Happy New Year Everyone from Ava. :) ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** > May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs > and your stocks > not fall; and > > May your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your > cholesterol, > your white blood count, and your mortgage interest > not rise. > > May you get a clean bill of health from your > dentist, your cardiologist, your > gastro-endocrinologist, your urologist, your > proctologist, your podiatrist, > your psychiatrist, your plumber and the IRS. > > May you find a way to travel from anywhere to > anywhere in the > rush hour in less than an hour, and when you get > there, > May you find a parking space. > > May Friday evening, December 31, find you seated > around > the dinner table, together with your beloved family > and > cherished friends, ushering in the New Year ahead. > You will find the food better, the environment > quieter, > the cost much cheaper, and the pleasure much more > fulfilling than anything else you might ordinarily > do that night. > > May you wake up on January 1st, finding that the > world has > not come to an end, the lights work, the water > faucets flow, > and the sky has not fallen. > > May you go to the bank on Monday morning, January > 3rd and > find your account is in order, your money is still > there and > any mistakes are in your favor. > > May you ponder on January 4th...... > How did this ultramodern civilization of ours manage > to get > itself traumatized by a possible slip of a blip on > a chip > made out of sand. > > May you have the strength to go through a year of > presidential campaigning, > and May some of the promises made be kept. > May you believe at least half of what the candidates > propose, > and May those elected fulfill at least half of what > they promise, > and the miracle of reducing taxes, and balancing > budgets happen. > > May what you see in the mirror delight you, and what > others > see in you delight them. > > May the telemarketers wait to make their sales calls > until you > finish dinner, and May your check book and your > budget balance, > and May they include generous amounts for charity. > > May you remember to say "I love you" at least once a > day to > your spouse, your child, your parent; but not to > your secretary, > your nurse, your masseuse, your hairdresser nor > your tennis instructor. > > May we live as intended, in a world at peace and the > awareness > of the beauty in every sunset, every flower's > unfolding petals, > every baby's smile and every wonderful, > astonishing, miraculous > beat of our heart. > > And, > > May you "send this on" to someone who can always use > a smile > and a laugh to brighten his or her day. >