Just a note to everyone out there to have a Happy New Year!

I've been lazy-blogging today by just adding links to the side-bar, so sorry for that, but I'm a bit tired and indolent today.

Anything can happen as we move into 2004, so I'm knocking furiously on wood here (I'm really far too cautious to be a believer in predicting the future), but I'm feeling bullish on 2004. The economy is turning around, and 2003 has been a good year for American foreign policy leadership. I think the Middle East is going to continue its creeping shake-up, and that's going to be a good thing.

So, I hope everyone out there in blogville has a good evening, and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Here are a few things for me to do in the coming year (in no particular order). I'll probably be editing this as the day goes on:

Set up Solomonia so the reader can choose different skins (I know some people prefer a light background, for instance).

Write better, longer pieces on more frequent occasions.

Play Center Field for the Boston Red Sox (*cough*)

Put up at least one post lauding the New England Patriots

Exercise and eat better (*coughcough*)

Defeat Naziism, liberate a concentration camp

Hire an editor