Spring Resolutions – The Only Way
Why do people make resolutions at New Year? January is a dark and dismal month and it’s always easy to break them.
Me? I make mine on my birthday in mid-March when spring has raised a tentative finger to the heavens. Yes, I really am two fish swimming in opposite directions. You always knew that didn’t you?
As for spring, here are two shots I took on my walk early this morning in the West Country of England :
So what are my resolutions this year? I only ever risk three. Here they are :
1. Give up politics — I’m a bit of a news junkie which, given the state of the world (especially Britain) makes me mad as hell. It then takes an hour to disperse the bad chemicals generated.
So no more newspapers, no IP channel hopping. Reading matter will be strictly books until further notice.
2. I hesitate to use the word Fatblogging, since this has become an obsessive cult in some quarters. See the originator : Jason Calacanis, and the pupil : Jeremy Wright. Not for the weak of stomach or faint of heart.
However, I have 7 – 12 lbs of winter pudge to shift before Easter, so it has to be done. Press ups and weights at 7.15am, followed by a brisk five-mile walk. Also, food that couldn’t be faulted by Mahatma Gandhi on a good day. Seriously.
3. Make more time for the two books I’m writing and stop getting caught up in the endless memeing and fizzy-pop of the blogosphere. Memeing? Well, Fatblogging for starters.
That’s it. I’m not going to be posting my weight every 10 minutes as some are doing, so you’re welcome to return to the civilized environment that is Syntagma — an (almost) Fatblogging-free zone.
Mind how you go.
I hear you on #3 – how many hours have we wasted on the “fizzy pop” of the blogosphere?
Might be time to bow out graciously of that echo chamber and head back into the real world – you know … the one of the mainstream internet user.
And if I come across another meme … Arghhh!!!
All the best on the two books, John.
By Martin Neumann on March 19th, 2007 at 2:33 am
Thanks, Martin. They coming along fairly well at the moment, but online work keeps pressing.
By John Evans on March 19th, 2007 at 9:18 am
Three times a year for me: January, May, and September. Probably a habit left over from my days in school, and then later as a college professor…it kind of follows the school year, doesn’t it? Most of my resolutions this year are along the lines of “keep doing xyz”. Hopefully May will be more interesting
By Cyndi L on March 19th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
True, Cyndi. I tend to divide my year by the equinoxes and solstices, so tomorrow (21st) is one of the major turning points. They usually fit with weather changes too.
As for xyz — keep on keeping on.
By John Evans on March 20th, 2007 at 7:51 am
[...] all the words expended on Fatblogging were reflected in results, we’d now be debating the horrors of Size Zero [...]
By SYNTAGMA » From Fatbloggers to Size Zero on March 23rd, 2007 at 4:51 pm
[...] is a reflective day, so my thoughts naturally turned to the three resolutions I made back in March — New Year is the worst time for resolutions, I find. Here they are again [...]
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