A new start

I’m not counting the hours to 1/1/2009, but we don’t have long to go.  In a previous blog I mentioned that I had made a resolution to lose weight.  I may have to eat  crackers and sardines to do it, but I will lose weight.

 

2008 has not been a good year for many of us.  I don’t think anyone has escaped the downfall of the housing market or credit card companies lowering credit limits on major credit cards.  I know I have not escaped.  Our hands have been tied behind our backs with invisibe string, but we must move on.

 

Let’s hope that 2009 is a better year and gives us hope.

 

Happy New Year!

Resolutions and the holidays

I’d be remiss if I said the holidays were all that good.  Sure, we celebrated as a family but had to do so on the Saturday before the 25^th.  Some of the family had to work the day after Christmas and flying was near to impossible with timing.  My cousin’s two daughters had commitments the day after Christmas so we decided on the Saturday before to do our celebrating.

 

When the 25^th arrived, I had nothing to do and the family that was left was not in the mood to celebrate.  So I spent my time sending Pop Syndicate reviews to various social networking sites such as Digg, Redditt, Myspace, etc.  I enjoyed doing the transfers and it kept me out of trouble.  Now I’m the Social Networking Editor for Pop Syndicate and sending the reviews to these other sites has increased hits on http://www.popsyndicate.com by 20 percent.  I’m still doing DVD and music CD reviews as well, so I stay busy all day here at my computer.

 

I haven’t made my New Year’s resolutions so far, but one suggestion has already been made and I must try to see if I can accomplish the task.  In talking with a friend the other day, he made mention (We’ve known each other over 30 years.) that a person my height and stature should weigh no more that 185.  Since I tip the scales at 198, I think I have my first resolution for 2009:  lose weight!  Losing weight has never been easy for me, but I’m certainly going to give it a try.