[BC] 11 good New Year's Resolutions

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In a message dated 01/01/2006 4:18:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
Larry at Tech-Notes.TV writes:

> 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. 
>  Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.

LOL! Hey, that makes sense. <g>

>  2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. (keep this In 
>  mind if you are one of those grouches;)

How about working on cheering them up? Maybe they *need* a friend about now?
(Just a thought.)

>  3. Keep learning: Learn more about broadcast technology in other areas 
>  then where you work, the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never 
>  let the brain get idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the 
>  devil's name is Alzheimer's!

Interesting. If keeping one's mind truly is a means to ward-off that dreadful 
disease, I'm all for it! I can't help but wonder why it's becoming so 
prevalent these days... could it be so many people wasting so many hours every day in 
front of that mind-numbing idiot box? A point to ponder.

>  4. Enjoy the simple things.

Yep. Stop & smell the roses along the way, and all that. Good idea.

>  5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if 
>  you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and Lots of time with 
>  HIM/HER.

I can personally attest to this. :) My wife and I often get ourselves into 
"silly fits" where we laugh until the tears are dripping and our sides ache. 
There's nothing like a really good, gut-busting belly laugh to make your day. 
It's even more special when we get to share those kinds of moments with family or 
friends.

>  6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who 
>  is with us our entire life, is our self. LIVE while you are alive.

... and God. :)

>  7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, 
>  keepsakes, music, plants, and hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

There ya go! "A man's home is his castle". If you & the spouse have very 
different hobbies, then you each need your own "corner" to enjoy them, where they 
don't disturb the other. (My workshop is in the basement.)

>  8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, 
>  improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

So very true.

>  9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next 
>  county, to a foreign country, visit the engineer at the other station in 
>  town, but don?t go where the guilt is.

Interesting. Sometimes it's unavoidable, though. (Especially if the guilt is 
at your own station... Uh-oh!)

>  10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. 
>  And don?t let people mistake your tenderness for weakness.

Now *this* little nugget is worth more than all the gold in Fort Knox! There 
are three wonderful words that others never get truly tired of hearing: "I 
love you."

>  11. Fix what?s not working, if you can, and leave things that aren?t 
>  broke alone.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" has been my motto for years! Add to it 
this one: "If you do it right the first time, you won't have to come back and do 
it again, later."

Thanks, Larry,  for the very thought-provoking words. Very sage advice, worth 
keeping & sharing.

Willie...