2009 is starting out to be an interesting year from the aspect that my daughter will turn 40, my son in law (her husband) will turn 50, I will turn 60 and my father will turn 90. Kind of amazing that 4 people in the same family has their birth year end in 9. Guess 9 is our lucky number and just for fun I will buy some lottery tickets incorporating our birthday years.

January 20th we will have a new President. Lord knows we need one...and especially someone to provide leadership in the right direction. Obama was not my choice, neither was McCain because we need someone who will do the job and damn the torpedoes. Maybe Obama will turn out to be that person. After all Eisenhower was lost in the background of a cadre of officers directing World War II in Europe and when the need arose became one of our greatest Generals. When the country's need is the greatest is when the great ones step forward from the background of the everyday citizen to do what needs to be done. Let us hope and pray that Obama is that person.