first off, my tenure as pinch-blogger for p-man is nigh. he will be back soon to regale you with sweet-nothings of law school and equatorial travel (as if to say nothing of the great lakes). i appreciate that i rate high enough to kvetch about meaningless crap once or twice a year. thanks p-man, a debt of gratitude and friendship are yours.

2005 has been interesting. interesting like a proverbial greater-asia curse.

leaving aside the presumed cognitive dissonance you might feel from the following statement: i have been managing the development of the website for Enormoco for the better part of this year. this is new.

i have spent pretty much every spare dollar on fixing up a 75-year-old house.

i have been in the outer-proximity of several escapes from this mortal coil. each sad, each senseless.

i have watched 80 movies. most worth my time. a few sucked a green donkey's something-or-other.

i became a vegetarian. it wasn't that hard.

i experienced a profundity of joy, sadness, wonder and bewilderment. mirth, too.

i regret nothing in 2005. my regrets precede this year. i will likely plea-bargain them down to 2002 and prior. my emotional attorney is pretty good but i wonder if he couldn't work harder.

2005 is almost over except for the crush of social engagements.

if you know me, please stop by my house on new year's day 2006. i'm planning an afternoon cook-out. it's a party in a way. mostly it's a way to start 2006 and imagine that there's a better way. i hope to see you there, er, here.