A quick sweep of CNN’s website confirms (as if that would be required) that 2008 is starting the same way as 2007 did and every year before that. Yes, I do hate the news but lets just summarize CNN’s version shall we? Here it is…..

• Source: Bhutto had vote-rig report
• Minister quits over sex video
• 36 die as funeral bombed
• Gunman kills U.S. diplomat in Sudan
• Blast rocks Sri Lankan capital
• Tourists flee as volcano erupts
• U.S. sailors found dead in Ghana
• Thai princess dies at 84
• France seals up its smokers
• Aussie workers lose massage perk
• Dogs left almost $1M after owner dies

I’m guessing the last story is meant to make us all smile and feel better after reading our way through sex videos, explosions, deaths, terrorism, funerals, election rigging and loss of perks.
So, if you started today thinking hey – a new year – things must be better – think again! Nothing has changed while you recovered from your hangover.