Auspicious Beginnings

There are good ways and bad ways to begin a New Year.

Coming down with a cold is not a good way.

This morning I woke up with a cough and a feeling of stuffiness in my chest. Which pretty much killed my plans to get together with some friends of mine tonight. I've taken some medication to help alleviate the symptoms, but there's no denying: I have to stay home tonight. Dang it.

I'm kinda hoping the rest of 2004 will be better. A fool's hope, perhaps, but better than none at all.