ringing in the new year...

i have made a few observations over the course of the last 365 days, which can reasonably be supported:

1.) men and women (if given enough time and grace) can live together
2.) i am no longer lactose intolerant, but i do have some undiagnosed form of acid reflex (after a few caramel chocolate chip brownies and Jake's famous cheesy supreme, it doesn't take too much more convincing)
3.) this may be the greatest time to be a new england/boston sports fan (n.b. for the first time in my life, i'm living someplace other than the east coast)
4.) i am becoming more and more like my father (this doesn't scare me, but in some respects, it gives me cause for concern)
5.) trains are well-constructed vehicles that offer some terrific benefits; however their one drawback is that they take a long time to stop (especially when tracker trailers try to beat them across a railroad crossing)
6.) just because you are a teacher doesn't mean you can teach
7.) to satisfy some people you have to meet deadlines
8.) when you start losing your memory, you become comic relief
9.) you can't truly listen to someone unless you look them in the eye
10.) summer camp may be the closest thing to heaven that we have in this life
11.) there's no greater gift than the gift of friendship

i wish all of my readers/respondents a blessed and great 2008!