So, the year has less than 10 hours remaining, or at least that's so here in the good ol' Central time zone. There's nothing really profound to be said here that hasn't been said before or might actually mean something. It's been a big year filled with big changes, not to mention a new president-elect. Then again, every year is full of changes, many big. It seems categorically impossible to live a year as a functioning human being without something significant happening in 365 full days (or 366, as the case was this year).*

There are a few things, however, that will never change. Among them:

-Rednecks driving Hummers on the interstate must, repeat MUST, be obnoxious no matter what. It doesn't matter who you are or what you're doing, they will tailgate you, swerve erratically and then flip you the bird when passing/being passed. They seem to forget that a Hummer's main measure of power, torque, doesn't translate to speed. Yes, they'd be at an advantage if you need to drag a log or boulder around, which is surely the reason they have such a vehicle.

-Politicians will always be politicians. "Legal" = "Right", correct?

-People (read: Parents) will spend an insane amount of money on ridiculous stuff. Today's glowing example of this are tickets to see the Jonas Brothers at the Ryman Auditorium. Please know this isn't meant to be viewed as complaining, especially coming from one of the dastardly people selling the tickets at crazy prices online. Nobody is making these people pay these prices, yet they do anyway. It's all about what they perceive the value of the tickets be and what they're comfortable paying. Supply and demand is the cornerstone of capitalism and that is a good thing. By the way, the show is billed as a special acoustic performance by Jonas Brothers and friends, which screams Miley Cyrus (OMG, OMG, OMG). Yes, the one and only. However, it would seem likely that Taylor Swift would NOT fall in that category these days. Juicy!


* Go ahead, admit it, you had already forgotten 2008 was a Leap Year. It just goes to show that while it is a unique little thing on the day itself, it doesn't really matter. Not unlike celebrating a New Year as if it is anything more than a symbolic day that inevitably will come if you wait long enough.