The End of the Year Crawl

Will this week ever end? Is it just me or does it seem like no one else is working this week? The clock seems to barely move. My email box has never been so lonely. I think even the spammers took the week off as I have only received one offer for "male enhancement" and one notification that a mortgage I never applied for has been approved. Does every year end with such a drag? I can't seem to remember.

I have been fighting a cold for the last two weeks that just will not go away. The stock market seems to be stuck, just struggling to hang on to what little gains it made this year. Where is that end of the year rally? The weather has been crap with freezing rain, snow and more rain. Has this week just been a bad metaphor for all of 2005? If so, bring on 2006.

Maybe I should recap 2005 with all of its "highs and lows" but what is the point. The year did not go as I would thought it would but then again what year does. It was a year in which my family suffered a tragic loss and struggled in areas I would have never guessed. At work I am (pleasantly) surprised to still be employed at my current job but have seen many of my coworkers and friends move on. I am happily married, in good health and surrounded by those I love. All and all I shouldn't complain (but I will).

One thing for sure, 2006 is going to be an "interesting" year. It will bring many changes and challenges. Maybe I should not be in such a hurry to see 2005 end. Makes me wonder what I will be writing about this time next year?????

Now where is that Magic 8 Ball?