Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Thirteen days remain in this, the decidedly odd year of 2009.
We've lost quite a number of recognizable faces, familiar names, and people who, by their very presence, became part of our extended family.
I'm sure you could name quite a few; so could I, and I choose not to.
Things we lost this year that I deeply regret - the series Defying Gravity, which ABC didn't give a chance to, and should have... any sense of trust remaining in institutions we used to take for granted, like banks, investment advisors, car manufacturers (especially here in Detroit), and the American economy... any perception that the political universe is capable of putting aside partisan differences, even for a moment, to work for the good of the citizens who elect them and pay their often outrageous salaries and perquisites.
Damn.
We can only hope next year will be better... especially since all the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate are up for reelection next November. That kind of thing focuses their attention quite well... at least until Election Day's over.

Sometime again,

Al (for Michigan Independent Film)