Been a hell of a year for a lot of people – media, politicians and the general population – and I think only the most seriously deluded would expect 2009 to be the year it recovers (I mean, seriously people, does no one remember how long the last one took?) so there’s going to be a lot of pain ahead unfortunately.
But Hogmanay isn’t the time of year for that, so a quick thank you to everyone who’s read the blog, passed comment on it or got in touch. And on that shameless note, if anyone is looking for a Robert Burns fix to get them in the mood for the year of the Homecoming, along with the National Trust for Scotland, I’ve been involved in taking Robert Burns into a web2.0 era. There’s more to come, but at the moment you can get lines of poetry a day (and ask Burns questions) at www.twitter.com/ayrshirebard and if you are interested in reading past the works of the man, his letters are going online – on the days they were written – in a blog style over at www.burnsletters.wordpress.com.
Happy New Year and see you all in 2009!