Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past. ~Henry Ward Beecher
We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential. ~Ellen Goodman
how does she make it to the news?
I think she starts really early! In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
Any resolutions for 2006? "Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia
Resolutions? Um... live through it. Does that count? Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
Well, no doubt Number One is good -- after all, I chose it. And maybe Fran would, I don't know. Somehow when I picked the second one, I siezed on it for it's no-nonsense burst of optimism and call to action. However, after picking the third one, I realized it was far more Fran-ish and that number two was far too... well, militant and entirely un-Fran-like. See why I mentioned dithering? We'll have to ask her when she gets back. Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
