There are 241 days till 2008. It is the story that I tell Stacy. In a lot of ways, Jamie seemed below average. Although he tried to do his best, it never got him very far. He wasn’t very smart, and his school grades were always low. He wasn’t good at music or sports. He had a ordinary face and a personality to match. He didn’t get invited to many parties. Once in a while he asked a girl for a date. So far, unfortunately, none had accepted. Jamie was not likely to become famous, or rich, or popular. In one important way, though, he was a very unusual boy. He refused to be unhappy about his life. And he didn’t waste time wishing he were someone else. “I am what I am,” he decided. “Trying to deny it won’t help. Dreaming impossible dreams is for the movies, not for me.” Of course, Jamie wanted to know what was possible. “I’m good..... @};-