Happy New Year
The new year started off with a bang in 2006. In truth, the bang came a day early. On the 30th I was hit from behind while sitting at a red light. The offending driver was visibly drunk and the police arrived almost instantly to take him away. Fortunately there was no damage to my car and, more importantly, no one was hurt. The event was so unexpected and shocking that it drove home the speed with which things can change. Clearly I was not involved in any unusual event - accidents such as mine happen every day, multiple times per day.
This event signaled a time to step back and appreciate the moments that are too often taken for granted. My accident was not a big deal at all, but it could have just as easily turned out to be life threatening, as it was recently for my close childhood friend, Sam Riney. Please keep this good person in your thoughts.
So, after I crossed paths with the inattentive driver I chose to stay in for New Year’s, and it turned out to be a great time. I ate some delicious food, drank some bubbly wine and thought about the many ways that I would like to make life better in 2006. Stay tuned to see some of these positive changes unfold before your very eyes.