2008, Here I Am
2008 seems dangerously close to 2010. From the reference point of my childhood self, 2010 is the distant future. The distant future is where people fight with robots for jobs and computers and flashing lights coat our walls. Good news is, I was very wrong about what 2010 would look like. I’m very comfortable with the world from a technological point of view. Which brings me back to 2008. What will this year be all about? Bronwen will give birth to our second child in June. Silas will turn 2 and start potty training. I will grow more handsome and distinguished by the day. But beyond that, the year is pretty much an open book. I like this time of year. This is the time of looking ahead. The trick is to NOT become overwhelmed thinking about the options and possibilities. I do NOT want to play the year like a chess match, thinking 4, 5, or 6 moves out. There is no point to it. So, my resolution for 2008 is to take the year day by day and to not think too much about tomorrow. Be present — which is easier said than done. 2008, here I am.