When someone great is gone.

The name January always sparks the thought of having great sentiment for starting anew.  So far this month seems just like all the others.  Not that that is a bad thing.  I can't say that life has really been too eventful since the new year.  I'm making a continuing effort to work hard at the gym and even harder on lowering my intake.  I've found that sugarless gum comes in very handy.  I went to a Greek restaurant the other night with friends and witnessed belly dancing and plate breaking at its finest.  I deal with the heartache of wading through all the guilt and regret for so many past actions that hurt me and many others in the wake of an ailment that became a monstrosity.  I do this sifting through of emotions rather quickly in the morning and gear my mind to fixate on the now and a little bit of the possibilities of the not too distant future. 

I tend to zone out when I'm running, I'm up to two hours of running on the treadmill now btw, and think of all the wonderful things I can do in the spring once I get into a suitable shape.  The pudge I've been sporting over the last year is beginning to melt off rather quickly and I can see the me that I'm more comfortable looking at in the mirror. 

When I think about the last year I think about being in jail of course.  I also think about all the great people that past away in 2009 that touched my life in one way or another.  So...here goes..in memoriam:

Mary Travers

Patrick Swayze

Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Don Hewitt

Les Paul

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

John Hughes

Merce Cunningham

Frank McCourt

Walter Cronkite

Pina Bausch

Michael Jackson

Farrah Fawcett

Ed McMahon

David Carradine

Dom DeLuise

Bea Arthur

Natasha Richardson