12/31/08 Good Riddance 2008

The highly tumultuous year of 2008 will be ending soon; definitely a year that brought about a sea of life altering changes, from the fall of Wall Street to the drastic rise of oil prices. The complete list is a long one and going over it in retrospect would be rather like beating a dead horse. So instead of focusing on the turmoil of 2008, let's recap some of the uplifting and promising events that occurred this last year. The one that stands out the most is the election of the nation's first African American president; a presidential choice that for the present seems to offer a brow beaten country a hope for a brighter and better tomorrow. Then there's the image of Michael Phelps cutting through water as if it was butter to take a record eight gold Olympic medals and pledging the 1 million he received from Speedo to help kids; the fall of the price of oil, bringing about the lowest gas prices in years, several medical breakthroughs, the passing of the farm bill, and numerous renewable energy possibilities. The year 2009 is shining with great promise. Happy New Year America!