There is a lot of hostility towards some people pursuing a New Years' Resolution . It's a widely accepted view that lazy people use the new year as an excuse to work on themselves when they would never have otherwise. I don't completely agree with that; I think there are a lot of achievable goals you can set during this time of the year, but not all New Years' Resolutions are created equally. Some people set too high expectations for themselves, which leads o a lot of quitting. This especially…

Gotta make it work

“Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and auld lang syne?” To that question, I say, “no.” This auld acquaintance song used to be the quintessential New Years Eve tune

We have entered one of the weirdest parts of the calendar year ; a measly, scrawny little week in time that makes you question your reality. I'm talking, of course, about that weird little week between Christmas Day and New Year's Day. We are currently in the middle of TWO, count 'em, two long weekends, which may or may not do a number on the productivity of the world's workers. I'm ready to since that song about auld acquaintance more than anyone, but I just have to get through these next few…