2008 has left the building and not soon enough. 2008 sucked. Don’t try to argue it, it sucked. You know it sucked.  Let us list just a few ways it sucked…

1. Obama was elected President.
2. The other choice with half a chance of winning was John McCain.
3. Katie Couric is still on the air (CBS), even after a promise that she’d be gone after the elections.
4. The TV Writers strike.
5. Pushing Daisies was canceled (ABC).
6. Stargate Atlantis was canceled (SCI).
7. CBS canceled Jericho (again).
8. X-Files 2 – This movie sucked beyond belief.
9. Batman: The Dark Knight – the movie was excellent, but Heath Ledger overdosed on meds he was taking due to his Joker character.  An utter shame.
10. [Free Space - add your own via the comments]

According to the United States Labor Department, the US economy lost 533,000 jobs in November 2008 and the unemployment rate jumped to a 15-year high of 6.7 percent.  While that will create hardships for people (I have been there myself), I think the newly unemployed need to look at the positive things here…they will be home for Christmas and watching football while still collecting an unemployment check.  Plus, there’s no better time to regroup and think about what you actually want to do for a living…my unemployment experience gave me the kick in the pants that I needed to pursue my own businesses (plural) full-time.  If it weren’t for that I’d probably be in bed right now having nightmares about yet another grueling, gut-wrenching week in Cubeville USA.