Wasted Years

I've been watching the news constantly since Israel marched into Gaza over the weekend - something I rarely do - and was flabbergasted when a CNN reporter asked an Israeli representative about Israel's timetable for its military action. It's my favorite question of all time - how long do you plan on this taking?

Right... because the IDF has it all mapped out to the second.

Today at work someone made a comment about Israel starting trouble again and they're always starting trouble in that part of the world. That statement pissed me off. Really? I was under the impression that this was all in response to Hamassholes launching rockets into Israel... I didn't realize that Israel woke up one day and decided to pound the shit out of Gaza for no reason. Why is everything Israel's fault?

My thoughts are somewhat scattered on the whole situation. On one hand I feel bad for the civilians caught in the middle. On the other, I say good for Israel - they've dealt with this bullshit long enough.

Thoughts? What do you think?

/end ramble

Goodbye 2008! I will not be missing you anytime soon.

It's been a miserable year across the board, no doubt about it. The only high points of the year for me were three visits from Bea, one of which surprised the hell out of me and made this year's Mambo the best ever. Another in July for Heatwave and then again in September for my birthday. Bea - honestly, your visits saved this year from being a complete waste of 366 days! Thanks for visiting and helping to recharge my FOAD batteries! You better get your ass back here in '09!

The rest of the year (for me anyway) was shit. Well, except for November and my 53,000 word novel. That was a blast too. Thankfully 2008 be over in less than 2 hours.

I wish all of you the best in 2009 - may it piss on the ashes of 2008's funeral pyre.

It's a day late, but I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and were able to spend a lot of time with your families!

If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go hit the leftovers.