The End is Near

Wishing all of you fine Blippers a healthy and happy new year, and wishing that for the whole world, too.

The End is Near. Funny thing to say. It's what I like to say when I see the long oil trains go by; Eric says, "there goes today's oil."
Another very nice and interesting walk this morning. We watched this grain ship come up a very still river in heavy fog. Then not much else happened all day. I went to bed at my usual pretty early hour while Eric took the free Tri-Met bus to a tavern a couple of miles from here to hear a friend and her band, but the band played an early set, so he was home again by 11, and I was awake again because of firecrackers not far enough away. Then, once I was right back in bed, I found it hard to fall asleep. 
I'll be grateful to have another year like this one - except wouldn't it be good to get rid of the ones wielding too much power and influence, and causing so much harm.