2005
As 2005 comes to a close, it's once again to reflect. The year went by without any major incidents which was good. There was really nothing remarkable that happened that will hold the year in my memories, and maybe this is a bit sad however there is always next year.
2004
A real friend
is one who walks in
when the rest
of the world walks out.
2003
7:30 and I think I'm going to head to bed, maybe in the land of dreams I'll find a way to celebrate the ending of the old and the beginning of the new.
Maybe I should of thrown caution to the wind today and accepted the offer that was made, Maybe I should of but I didn't so now its to late. I'll worry about it tomorrow.
2002
yet another year ends, an uneventful year with nothing to set it apart from any of those that have passed before for me. Reflective, yet optimistic for the new year to come. I find myself saying good-bye as resolutions go, good bye to many things and many ones. My vow is to make this year different.
2001
The year comes to a close, and with that comes reflection of what the past year has been, what has transpired through it on both a personal and worldwide side. In Retrospect, for me personally it found me renting my first place by myself, and living alone for the very first time in my whole entire life, a weird experience that I think maybe I am getting better at. It found me doing things I hadn't done in years, a lot a laughter and a lot of tears. I think it found me getting closer to my sister, and further away from others.
On the worldwide side I don't think there will be a person alive who will not remember the year 2001 as that of the World Trade Center's demise on September 11th where within a few hours so many lives were changed forever, both directly and indirectly.
Now on to 2002 and the mysterious wonders only our futures can hold.
2000
Tonight, I think in all my life is the first year that I have actually shared the ending of the old and the beginning of the new with friends, it may have been cold for the walk to uptown Bryan, but I will remember the hats and the noise makers along with the company I was with, forever.
1999
Well today is the big one, something I guess I am fortunate to see, the changing of not only a year but a decade, a century, a millennium, I kind of wonder what the y2k bug will do when the clock tolls midnight
1998
Good bye 1998
You brought many changes to my life
gave me new perspectives
allowed me to grow
Good bye 1998
1997
Today the last day of 1997, I thought back to all the gifts I have been granted this year. I think the biggest and most valuable gift has been the friends I have gained. The following poem was written by such a friend, and was his gift to me this Day.
Richard Thank you.
FRIENDSHIP
Waiting patiently for a friend
Hoping the waiting soon will end
Remembering fondly the times we've had
Mostly good, but sometimes bad
But even those, they brought us closer
Stronger, truer, clearer, deeper
And now I see my friend is here
This one who warms my heart, so dear
'twas worth the wait for this good friend
I hope this friendship never ends
- ©Richard Merte -