[Rhodes22-list] 2008

[brad haslett]

Mike,

It's the second New Years I dread.  Tonight is tonight.  In fact, why don't I just call Jia right now and get it over with?  That's what we did with Y2K.  Are the lights still on in Beijing?  Yup?  Back to bed. We have a pretty good Chinese New Years show here in town - eight years running.  "This is YungLungFingers", six years old, just back from playing with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, yada, yada,yada.  Where the hell is Charlie Chang just back from a broken nose from football practice? 

I'd call people Sheeple but it isn't PC.

Brad

--- On Wed, 12/31/08, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
From: Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] 2008
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 2:19 PM

Brad,

Cheer up.  If they hit the mark, you'll finally have time to play with all 
of your toys!

Enjoy the New Year (lucky you, you celebrate two!) and leave the rest for 
another time, next year.

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY


From: "brad haslett" <flybrad at yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday,
December 31, 2008 
3:08 PM
The last of 2008.

Well, I don't know how 08 was for you, but it kicked my ass. I'd ask my

parents for help but they lived through the Great Depression and in 1974, my 
Dad bought me $300 worth of tools and tool boxes with money he didn't have,

so it's best we don't go there, again. Fan took a cut in pay and I just
got 
word from my union there's a bulls eye on my paycheck. "Times are hard
and 
the money's tight". Let's keep our wits about us! My wife landed
in this 
country 20 years ago with 2 suitcases and $50 US, and NorthWest Airlines 
wanted to charge her $35 for one of the suitcases being overweight. She and 
I would be wealthy right now if we could milk that minority thing, except, 
her net worth from working her ass of in the US is too high to qualify for 
minority status. Everyone's nerves are on edge. I hate to quote old corny 
sayings from ancient people, but, there's these echos in my head;
"Son, do 
the right thing! Son, don't compromise your principles. Son,
 brush your teeth".

Well, you can skip brushing your teeth if you're out on a sailboat.
We'll be 
fine folks! Wear your short skirt and wave your pom poms. Just don't send
me 
the photo.

2009 Baby! We have nothing to fear but fear itself!

Brad




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