Time to Make Some Resolutions
by John Pearson
Hello, and welcome to 2009! When you were a little kid, did you ever dream that you would live to see 2009 -- the age of flying cars, personal jetpacks, and robot servants? Well, hey, maybe you can dream of 2030, when I’m SURE all of those futuristic things will be reality.
Just like last year, I find myself in the arguably enviable position of having my column run on New Year’s Day. As a result, I think I will pursue the time-honored action of many columnists throughout the years and use an old idea again!
I made a few New Year’s resolutions last January 1st, and I’m proud to say that I lived up to some of them! Not so much on the one about eating less cafeteria food, though. Nacho Day still has its seductive grip on me.
For 2009, I am making some new resolutions. I cannot say whether I will have more fortitude in keeping these, but I vow to make every effort.
For my first resolution, I resolve to learn more Spanish. Now that I am teaching classes filled with Spanish-speaking students, I would like to be able to converse with them more fluently in their native tongue. I’m not just talking about expletives, either!
I resolve to watch for falling rocks at all times, not just when the sign tells me to.
I resolve to be less aggressively hostile towards all things related to Hannah Montana and High School Musical. It will be difficult, but I think I can do it. It’s just that they are SOOO… well, I don’t want to break this resolution already!
I resolve to put i before e more often, but I still refuse to do it after c. I have my scruples, after all.
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