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Very few of us ever keep our New Year’s Resolutions. But not me. I’m not one of those losers who break their well intentioned resolutions before Groundhog Day. On January 1, 2001 I resolved never again to make New Years Resolutions, and I have succeeded in keeping that one ever since, despite the temptations every year to do otherwise. I figured, “What’s the point?” First of all, I don’t smoke and I don’t drink. I don’t consider myself any better than people who do smoke and drink. It’s just that I’m cheap. Cigarettes and beer are expensive. So, as frugal as I am, I never adopted those nasty habits. I could resolve to spend more time with my wife and family, but after so many years, I have no doubt that they’d just look at me strangely and say, "What's wrong with you?" And as for losing 50 pounds… well, that's the one that caused me to resolve to quit making New Years Resolutions in the first place. So I'm quite content not making New Year Resolutions for myself, but that doesn't mean I can't come up with some for other people. If you are looking to make some resolutions this year, here are a few suggestions. They may not apply to everyone, but if the shoe fits….
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Every
year at this time thousands of people make New Year Resolutions. Usually
these resolutions are contrived as an attempt to change something in one’s
life for the better, like “I resolve not to drinking so much”, or “I
resolve to quit smoking this year”, or “I resolve to spend more time with
my wife and family”, or ”I’d like to lose 50 pounds this year.” The
Onion, when asking people on the street about New Year Resolutions, quoted
Matt Tully, a cabinetmaker from Brooklyn, as saying, “I’m glad New Year’s
is coming up. I’ve been looking for an excuse to finally take care of
this gangrenous leg.” You get the picture.