Happy New Year everybody. I hope you survived unscathed. I actually managed to watch the ball drop at midnight, but I had to go lay down for an hour or two first. Then it was watch the countdown (just not the same w/o Dick Clark) and straight to bed. Funny thing is, despite having gotten up at about 3:30 yesterday morning and being terribly tired, I couldn’t sleep. The one time I sort of drifted off at about 4:45 this morning, the dog woke me up to go out. So I’m pretty beat today, and feeling kinda crappy (mostly due to eating pizza and wings for the first time in longer than I can remember – I just can’t tolerate that stuff anymore, which sucks ‘cuz I sure do love those wings). And today, it’s snowing. How unusual.

Otherwise, it appears that the Senate overwhelmingly passed what appears to be a “fiscal cliff” deal that is slightly less than shitty in the short term and potentially very, very shitty in the long term. Like, in about two months as they go through this whole debt limit nonsense again. And Obama has pretty much pissed any leverage he might have had away. The Republicans can always count on Obama caving in. Well, maybe Boehner won’t bring it up for a vote in the House.

Oh well, enjoy the day off today (of you’re off – if not, bummer). Looks like I’ll be plowing the driveway.