What Was 2007?

With Christmas two days gone and New Year's Day right around the corner, it's time to start remembering the good, bad, and ugly things that happened to all of us in 2007. Personally, I had quite a few good things happen to me. For one, I lost a little weight (thirty-five pounds). Secondly, my daughter entered a private school and seems to be doing a lot better there than in the local public school system. It's amazing how important the student/teacher ratio is. With just a little more attention, my daughter is reading better, excelling in spelling, and starting to get the hang of math. Another good thing that happened to me this year was that my wife gave me the greatest gift any woman can give her husband: a new child. Our son was born in July and he's been pure joy from the word go. Granted, it's hectic having to juggle our own schedules with our daughter's and our baby son's, but things will get easier once he grows up a little more.

Amazon.com has been very good to me this year as well. They've invited me to be part of their Vine program. It gives me the opportunity to try out products and then review them at no cost to me. They've also given me a couple of freebies that I can't complain about, either.

There've been a few bad things in my life and in the world as a whole. My life's problems will remain private, but there are a few of the world's problems that need to be addressed. Despite the crying of Al Gore, I'm still not convinced that global warming is something that's totally created by mankind. I honestly believe that the planet is going through natural changes just like it always has for the last few billion years. I think that guys like Gore and others are using fear tactics for their personal gain. As far as the upcoming election goes, who in the heck should be our next president? If you know me, you know that Clinton is definitely not on my "maybe" list. So far none of the candidates have really stepped forward with a decent plan of action in my opinion. If forced to choose today, I'd have to say that Huckabee has my vote. I'm not committing to him, but he's looking a lot better than the rest of 'em right now.

Of course, the war in Iraq is a bad thing for those directly and indirectly involved in it. I do believe that it's a necessary course of action in order to keep the U.S. and her allies safe, though. Whether you support the war or not, please show some support to our troops. I'm not going to sit here and tell you who's right or who's wrong, but I am going to tell you to thank a soldier the next time you see him or her in public.

The list of this world's problems doesn't end there, but it ends here for me right now. Tomorrow is a new day and I plan to post something a little bit on the lighter side of life.

Until then...