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Category: Holidays

Today would be LBJ's 100th Birthday. I'm going to celebrate by:

• getting my car inspected
• going out for lunch
• decluttering my desk
• backing up my hard drive
• defragging my hard drive
• upgrading to Windows SP3

I'm feeling down about work. New supervisor transition. I was the supervisor, but that kind of work made me want to claw my eyes out, so I stepped down. I like my new supervisor fine, but our culture is changing dramatically to one where we have to do mandatory team-building activities like building catapults out of tinker toys... while the huge stack of work on my desk gets bigger. Some people like that stuff, so it will be good for them. It brings me down so much that I'm still depressed about it a day later. A day off to clear my head and focus on the work that needs to be done at home is probably a really good thing.

I stepped out on my back patio at midnight and heard a constant stream of fireworks as a backdrop to my wind chimes. The sky is so clear tonight. The neighbors are shooting off beautiful, high flying fireworks. Beyond those, I saw the Big Dipper, Mars, Gemini, Orion, Cassiopeia and more.

I think this is the best New Year's I've had since I can remember. I did what I enjoy the most. I stayed home by myself, played on my computer, watched football, ate a steak and some buckeye candies, and looked up at the stars. I drank some champagne (a mimosa, really), but I could have done without that... it was just the pressure of tradition talking me into doing it. I saw fireworks without dealing with a crowd. And I didn't have to witness any couples kissing.

I hope you enjoyed yours, too. Happy New Year!

Let's celebrate the fools. Bless our hearts.