Time flies (and that's a fact)

New Year's Eve always seems like a lot of hoopla, or Much Ado about Nothing. Seems that some years, the government attempts to get people all riled up (i.e. terrorists, Y2K, etc.) But most years, December 31 turns into January 1 and all is well. Never really a "new year's resolution" setter, I do have some goals (hopefully attainable) for this upcoming year.

This is the point where some of you readers are thinking, "Rick, get back to writing about baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, or even Kid Rock, not another 'outside the box' post. Shopping was bad enough." Well, I have to put some thoughts down in writing.

[Sidebar, skip if you must]: I don't think I ever saw my sister Amy read a book her whole life. I don't really know how she made it through high school, college, and an MBA because I seriously didn't think she had what it takes to read. It didn't interest her. I don't know what else she thought she had to do, but reading wasn't on her list. After a few years as a registered dietitian in Tampa (a job I really don't think she enjoyed) she took a new job at the same place as a leadership teacher. I could be wrong about the title, but she doesn't read this blog, so it doesn't matter. Anyhow, she started to read a lot of the same things I read such as Seth Godin, Tom Peters, and all sorts of other cool people, and we started talking about their philosophies, ideas, and such.

Amy said to me, "Rick, if you really want to lose 25 pounds, you have to put it down in writing. Make a list. We both know that if you don't write your goal down, it won't happen." Huh! Where did she ever get an idea like that. "Uh, okay, Amy."

"Seriously, Rick. You know it's true." Now this is a kid (31 ... still a kid to me?) who never, ever would have said anything like this before. But, I digress.

Those goals, written down:

1) Lose 25 pounds to control hypertension. The goal setter will do this by exercising more, eating much better, and overall, getting a good bike that can be ridden for several miles. My Uncle John, an avid biker, controls his hypertension this way. What is hypertension? Something that you do not want.

Uncle John and mom and dad at the Tiger game last September.

2) Quit spending needlessly. Having said this before and having not succeeded, I realize this is important. A vast music collection, extensive movie collection, and awesome memorabilia collection ... all of which have enough pieces and do not need to grow any further. Also, it would be wise and somewhat easy to cut back on "being there." I do have tickets to three Kid Rock shows in February (1, 5, 9) but that will be the last time that this blogger HAS to BE THERE. It's all part of the new Cash Flow Program.

Does anyone really need a $25 empty can of Pepsi Light just to prove it exists. Not anymore. Quit looking everyone!

3) Figure life out. Yes, this one I've been playing around with every year since I turned 15, I think. Maybe I'll do this by finally writing that novel I dabble with (how many short stories can I write?) or continuing my blog or something. Life is tough enough without thinking too much about it, but the title of this post is Time flies (and that's a fact). I used to think 30 was old and now I think 40 is young.


Time flies!

In 2008, the year the Tigers win the World Series (along with the Pistons winning the NBA Championship and the Red Wings winning the Stanley Cup), I will lose weight and control hypertension naturally, quit spending money needlessly, and figure out life. Hey, you have to start somewhere!

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