Happy New Year!
The year 2000 is finally here and not a moment too soon because the Y2K suspense was killing me. I've decided to take a break from writing the Web column this week. I'll be back next week.
Paulette Tobin (01/03/00)
--- A New Years Prayer for You---
(Submitted by Tammy Job)
A New Years Prayer for You
May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist, your cardiologist, your gastro-endocrinologist, your urologist, your proctologist, your podiatrist, your psychiatrist, your gynecologist, your plumber and the IRS.
May your hair, your teeth, your face lift, your abs and your stocks not fall; and may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not rise.
May you find a way to travel from anywhere to anywhere in the rush hour in less than an hour, and when you get there may you find a parking space.
May Friday evening, December 31, find you seated around the dinner table, together with your beloved family and cherished friends, ushering in the new year ahead. You will find the food better, the environment quieter, the cost much cheaper, and the pleasure much more fulfilling than anything else you might ordinarily do that night.
May you wake up on January 1 to find the world has not come to an end, the lights work, the water faucets flow, and the sky has not fallen. May you go to the bank on Monday morning, January 3, and find your account is in order, your money is still there and any mistakes are in your favor.
May you ponder on January 4: How did this ultramodern civilization of ours manage to get itself traumatized by a possible slip of a blip on a chip made out of sand?
May we relax about the future and realize that we could still have a long, long time until we pass, by which time the computer is long since obsolete, and so are we.
May God give you the strength to go through a year of presidential campaigning, and may some of the promises made be kept. May you believe at least half of what the candidates propose, and may those elected fulfill at least half of what they promise, and may the miracle of reducing taxes AND balancing the budget actually happen.
May you be awe struck by God's sense of humor as we wrestle with the possibility that a professional wrestler could become president of the United States.
May what you see in the mirror delight you, and what others see in you delight them.
May someone love you enough to forgive your faults, be blind to your blemishes, and tell the world about your virtues.
ay the telemarketers wait to make their sales calls until you finish dinner, and may your checkbook and your budget balance, and may they include generous amounts for charity.
May we live as God intended, in a world at peace and with the awareness of His love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding petals, every baby's smile, every lover's kiss, and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our hearts.
Author Unknown