Well folks, today is Saturday, January 5th, which has given all of you 5 days now to fall down on the job of sticking to your New Year's resolutions. Notice that I say "all of you" and not "all of us"--this is because I have resolved not to make any more New Year's resoltuions until somebody moves January 1st to May. At least April. Heck, I would even take March, to be perfectly honest.
I mean, whose idea was this? Clearly somebody living in a far different climate than mine. Because here in upstate NY the days are very short, the nights are very long, the weather is very cold, and the population is very depressed. So what kind of resolution, I beg you, is it possible to follow through on under these conditions? Losing weight? Getting in shape? Eating right?Well you're certainly not going to do 3 laps around the block every morning in subzero temperatures and 3 feet of snow. Matter of fact, you're unlikely even to drive to the gym. And I can tell you about the fresh produce in season at the moment: NONE. Fresh fruit and vegatables are expensive and not all that tasty round about now. Getting organized? Volunteering? Getting a tan? Forget it. At least in my family, you're doing well if you can get out of bed every morning. If you can actually make it out the door on a daily basis you're like some freakish kind of superhero. If you're lucky enough (tongue firmly implanted in cheek) to be an 8:30-to-5-er and you don't sit near a window, you can vitually go for months without every seeing the sun--it is still dark when you get to work in the morning, and already dark when you leave to go home at night. I mean, you've got weekends, I supppose, but really...
So this year I've decided to make my New Year's resolutions at Easter--near the vernal equinox--a time of hope, renewal, new life, new beginnings, growth--a time when I've actually got a prayer of sticking to them.
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