Happy New Year

From a balcony overlooking Lady Bird Lake, while fireworks boomed, I rang in another New Year among friends. As people cheered and yelled out when the clock struck midnight, I for once was at a loss for words. This year went by so fast and with each day new things, people and ideas came into my life. Joni Mitchell's brilliant song "Both Sides Now," describes it so well. "But now old friends are acting strange, they shake their heads they say I've changed. But something's lost and something's gained in living every day.

Of course I thought up some usual New Year's resolutions including aspirations to eat healthier, exercise more and save more money. Blah, Blah, Blah. I say that every year. But I go farther than that this time. One of my resolutions or goals this time is simple and should be easy to achieve. I hope that in 2011, more than any other year of my life I allow myself the freedom to experience more of the goodness this world has to offer. I am going to make a huge effort to infuse more of our local music into my schedule. I also hope that I can continue to meet awesome people that fill the homes and streets of this city. And this is just part of that list. However, with these continued additions it should be inevitable that my life improves and that I grow. That’s corny, right?

Yesterday afternoon I spent the day with a couple of friends downtown. The sun was shining and there were many laughs. At one point before the night ended I thought to myself - this is great. Life is suppose to be great , it can't be all of the time. How about most?

I welcome a GREAT 2011!