2007

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I don’t really feel like doing this right now. We got back from a trip out of state a short while ago and I’m way tired, among other things.

But, these are the last few hours of 2007, before a whole new year rings in. So I’m going to try to do my traditional wrap-up of the preceding year.

I’m not going to sugarcoat things: 2007 was a very, very rough year. In fact, of the “year-end reviews” that I’ve done so far on this blog, 2007 has been by far the one that I wince most at thinking about. For no other reason than because I’m really not where I wanted to be this evening, when last December 31st I thought about where I wanted to be a year from now.

What happened? Well, 2007, more than any other year of my life, was a year of struggles. Many ...

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Look, it’s our Christmas tree!

This year, Lisa thought it would be fun to decorate our tree with all the Star Wars ornaments that I’ve been collecting over the years. Which is something that I’ve never done before: until now, they’ve all been in their boxes, never removed except to momentarily oggle and admire. But after how we did up her classroom a few months ago, I guess Lisa had the bug to decorate other things with a Star Wars motif. Here’s a close-up of one part of the tree, re-creating the epic duel between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader…

If you’re a longtime, regular reader of this blog, then all three of you know what this post is about…

I’m going to take off for a few days, so that I can spend the Christmas holiday with family and friends. I won’t say there won’t be blogging here ...

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With apologies to Jimmy Webb and the late Richard Harris, but I just couldn’t resist writing this one. Inspired by events of the past few days…

“MacArthur Park 2007”

Originally written by Jimmy Webb and performed by Richard Harris

New words by Christopher Knight

Border is wide open for them girl
They’re starting to get bold
As they scream their Spanish chants
Now they incite a riot as they press
The government to bow down
To La Raza’s mad demands

MacArthur Park is burning in the dark
All those rubber bullets flying ’round
Gonzo’s hot to find someone to blame
This country just can’t take it
Illegals are going to break it
And we’ll never have America again
Oh noooooooo!

I can see unlawful immigrants
Fighting with the cops
Of Los Angeles P-D
Better put a stop to this right now or
They’ll be spreading from sea to shining sea

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