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En Route to Chicago—Happy New Year!

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posted by bholt at December 31, 2009 - 4:11pm, or 3:11pm for the author

I’m writing on board the Amtrak #4 train bound for Chicago, traveling into the city for New Year’s Eve. Despite the fact that the train arrived in Princeton an hour and a half late, it’s still definitely the way to travel. And hey, during the delay I chatted with a cute young lady named Desiree, so even running late isn’t all bad.

NYE should be a blast. Makeshift, a band composed of a bunch of guys with whom I went to college, is played at Goose Island, and a bunch of my fraternity brothers will be in attendance. I haven’t seen a lot of these guys in a while, so I’m really looking forward to catching up. We’re staying at a hotel for the first night in the city, and should be crashing at a buddy’s condo later on, while we recover from NYE and wait for the Illinois–Gonzaga game on Saturday. 

While I still need to blog about Christmas, and potentially a couple of other things about this year, this will probably be the last post of 2009. I know it’s been a tough year for much of the world, and lots of people are ready to forget and move on to the second decade of the millennium, but on balance, 2009 treated me pretty well. I spent the first half in India, came home to a promotion, and bought a new house. So, while I’m looking forward to 2010, let’s celebrate the close of the year with gusto.

Comments

January 1, 2010 - 11:31am — mholt

Wait a minute.  I thought we all understood nine years ago that the century didn't really end until New Year's Eve 2000.  So I'm counting on another year for the first decade of this century to end.  Still 365 days to complete the ten year plan.  

January 6, 2010 - 6:17pm — bholt

No, Obama changed the standard length of the decade to nine years. So we’ll be celebrating the end of the next decade at the end of 2018. This is much less confusing and will lead to significant economic and cultural growth.

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