I was and still am a fan of the "Faceman." I recently finished reading his Kamikaze Cowboy book. I'm taking macrobiotics cooking classes soon and I'm adjusting my eating lifestyle. I've been chronically ill my whole life and because of Dirk Benedict I finally have hope. God bless you, Dirk! I look forward to 2009!

I'm keeping some of my New Year's Resolutions and there are more to come!
1. Talk more with my family and friends.
2. Not be so hard on myself.
3. Try to make new friends.
4. Become rich *OK...that's a bit far fetched as they say, but, it's work a try!

*say... this is blog number 13 and 13 is one of my lucky numbers!*

Maybe this is a good thing. I mean, it happened at the *end* of the year, not the beginning.

At work this morning, I was flying along - the equipment was actually working the way it's supposed to, the machines were coming down the line at just the right pace, I was getting so much done so quickly and easily - and then disaster.

Hopping up to the track (a little over knee-high from the floor), I missed my step and fell onto the track. Landed on my left hand (hard) and my...

Fernando in Dutch by Sha-Na

Sha-Na - Fernando (single versie).mp3

The first time I read And Then We Went Fishing it took me about 4-5 hours. I did a quick plot read. I have been blessed with an almost photographic memory although sometimes it will take me weeks or even months to have a complete and full recall of what I have read. In this first read I wasn’t that impressed: birth / death and the cycle / circle of life who cares? The lion king was more entertaining and by far not even my favorite Disney movie.

But then two months later I was...