I've been posting news stories to my Facebook page to the great dismay of many of my friends. So, after multiple admonishments by more than one friend, \ I've taken the plunge and will now be Blogging my way through life n this blog setting. My blogging will include musings on everything from living in New York City as a middle aged single woman to Politics to the Middle East, and anything in between. Topics will sometimes be funny, sometimes morose, sometimes ironic, and sometimes angry. But all topics covered represent something that is passionate to me.

So, for my first entry, let me talk about my hopes for the New Year, which will likely give you a sense of where my future blogs might take me:

a) Gilad Shalit will be returned to Israel safe and sound, both mentally and physically, and Nasrallah will be disemboweled, oops, I mean disempowered.

b) President Obama will get the health care initiative through Congress and the Teabaggers will FINALLY realize they are just one paycheck away from needing a public option themselves.

c) Women who use public restrooms will learn to WIPE THE FREAKING SEAT before they move on (I know, doesn't quite reach the level of importance and urgency as a and b but it's been on my mind for, like, forever!

d) The American public will come to its senses and understand we are in a financial war here at home -- a classic David and Goliath -- Main Street vs. Wall Street. This will start with Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland will rule against the Bankruptcy Trustee in the Madoff fraud, and rule for investors with respect to "net equity."If you agree, join us at www.investoraction.org

d) I will actually have a date for New Year's Eve 2010/11.

So, good night and good luck -- for now.