The Snowman, The President, Santa Claus and The Mouse
Photo by NS
Last year, around this time, I had just finished playing host [with the assistance of MoveOn.Org] for President Barack Obama's local Inauguration Party at the Kingston MuddyCup [a wonderful success!] --- which is now [the Kingston MuddyCup] approximately a year vacant --- and apparently pegged [despite being practically across the street from Rite Aid and just up the street from the up and coming (new) Walgreens...] to become yet another Kingston [no dealers on these corners... lol] drug store.
Last year, around this time, life was tough. It was cold. Santa had apparently gone "bottoms up" during his treck through the City skies...
And, as always --- "the tax man cometh" --- bearing higher rates for the majority of City of Kingston homeowners --- and promising nothing [except for the opportunity to file grievances, which many did...] --- at all.
Hope was in the air though.
Hope - for some of us - was in the air.
So we did our homework; grabbed on the back of that sled and did a few loop-de-loops; joined activist organizations that supported the Obama Administration and/or our local citizen groups...
And filed those grievances...
For better [usually] or for worse [?].
After all, life is - to some degree - what you make it.
Fun is - to some degree - what you make it.
But it still hurts when you fall...
It still hurts when you fail...
And it still hurts when it (ouch, ouch, ouch...) hurts...
This year, President Barack Obama is no longer a novice...; Santa Claus held his own a "wee bit" better; the snowman lost his theatrical lighting abilities and got his head filled with old pillow "stuff"; and the mouse [never overly talented in any respect] surely needs [and will receive] a bath...
Is this "our moment?"
What got better in 09?
What got worse in 09?
What did you do [it could be as simple as planting a flower...] to try to make a positive impact in 09?
What might you [I've already beat myself up...] have done better?
What about 2010?
Ideas?
Potentialities?
Goals?
Dreams?
Hope?
I'm just writing "Stream of Consciousness" kinda' stuff this am...
But taking ones personal inventory is always a good idea --- and it would most likely be a positive undertaking - for groups - business enterprises - and government bodies [don't ya' think?] as well.
After all, in the past --- when the snowman lost his twinkling spinning lights --- I would have trashed him.
But minus his plug [safety issues...] - head stuffed with old pillow fiber (making use of an aged out pillow, as well) he (the snowman...) still looks pretty good...
As does - to me - the rest of the "crew."
[We really need to remember that 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 (which was like skiing downhill on ice at breakneck speeds...) preceded 2009....]
NS
