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Well,

it’s that time of the year again, when you draw the conclusions and look towards things to come.

All in all, I must say 2006 was an unexpectedly interesting year.

As has always been of late, my most important resolution was to lose some weight. The news is that I succeded to some extent. I’m still far from satisfied, but it was a definite step in the right direction. Also, I lost count of the years I haven’t been smoking, and that’s got to be a good thing too. In other words, 2006 is the year I started to get old.

I bought a house of my own and plan to move into it. It’s very, very small, but it finally gave me the opportunity of being enslaved to the Con of Man, that is, take out a loan. Now I can call myself a man.

I confess that I like the sound of even years, and as such, 2007 gives me some worries. But I understand this is not the right attitude to a new beginning, so I’ll try to be more positive by making a small list of resolutions for the coming New Year.

Ordered by importance, ascending (that is, more or less, chance of succeeding, descending):

• Stop refering to my sites as “blogs”. I’ve come to hate the word.
• Be much more focused on my priorities. All evidence points to the fact that I have limits, in spite of my failing to recognize or accept them.
  Practical examples include:
  • Do not waste time with undeserving people.
  • Never turn the TV on. Time-shifted recordings and movies allowed with moderation. Avoid fiction, so-called entertainment and news like plague.
  • Spend less time on the Internet, but write more on my blogs sites, maybe scheduling some time. Of course, trying to keep the number of articles, copycat blogging and the bullshit/word ratio as low as possible.
• Move away from Italy. Sad as it is, this is not the place to be if you’re supposed to make a decent living by working (as opposed to stealing).
• Fight my Jesus complex. People do not want to be saved, except on Sunday mornings. Sadly, most of the times this includes ones you care about. And blog posts.

My best wish for your New Year is, make your own resolutions and stick to them!