I have always been dismissive and even borderline derisive of New Year’s resolutions. The two contributing factors are 1) my disdain for ritual and 2) realism/cynicism.

This post is a “crosspost” from an old Blogspot blog I had for a couple months when I was 19. Posting online again after an 18-year hiatus – and as a tactic to overcome self-consciousness and mortification, I’ll jump into the deep end with this. Now that I have my own kids, I think some…
