Go Irish! Beat Buckeye!

Thankfully, a nice quiet spot in the midst of the holiday fury to take a moment and write a quick post. Merry Christmas and the hope of a great new year to all of the occasional and avid readers of 2GL. And, Happy Holidays for the non Christians out there. I must apologize for my departure over the last month or so, but one of my New Year's resolutions is to keep this blog going with its founders, Abe and Rudy. My belief is this will be done with ease considering the mid term elections and, hopefully, Iraq taking a positive turn after this recent election. As I sit in my tiny apartment in Austin sipping down a Lone Star Beer (tall boy 160z), I reflect on a tough but necessary year. For the most part, George W. Bush has finally had to answer for the results of his ideological pursuits. We, as a country, have survived the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina while mourning the great loss in the Gulf Coast. I analyze a cripple, but lethal, Al-quada, as witnessed in London. The Astros made a great run to the World Series and got swept by a better team, but I enjoyed every inning of it....win or lose. Jessica and Nick finally broke it off. MJ had a thriller of a trial that in the end allowed justice to prevail, whether you judge him culpable or not, through the due process of law. And, as a little treat for enduring, for me at least, the Texas Longhorns have finally made it to the big one and the Fightin Irish are contenders, once again, returning to glory. As I board a plane tomorrow for Nashville to celebrate a friend's wedding and the New Year, I will thankfully carry on my now allowable small scissors and reflect on the good, the unfortunate and the promise of a new, fresh year. Happy New Year and Go Irish!