As 2013 draws to a close, I find myself in a melancholy mood. There have been some big changes in my life of late--maybe I'll tell you all about them one day soon. I can't say the year has turned out badly, but I can say that, one year ago, I wouldn't have expected to be where I am now. And I can scarce imagine where I'll be one year from now.
I started this blog about five years ago, as a sort of new year's resolution, in fact. And somehow, over the years, I have acquired 39 followers--which is about 38 more than I ever expected to have. And to all those who have read anything I've written, I'd just like to say thanks. Whether you've ever left a comment or not, the thought of people out there--wherever "out there" is--actually caring to take a couple of minutes a day to read my random ramblings has actually kept me doing this. So you have no one but yourselves to blame! But you can also congratulate yourselves on helping to facilitate that rarest of feats: the KEPT New Year's Resolution.
Showing posts with label New Year's Resolutions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Year's Resolutions. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Unresolved
We flipped on the iPod this morning, hit "Shuffle," and what do you suppose was the first song to come on? That's right: "New Year's Day." THE IPOD KNOWS! We may have to rethink our resistance to dressing it (or should we say, "him"?) up for Halloween.
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So we're looking for a resolution for the new year. We've done well over the past two years. Two years ago, we resolved to start a blog that afflict the powerless and give comfort to the powerful.
(DIGRESSION: That's right. Hey, you comfort the powerful, they may actually give you stuff. Screw the meek! EOD)
What can we say? Done and done.
Last year, we resolved to exercise regularly, and we stuck with that, too. After a year of nearly daily exercise, we have dropped a little over thirty pounds. We've gone from a Body Mass Index of "Seriously, Dude" to the more moderate, "Suck in the gut and you look almost human." We'd like to get below the Mendoza Line (baseball reference, look it up) but not enough to make it a full-fledged, resolution-level goal.
So what now? We suppose we could quit smoking. First, we'd have to START smoking, though. If we're going to go that way, we'd rather start drinking beer again so we could give that up. Certainly tastes better than cigarettes.
Any suggestions, Nation? (Anonymous, we ask you to refrain from any obvious comments about foreswearing cats: That's just not going to happen.)
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So we're looking for a resolution for the new year. We've done well over the past two years. Two years ago, we resolved to start a blog that afflict the powerless and give comfort to the powerful.
(DIGRESSION: That's right. Hey, you comfort the powerful, they may actually give you stuff. Screw the meek! EOD)
What can we say? Done and done.
Last year, we resolved to exercise regularly, and we stuck with that, too. After a year of nearly daily exercise, we have dropped a little over thirty pounds. We've gone from a Body Mass Index of "Seriously, Dude" to the more moderate, "Suck in the gut and you look almost human." We'd like to get below the Mendoza Line (baseball reference, look it up) but not enough to make it a full-fledged, resolution-level goal.
So what now? We suppose we could quit smoking. First, we'd have to START smoking, though. If we're going to go that way, we'd rather start drinking beer again so we could give that up. Certainly tastes better than cigarettes.
Any suggestions, Nation? (Anonymous, we ask you to refrain from any obvious comments about foreswearing cats: That's just not going to happen.)
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