And I don't mean the kind you're gonna find in the bands at the Rose Parade. Champagne. That's the ticket. Clear, clean, bubbly. Brute or whatever. Dry. That's the other. Oh, who knows? I cannot claim the inside track on champagne. Although I have spent time in the Champagne region of France. Also Burgundy and of course, the other major wine areas of Europa and Northern CA. They grow it, I'll drink it. Seems only fair, n'est-ce pas? Meanwhile, hope everyone had fine visits from Le Santa Claus. Quaff carouses to the day... tipple off that last dribble of Egg Nog. Fire up those new iPods. And dream on. 2006 by all accounts MUST be a better year than 2005. Let's hope: War, in all its faces, stops. Peace reigns. As far as that can be accomplished, in a serious manner. Literacy and education spreads -- for ignorance is the most poisonous, deadly enemy. Scandal rocks the nation and shifts the balance of power back to some sense of balance. The slide into debt becomes reconciled to our own understanding of sacrifice, as our foreparents understood same. And... hopefully... ALL the religious zealots -- on all sides -- cool their collective jets. Sheesh. Again, PEACE in all quarters. So, no predictions, but let's raise those glasses and hope for the best. And remember.... If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem! Hmmm, love that bubbly.

Oh my, you certainly hit the nail on the proverbial head, m'dear Miz M. Hear, hear! I raise my glass to you! SALUD! Hears to peace and harmony and lots of celebratory bubbly to share in 2006!

I raise my glass to that! Cheers!

You've been Memed, little Miss Monique! It's sometimes called being "Tagged". Now, I'm handing off the responsibility to you to answer the questions located on my blog (www.paisleyscott.com/blog) a direct link to the entry is here: http://www.paisleyscott.com/blog/2006/01/10/tuesdays-here/
Then... you must pass TAG 2 other people who have blogs. :)
Mwah!
Paisley