good food, watched some Doctor Who, and spent the day in happy companionship with Teresa. It should be noted that we mostly giggled and made fun of things.
Some random things that came up during our travels:
Why are piñatas always something we like, i.e. animals, trains, Spider-Man, etc. Isn’t that confusing to little kids? How many birthday party veterans now at least suspect that if they whale on a donkey hard enough they’ll score some miniature Kit-Kats and a handful of SweetTarts?
I say we make piñatas only in the shape of things that deserve a savage beating, such as monsters, opposing sports team mascots, and elected officials.
We drove from one city to another and back last night, on the highway on the way to Orlando for hours before and after midnight. No accidents jn sight, no cops chasing anybody. We also went out today, and I was cut off more times in broad daylight than I was the night before on a national drinking holiday. Hoping this is a trend, except for the cutting me off part.
I am very glad to work in an industry where getting an Edgar Allen Poe head in the mail is a fairly commonplace occurrence.
First part of last night was spent at the sister of a friend’s party. It would have been more awkward but they had four dogs. Anytime I’m at a gathering you can find me playing with the pets, the kids, or both.
Warren Ellis’ new book “Gun Machine” is on sale today. It’s… Ellis. Just read it. I had planned to include an excerpt in my review but none of the best lines could run in a family newspaper. Go get it.
Happy new year, everybody. Use it wisely, or at least entertain the rest of us.