Happy New Year, readers! Both of you. No, really, whoever is out there, I hope 2006 brings good things for you. And, if extra luck is flying around, I’ll take some myself.
After not making any last year, I came up with some New Year’s resolutions for 2006. I’d had a pretty successful run of resolutions in years past, so I thought I’d give it a go again this year. The result is a multi-page document that reads like the federal tax code. Parts and subparts, internal references, etc. I left some parts intentionally vague so I would have grounds to argue with myself later in the year about the proper interpretation of a particular rule. I like to keep it interesting.
Manifold as they are, my resolutions are at least doable. If kept, they will help make for a pretty good year. But having put a lot of things down in writing, I am aware that certain things can start to feel like work when they are required. Perhaps I should have resolved not to have that feeling this year.
At any rate, I am poised to experience a magnificent 2006. I write that credulously, even as I recover from a cold and sit with an aching tooth as I while away a torporific afternoon in my office.
Things are pretty good, though. Yesterday marked my second anniversary as a resident of Los Angeles, and four days from now marks the end of my twenties. I expect the wisdom and maturity that comes with such a milestone to arrive by UPS any day now.
In the meantime, I wish everyone out there a great start to 2006 and lots of luck for the coming year. Just don’t use up all the luck. I’m going to want some, too.
After not making any last year, I came up with some New Year’s resolutions for 2006. I’d had a pretty successful run of resolutions in years past, so I thought I’d give it a go again this year. The result is a multi-page document that reads like the federal tax code. Parts and subparts, internal references, etc. I left some parts intentionally vague so I would have grounds to argue with myself later in the year about the proper interpretation of a particular rule. I like to keep it interesting.
Manifold as they are, my resolutions are at least doable. If kept, they will help make for a pretty good year. But having put a lot of things down in writing, I am aware that certain things can start to feel like work when they are required. Perhaps I should have resolved not to have that feeling this year.
At any rate, I am poised to experience a magnificent 2006. I write that credulously, even as I recover from a cold and sit with an aching tooth as I while away a torporific afternoon in my office.
Things are pretty good, though. Yesterday marked my second anniversary as a resident of Los Angeles, and four days from now marks the end of my twenties. I expect the wisdom and maturity that comes with such a milestone to arrive by UPS any day now.
In the meantime, I wish everyone out there a great start to 2006 and lots of luck for the coming year. Just don’t use up all the luck. I’m going to want some, too.
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