New Year

Time to close the books on 2004 and start making resolutions for the New Year. Usually, I have a tendency to make really grandiose resolutions that I never end up keeping anyway, so this year, I've decided to stick to resolutions that I have a reasonable chance of sticking to.
1) I resolve to continue my policy of not wanting to climb Mt. Everest. (This should be real easy, as I respect gravity and really don't like freezing cold. My respect for gravity is like a respect for a lion. Sure, they're great to look at in the zoo, but I'm not going to stick my hand in its mouth.)
2) I resolve to keep my disdain for Opera. (Granted, most of more famous Operas are in foreign languages, but what bloody difference does that make when you can't even make out what words these folks are warbling? Then all the characters die?!)
3) I resolve to continue buying books and music that I have no chance of getting around to for months. (They look great on the store's shelves...but oh so much better on mine.)
4) I resolve to live one day at a time. (Just by logic, this should be fine. One can't actually live two days at a time.)
5) I resolve to keep complaining about politics. (This should be very easy.)
6) I resolve to stay a Goonie. (I'm wondering how many of y'all will ask me what the hell a Goonie is.)
All kidding aside, ha ha ha, I hope that everyone's 2004 was great and that 2005 will be even better. It's always a good idea to begin a New Year optimistically...there'll be plenty of time for cynicism later on.
May all the things that begin end successfully. Remember to blow out all your candles on your birthday cake. See something beautiful, and sing along to music in the car. Get someone else to move the sofa.
Happy New Year