
I haven't written a blog in a couple of weeks. Maybe that means I don't have a lot to talk about. January has flown by so fast. Christine and I are excited about our honeymoon. We finally are going to take it. Going to New Zealand for the first two weeks of February.
It will be only me second international trip. The one to Ireland was a lot of fun, so I know this one will be also. New Zealand has been one of those place that intrigued me.
It is going to be good to get away for a couple of weeks. The beginning of 2009 is an unsettled time for us. Many people are losing jobs and every time you turn on the news... it seems grim. But I do have hope in the new president. Obama does bring hope and I also get a sense that he brings honesty. Even if that honesty is hard to face.
In the end, I think it is time for the United States as a country to face some hard truths. We have lived on credit for too long. I think the housing loan market was the biggest con of all time. It artificially drove up the value of houses to the point where even families with good jobs could not buy a house. Someone made a lot of money...
Hopefully, even though this market "correction" is going to be painful, it will allow people to recommit to principles and be happy with who they are and what they have. Not mortgage your future to keep up with the
joneses.....
Alrighty.. enough rambling.. might right more tomorrow. The drawing is a cover the
Astro City. A new comic of the series may finally appear later this year. It is a good read!