I stole this new year wish list from the Kevinwilson, who had, not surprisingly stolen it from someone else.

1. The word(s) I would most like to disappear from people’s vocabulary: Not possible

2. The interests that I would most like to learn how to do properly:Ski

3. The soap opera I would most like to have a Christmas Day 2008 show in which all the cast, the set, the scriptwriters and anyone else responsible for the programme meet a tragic and permanent show-stopping end: all reality shows

4. The people (other than family, and if they were still alive!) that I would most like to spend 24 hours stuck in a traffic jam or airport next Christmas: Tom Hanks and George Clooney

5. The celebrity that I would most like to take early retirement by next Christmas: Paris Hilton

6. The business I would least like to go into insolvency: The company I work for

7. The country that I would most like to visit in 2008: Israel (cos Mark is there)

8. The city break I would most like to take in 2008: Vienna or Berlin

9. The new experience that I would most like to sample in 2008: Winning the lotteryD

10. The TV programme I would like to see more of: Friends or Sex in the City or Coupling

11. The one thing that would make my life less stressful: not having to lie

12. The person with whom I would like to spend the most time in 2008: Rolf

it seems that I am to thank for sula starting a good news blog
http://goodnewsblog.blog.co.uk

I take a humble bow, and hope she can find enough good news for each day.

her story today is about a giant kissing event in Venice. Not kissing giants, just lots of people kissing each other. Sounds my sort of event