--To all you fellow hip forums folks. Hard times for many, but this is still a great place to come for interesting, fun and informative discussions!! I hope ALL of you can and will enjoy this holiday season and that the new year brings happiness and joy to you and yours!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Joel
Most of my packing done, am departing tomorrow morning so that I can be in place for my Xmas Lunch in the five star hotel on Friday. To all members here whether in company or isolation I wish you all a mery Xmas and a Happy New Year, and may next year be much better than the current one.
if i don't get sick or broke, being alive a month from now will be good enough for me. stay well, stay warm, eat as healthy as you can, look forward to seeing everyone who makes it on the other side. i think may may still be pre-mature for going to convention though. it should probably be pushed back to sometime next fall just to make sure. being alive for another ten years or more, the things that are on schedule for then i'm looking forward to seeing if i'm still around to see them. haven't seen any decorations where i live, or noticed any. i want to see web cams on drone copters on mars and a bunch of other things like that. a resurgence of regional public transit when that gets a chance to happen. those are the main things. a permanent cola for everyone's pension and an on going automating of it, or a lot of people making things for each other and sharing them for free. the cost of technology to make easier doing so continuing to come down. that sort of thing. cultural shifts in the direction of people making life easier for each other instead of more impressive for themselves. "you may say i'm a dreamer, but i'm not the only one ..."
Merry Christmas all my hipforum buddies! I hope you all have a safe and peaceful time this Christmas.
