6 posts tagged “2008”

Once again, it's time for the Mayfly Project.

Meish asks, "we invite readers to look back on the last twelve months of their lives and reflect on what has been important, defining or constant during that particular year, and then sum their year up in just 24 words."

Last year.

2008: Cancer. Gerry. PVCs. Orlando. Godson and sister. Parenting the parent. Dysfunctional family. iPhone. Coming into my own. Hope for 2009: Yes We Can.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day, full of what delights you!

Now, I think I've shown great restraint during our recent trouncing of Shaq and the Suns. I can't promise that will continue as we move closer to the finals . . .

I found a column this morning that I think says it all about our team. Some excerpts:

The Spurs are laughing at us. Not out loud, mind you. They are too smart for that. But they are feeling mighty fine on the inside, thank you very much. Just don't expect them to show it. That's part of their secret.

Don't let the Spurs' No. 3 finish in the regular season fool you. This is the best team in the league, and it's not close. They may have teased us for 82 games, letting us think that the pack was catching up. Don't count on it.

People gripe that the Spurs are boring but the only place they're boring is in front of reporters, and that's by design. On the court, the Spurs are a finely tuned machine that plays as efficiently as any team ever.

Then the Spurs eliminate them 4-1 and a report -- from a very reliable source -- comes out that Mike D'Antoni is out as head coach. How dumb: Lets' get rid of one of the best coaches in the league because we lost to the Spurs. Getting rid of D'Antoni ensures Phoenix of one thing: The Suns will not be any closer to the Spurs this time next year. The Suns will not find a replacement who's better than D'Antoni. And the Spurs can take satisfaction knowing a team that actually was closing the gap last year now is losing ground.

At least the Spurs' next victim, the Hornets, won't have to worry about radical makeovers after they come up short. This is a young team with its window just opening. They will learn valuable lessons from the Spurs. They just won't beat them.

Next!

WEST SEMIFINALS: SPURS VS. HORNETS
G1 - at Hornets, Saturday, 9 p.m. TNT
G2 - at Hornets, tba
G3 - AT SPURS, TBA
G4 - AT SPURS, TBA
G5 - at Hornets, tba
G6 - AT SPURS, TBA
G7 - at Hornets, tba

What's the one thing you're going to do different this year to make your life easier, better, and more fun than it was last year? 
Submitted by roboter.

Get out of debt.

Then I can do things to make my life easier, better and more fun! 

Who is ringing in the New Year with you?  Who do you wish could be with you, but isn't there?

Mom and I are doing dinner and maybe a movie with two friends tonight. We're starting early, so I don't imagine it will be a late night for us. Which is ok, because Cory has just not been the same since the robbery and I'm not sure how she will handle the noise.

I'd like to see National Treasure tonight. During my days off I've seen: Charlie Wilson's War, Enchanted, The Great Debaters and Margot at the Wedding. Gotta love vacation and free movie passes!

1. I will relinquish my title of Most Likely to Acquire Useless Crap I Don’t Wear or Need.
2. I will avenge my phantom load.
3. I will be smarter than bottled water companies and drink for free what they are trying to sell me.
4. If I can remember to TiVo “Dancing with the Stars,” I can remember to bring my own bags to the grocery store.
5. I will switch to recycled paper products at home (but not if they make me chafe).
6. I will consider whether my meal came from the farm or the factory.
7. I will take a day off from road rage and take mass transit or car-pool one day a week.

Read the entire article at The Daily Green.

Plus, How to be a Kinder Carnivore in 2008.