2008: A Retrospective

The year 2008 was a positive one for me.  I have made great advances for myself in many areas, from business to social to physical to mental to emotional.  The world in general did not fair so well- economies collapsed, wars started and grew,  people were discriminated against (Prop. 8 in Cali), freedoms were lost and religions flourished.

Joel’s 2008 Highlights:

• Web knowledge greatly increased.
• Fitness improved.
• Happier than ever before.
• Double platinum status achieved.
• Weekly dinners with good friends maintained.
• Many good movies seen.
• Great new friends gained.
• Vacations had- Vegas, LA, Packwood, Suncadia twice.
• Received 1,000 unique blog visitors in January 2008, received 50,000 unique blog visitors in December 2008.

Joel 2008 Lowlights:

• Income not increased enough.
• Not enough free time.
• Wrists & forearms still hurt.
• Not enough business networking.
• Passing of Chunks & Unbroken.
• Josh still stuck in bad situation.

Global 2008 Lowlights:

• Bailout of Wall Street.
• Bailout of automotive companies.
• Terrorists attacks in Mumbai.
• Rapid spread of radical Islam.
• Loss of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan.
• Anti-American sentiments grow worldwide.
• U.S. economy enters recession.
• Huge swindles continue (Madoff, Social Security)
• Massive drug benefits given, not paid for.

Global 2008 Highlights:

• Election of first African-American President Barack Obama
• Michael Phelps swims like a fish.
• iPhone 3G released.

Hopefully we will have more Global Highlights than Global Lowlights next year.  How was everyone else’s 2008?