Dear 2008,
It was wonderful to meet you today. I am much more excited about knowing you than I was 2007, which had it's good moments but by and large, sucked donkey doo-doo. It seemed like it lasted a year...on Uranus!
I feel much more optimistic about you. So, if you allow me, I would like to accomplish some things while getting to know you better.
Take better care of my body: I would like to drink less and eat healthier. But not in fanatical way that will cause me to miss anything fun. I need to make my abs and back stronger. I need to stretch more. No, I need to stretch...period. I'm starting to groan when I stand up and that's not what a 39 year-old should be doing.
Say "No" more: I will start by standing in front of the mirror, looking at myself and practice saying "No" repeatedly. I need to say no to my job more. I don't need to be in management my entire career. I don't need to be on twenty different committees, task forces and focus groups. I especially don't need to do stuff that is other people's job. I also really don't need to answer my phone when my boss calls me while I'm at the bar tossing back a pint or three. No!
Be more charitable: I should spend more time with my volunteer work and helping others in need by utilizing my time, talent and treasures. That's a no-brainer. I think the folks at the nursing home would agree, if I asked them that, and they actually heard me.
Cycle my arse off: It took me 32 years to discover the greatest sport ever. So, I should pursue it while my body still allows. I want to ride 10,000 miles this year. I should be more selective about the type of events I enter and get better finishes. I would love to earn enough points in my 2008 races to be upgraded from a USCF cat 3 to cat 2. That would be narley.
Have more fun: I need to go to concerts, travel, and do anything that is spontaneously enjoyable. That's why I have spontaneously planned a bunch of that stuff for the early part of 2008. Spontaneous planning is a premeditated and predictable way of being spontaneous.
Take better care of those who care for me: I need to identify those who show they care for me and reciprocate, multi-fold. Conversely, I need to shift my focus away from those for whom my affections are lost as if thrown into a bottomless pit.
Once again, it was great to make your acqaintance today 2008. I look forward to a relationship that is rewarding, fulfilling and most importantly, lasts a full year.
Sincerely,
Mick
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Your affections are not lost on me, you big hunk of a basement cleaner... I surf your site like porn. I thought of some new resolutions for myself while reading your comments... urinate off of more bridges this year onto passing traffic below. Also... drive on more lawns... and blow the lids off of more garbage cans with a snappy nudge of the front bumper.
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