Still in the thoughts of the New Year

As least partially anyway. I still have things to do on my list that were from last week and as one of my unwritten New Years resolutions (NYR), had planned to compile smaller, doable lists and not take things past a day or so. I wonder, does this count as falling off the wagon? Anyway,  I, like most people, returned to work today and let me just say up front - it was NOT easy. It was cold. I was groggy and slow moving. And to top it all off, I forgot part of my lunch. As you can tell I made it through the day.  I practically ran out of work trying to get home today. 

I got home in time to see ABC News. Though I miss Peter Jennings' delivery of the news, I love Charles Gibson.  He was good during the campaign and the election, so I keep tuning in and since I no longer have cable, this will be my choice for stories leading up to the inauguration. This being the start of a new year has no bearings on world issues. Bad and worse stories seemed to plague all the tops spots. Honestly, I wish I were able to decipher what exactly can be done to heed any further incidents and more importantly deaths in the Middle East. Even with all the stuff I have read, I still don't get it.  I don't know how anything can be done if someone doesn't call a cease fire. Then to make me roll my eyes, President Bush decides to place all the fault on the Palestinians. BEFORE you leave any nasty messages, I do not have a position on this issue. I just don't see this as something our President should openly and blatantly take sides on. I think his response should have been a bit more diplomatic, similar to that of his Secretary of State. But in a couple of weeks that will be neither here nor there. ***smiling proudly****

Also in other news that went totally under the radar. Mr. Claiborne Pell was buried today... pause, no think...Yes, you DO know who he is. Well indirectly anyway.  He was the person instrumental in creating the pell grant. Get it, Pell grant. He actually died on New Years Day. See an article done by the New York Times about the former Senator here. As a recipient of several pell grants and one who never thought twice about where it came from when I received it, its nice to be able acknowledge the man who paved the way for thousands of university students like me to be able to afford an education.

Well tomorrow is another day. Let's hope it goes a lot smoother than today....