2010 Dead and Buried

A few observations about the passing of 2010:

Crusing on an Oceanliner for a week is still one of the coolest things on the planet to do.

Toy Trains sets for your birthday and Christmas never gets old.

Bacon crumbled and mixed into your chocolate chip cookie dough is not as strange as it sounds and is rather tasty.

A death in the family is the quickest way to figure out who your friends are and always were.

Amaretto can still cure all ills.

facebook is still a total waste of time, but keeps me amused and out of trouble (for the most part)

Being the inspiration for a rap song is sorta cool in a creepy way, even if it includes several death threats to your person and loved ones...  and what the hey, I've still got seven years to press charges. :)

Grudge

I'm pretty well known for holding a grudge.  Ask anyone.  But 2010 opened my eyes to a few things: it's been a rough year.  Recently it was brought to my attention that a couple of family members are haboring some mighty strong grudges against me.  That's really unfortunate.  And the worst part is, they're only hurting themselves.

Holding on to my grudge against my brother cost me any chance at all of developing a friendship with him.  And if I had been successful in bonding in some way with him, we might have been able to communicate. Found a solution that might have restored us as a family.   Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda.  I do that a lot.

So I will say it again.  Talk to one another.  Talk to me.  I don't bite unless unnecessarily provoked.
And although I don't advise it, you can even lead off with an all out verbal assault.  Get it out of your system.  One of my nephews wrote a song about his feelings towards me.  Probably the best I've heard him produce.  It opened some doors between he and I, and most importantly, it opened some lines of communication.  It's a start.