Person of the Year? Let's all take a bow!

Time Magazine has elected us person of the year. "The annual honor for 2006 went to each and every one of us, as Time cited the shift from institutions to individuals -- citizens of the new digital democracy, as the magazine put it. The winners this year were anyone using or creating content on the World Wide Web."

I never expect to be commended for spending at least 2000 hours on line this year, surfing, blogging, email, research for novel, googling, and well, you know, kinda sorta wasting time. Being a slacker, as it were. And now, the reward. No trophies, no money, no book contracts (damn!) but the accolades. Wow! Haven't had many of those lately, except for the Indian stir fry cabbage this weekend, and the cheesecake last week. Maybe that's why I like to cook. There's always someone around to appreciate my efforts and voice pleasure.

I guess this even includes posting and getting snarked by Miss Snark. Was it worth it? Sure? Sometimes, within the sucking it up, there's a moment of pleasure. In writing, there's many moments. Do the suck up and rejection moments (and there have been many) equal the good moments? Any moment writing is a good moment, so they actually do. This is a good moment. Even writing about life's disappointments is good.

Congratulations to all of us persons of the year. Let's raise a glass. Let's raise two. Cheers!