yeah yeah i know what the real line is but it is the new year after all and resolution seems to be the word de jour as jan one approaches and a few days follow... it's interesting when the new year turns, there's always time of reflection and planning.
this year i found it interesting that many people were expressing hope that two thousand and eleven would be better than the past year. was it bad? i mean horrible? i'm not sure if it totally was. i mean, i'm here still. being alive is a positive thing, yes! i'm employed...now whether or not i'm "in love" with my job is not quite the issue. feeling lucky that i have a job and didn't have to worry about losing it or finding another for me does add to a year not sucking. also, finding a more affordable place to live was a bonus for mc61 and me. it got us talking about future goals, like buying a car or even a house, gasp! not to mention those two things made opportunities for us to celebrate life with our friends and families..be it sharing a pint, a good meal or helping pad the wallet. giving doesn't feel like a sucking year thing either.
perhaps some people were referring to a bigger, broader hope, one for our country?! that is a little too big for me at the moment so i choose how much not to get involved. there are times, agreed, it's too depressing, frustrating and maybe a little abstract?! so let's not go there... 
resolutions? i might have some but i don't gotta share'em... instead i will participate in the fun-a-day = yes, yes, yes!!! quite simply pick a project and do it every day in january. i can hardly just pick one... today i went and bought some books.. technically two but really three. i picked up franklin and eleanor an extraordinary marriage. yes, yes it's about fdr and eleanor. the second (and third) was inspired by the recent news of mr. twain being re-scripted by an alabama professor (publishing firm. doing the dirty work) i bought tom sawyer and huckleberry finn. when i was listening to npr i remembered the huckleberry finn book that was in my brother's room on his bookshelf... where that copy is now? does he has it still? should i call and ask him for it? do my folks have it? ..oh and how weird that during sunday's quizzy one of the questions asked which one came first, ts or hf... this news hadn't come out yet. i feel these two instances proved i needed to have that in my collection. not to mention do some re-reads! so reading can be my fun a day but extend several days..who am i kidding it will take me to the end of the month.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12126700
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/05/132681463/publisher-edits-twain-classics-to-remove-slurs
however, that won't be the only thing i work on. knitting projects have already started. more to come on that. oh my "other project" is getting out of bed earlier, like back to a normal time for me. getting up and moving around whether it's stretching moves or going for a walk. i gotta stop wanting to stay underneath the warm covers! sheesh already!
stay tuned for more progress reports
n' pics
chair outside the current, but soon to be old, dali museum, st petes, fl.
most awesome!
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