The New Years Resolution or Why I Happily Lie to Myself.

"To lose those ten pounds...or fifteen...or twenty...or fifty."

"To read more than just the spare magazines in my doctor's office."

"To be a better person by spending time with my annoying ____________ (fill in family members name)."

"To give more to charity and less to the guys at Saturday night poker."

"To stop stalking housewives shopping at the local mall in their pajama jeans."

"To learn a foreign language so I can understand the Independent Film Channel."

"To finally get that weird boil that keeps changing colors on my ass looked at."

"To read my Bible, Koran, Talmud, Satanic Scriptures, copy of The Wiccan Rede, Book of Mormon, or Whatever Athiests Choose to Read, from cover to cover (whichever applies)."



"To turn my back on the cult of Ronald the McDonald  and Burger the King and eat healthy...and whole wheat Pringles COUNT as healthy!"

Ah yes. The New Years Resolution. The yearly promise one makes with...one's self. Some folks make lists the size of a Stephen King novella while others scoff and turn their nose up at the practice. Speaking for meself, I have always tried to jot down a few. Even managed to actually accomplish the occasional resolution, although this occurrence is about as rare as a Christine O'Donnell senate win.

My primary resolution for 2011 is to write...and write often. The fall is always so hard for me to find time to write. When a new school year begins and I have to take on an entirely new group of fifth graders my free time fades significantly. I hate it and I try to combat it but it is, as they say, what it is.

But writing is important to me. It is an enjoyable, stress relieving activity that, dammit, I just need to make more time for. So write I will...and write often I will (sorry to sound so Yoda like). I have some other ideas for the blog that are still fermenting. Whether they develop into a fine wine or an acidic mess will remain to be seen.

I would like to wish all who read this (all five of you) the happiest of New Years. May all your resolutions come true and your 2011 be epic.

Now, where did I put that YMCA application...