It’s Resolution Time

New Year’s Eve and it’s time to make some new deals with life. The calendar is close to being ready to flip. I better get my act together, because a new age is dawning. The government is changing, and real change is coming. The economic recession is about to hit bottom as witnessed by the prior bottoming of the stock market. Things are going to get better. I had better resolve to get better with it.

Therefore, first, I resolve to loose weight. I could stand to drop 50 pounds. The question is do I have the fortitude to forswear fattening foots. Twenty years ago, I quit a 35 year smoking habit by going cold turkey. That experience tells me I have the ability to suffer, but not whether I have the will power to succeed in reducing my intake of an essential of life. I might as well try, because if I don’t, I’ll be embarrassed at my next physical when I have to get on the scales.

Secondly, I resolve to exercise daily. I just hope my knees can take it. Enough said.

Third, I am going to get going earlier in the day, while the day is young. I resolve not to work any puzzles until after supper. Two crosswords, a suduko, and a Cryptoquip can eat up a good 60 minutes a day, time that can be better spent in an activity that has tangible results like home repairs, watercolors, putting practice, house cleaning, yard work, vehicle maintenance, etc. Heck, I thought I was retired. Not so, it seems like I have more to do know than when I was working.

Fourth, I resolve to continue blogging. But, instead of tripe like this, I pledge to actually do some research so what I write will be original, more interesting and readable. Stay tuned.

Well, that’s let see, what will my next topic be? I know, New Years predictions. My first one will be that none of the above will be kept. I hope I’m wrong and predictions usually are. So, perhaps there is hope for me after all.