OK, I think I've found my next "adult" car. Anybody want to buy a 98 Corvette?

Whoops, again! -- Maybe we should stick to economic and humanitarian aid.

2002 was the year of fiduciary and financial failures of such big names as Enron, Worldcom, United Air. My fear is that in 2003, even bigger names like California, Connecticut, Illinois, Virginia, and New Jersey will be in jeopardy. The layoffs from these could be staggering. While the primary victims of the first batch of failures are at least marginally capable of getting by, the likely victims of state meltdowns -- children, aged, and mentally ill -- could be far more heavily impacted.

A thought from my friends, Donna Fitzgerald and John McHugh of NewGrange

"May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
And may the light of the solstice sun brighten your day."

Worth repeating from me as well.

As the path to your goals takes you into the new year, may it find you “unconstrained” in health, happiness, and prosperity.

I'm not sure if it's the bottle of '85 Silverado Cab that I pulled from the cellar tonight or not (really quite good after all these years, by the way), but I find myself intrigued with the achived recording of the December 14 broadcast of Inflatable Squirrel Carcass with Rich Hazelton, a late night show on my home-state's WFMU freeform radio station. If you've got RealAudio, give a listen.

Groovy.

Rilly Groovy.

This might actually pull me out of my Classic Rock rut.

Now I'm altogether known as a nice guy. There are times, however, when something from the Shakespearean Insulter could come in handy.

Powers Of 10 - Cool way of putting things in perspective (via Doc Searls).