Meanings

     It's New Years Day. The first day of a new year....does that really matter? Does it really mean anything? One thing it means is: I am still alive! I don't live in my car! I don't have cancer! Most of my body parts are still functioning!
     I could go on of course, but basically, any year that I'm still alive in, is a good year. So, do I waste it? Do I sit out the rest of my life in a rocking chair on the porch? (....Actually, that sounds pretty good.....But first I'd have to get a porch....and a rocking chair.....No! Must....not....think of rocking......must resist....) It's not too late to do amazing things, right?
     Nine-year-old "Zack" was so excited about Christmas the night before, he capered about saying, "I'm as light as a feather! I'm as giddy as a schoolboy!" Yes, capered. While he actually IS a schoolboy, and compared to me, IS as light as a feather, shouldn't I be capering also? Not due to potential presents, but just because I, like Scrooge, am still alive, and still have another year in which to live! In which to caper.
     It's 10 degrees outside. That definitely means something. It means I will not go outside for any reason.