Time for an update...

Ok, it has been 444 days since I last updated this blog, and BOY did they fly by! I think it just proves my whole point about time and space and blah blah blah... It feels like only yesterday I made those back-to-back foundational posts in what was then intended to be a regularly updated blog. Somehow life took over and I, uh, forgot to write a new post for 444 days in a row. Then, just a few minutes ago, I thought, hang on, I haven't updated my blog today, or yesterday...

So here we go. I am actually breaking the lengthy dry spell and updating the damn blog, and it feels good.

Wow, time sure did bring some amazing changes (as it usually does) over the last 444 days. When I last updated the blog, Hillary Clinton was the favorite for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, and the election was well over a year away. Now, we’re only two weeks from the inauguration of Barack Obama, and the END OF THE GEORGE W BUSH ERA!

Way back when I last updated this blog, a lot more people had jobs. I didn’t have a real job then, and I still don’t, but a lot of other people did who now don’t.

On October 19th, average US gas prices were about $2.87 per gallon and rising. Now gas is only $1.66 a gallon and it feels like the 90s again, except for that whole no-one having work thing. But at least people can drive around aimlessly looking for “help-wanted” signs for cheap.

In October 2007 there was immense carnage and terror in parts of the Middle East. In January 2009, the entire region is now at peace. Oh wait—sorry, I accidentally caught a newspaper headline out of the corner of my eye, and apparently, that last statement is not true.

I don’t remember seeing nearly so many—uh—Blueteeth everywhere 444 days ago. Now everyone is wearing them. I think they make people feel important, like what they do is so crucial, they don’t have time to extend their arm and lift a phone to their ear to have a chat. I hope time will end this fad.

So I think I’ve demonstrated conclusively that a lot can change in 444 days, and a lot more can change in 888 days, and so forth, all thanks to the four-dimensional structure of our perception of the Universe.

I’d like to thank space-time for getting us through the last eight years—by “us” I mean, those of us who survived this nightmarish “Bush” period. It wasn’t all bad personally, but it did suck pretty hard when it comes to world affairs, and I care about that shit.

Here’s hoping that time now slows down as the world potentially enjoys—for at least a eight years or so—a world in which real positive change occurs, such as ending the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, solving the global economic crisis, and making a genuine effort to solve the worst global crisis of them all: climate change. I know, that is probably a pipe dream, but then, back in October 2007, so was the whole notion of Barack Obama being elected. Right now, 444 days after my last entry, President-elect Obama’s kids started their first day of school in DC. How amazing is that?

Of course, Obama will only be the President of a country of 300 million people; but perhaps he can inspire the rest of the world to change its ways. That will have to happen for the planet to be saved and the economy to be restored. I think it would help if the worst environmental-offender of them all set a positive example this time. Can that happen? Will the economy rebound? Will the Iraq war really end? Will the members of the Bush Administration be prosecuted for their numerous, monstrous crimes? Will Yao Ming lead the Houston Rockets to an NBA championship? Will Americans finally get real healthcare? Will Marijuana finally be legalized, taxed, and heavily regulated? Will I find meaningful employment? Will the US Auto companies survive? Will I update this blog again? Time will tell