The New Year

The new year is coming. The tenth anniversary of Fireflies, 3rd grade, and the last time I truly felt like life would go smoothly forever. I never quite understood the saying "Life's A Rollercoaster." I know what's coming on a rollercoaster: a drop, a loop, maybe an airtime hill or two. 

If anything life's a whirlwind. 

Whirlwind's sweep you up by surprise the way they swept Dorothy out of Kansas. Without warning and so suddenly you barely have time to comprehend it. The new year will be a whirlwind, but I'll try to keep my ruby red slippers on the entire time.