Happy Presidents Day 2009

So we've just about exhausted the first couple early public holidays of 2009 ... and now prepare for the long stretch until Memorial Day. No doubt about it this year is no longer so "new" and some of the extra celebrations that have been going on since November are waning in the face of hard practical measures that need to be implemented. It is about that time that New Year resolutions lose steam (if they lasted that long) and with the deep financial problems globally this year in particular, people who previously didn't really care about priorities are now actively trying to put them in place.