The Times...

It isn't the New Year yet, but I am working from now until then so it is probably about time to look back. As the virile legend Ron Burgundy noted, Bob Dylan once said "the times they are a-changin'." For me they really are. I look back at this year and see nothing but change, from unemployment to employment to unemployment again and now back on track and working like crazy. I went to England with a side trip to Wales, and I drove from LA to Seattle with nothing but a radio and my sparse thoughts as entertainment. I probably surfed less than I have in a single year than any other since I was eleven years old, but I feel as comfortable in the water as ever. I met some great people and a couple bad ones, and the same goes for women.

Overall I chalk it up to a year of extremes. Luck was either very much on my side or not at all. Streaks were enjoyed and spited. I think all of this reminded me of a valuable lesson learned several years ago now: things never stop changing, but one must maintain a stable state of mind. The clock forces the pendulum to continue to swing, but the base of the pendulum always seeks the bottom. The best course of action, it now seems to be, is to blaze one's own trail with his eyes on the final product. I have no idea what 2009 will bring me and I am extremely grateful for that. I welcome any lessons and goodies you have in store for me, coming year. In fact, I can't wait to get started.