January 3, 2006 New Year's Resolution

Hi. I don't believe in them. I don't make them.

Resolutions.

But, I plan to WRITE more this year. I plan to send thank you's to those who do nice things. I will send a note to those who give me something. I will do this within three weeks of the action, rather than six months afterward. We'll see, huh? I just finished my first Christmas thank you--to my sister for her gifts to me. Now if it will just get itself to the post office. Me...I'll carry it about for a few weeks. I'll move it from my tote, to my purse, to my car dashboard. I'll have good intentions. I'm mailing the thank you tomorrow.

Illinois but not country?

Is it possible to live outside of Chicago? Hell, yes! I'm soooooo tired of those who are from Chicago or from outside Illinois thinking that there is nothing to Illinois but Chicago. Gag me. Springfield, IL -- state capitol; Peoria, IL; birthplace of Richard Pryor, Dixon, IL; birthplace of Ronald Reagan; Chester--Popeye; Metropolis--Superman; Champaign, IL--UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS & the "Flying Illini"; Decatur--well, let me think about that...I don't love Decatur...let's move on; Moline, IL--JOHN DEERE (you know John Deere--the POPULAR in 2005 trucker's hat in green & yellow with the deer symbol? Yep, that's the one); Olney, IL--home of the white squirrels; Arcola & Arthur, IL--an Amish settlement. Oh my...south of Chicago...you live there? You must be a hick...country...southern...an idiot...married to your first cousin. NOT!

Ok...Dave Letterman just said it's so cold out that the hookers are handing out North Face condoms. Yowsa...a good one, Dave! Jay is a re-run tonight...as is Ellen DeGeneres.

Ok, you girlie girls...I was reading some magazine...who knows what--"O" or InTouch or InStyle, I don't know. I read any magazine that sits in front of me or lands in the mailbox. Vibe, Esquire, National Geographic, US, People, Newsweek, Reader's Digest, Guidepost, Farm & Ranch, For Me...I just don't care what publication it is, I can ALWAYS find something interesting in a magazine. I even read my mother's AARP (for retired/"older" people) magazine--it's awesome--written soooo well. *smile* I digress. Check out this website, www.designhergal.com! You make a "gal" as the site calls we women in the image of you. Pregnant? No biggie...just choose the pregnant form. Add your eye color, hair color, earrings (the site needs to give us a better selection of earrings), animals, SHOES (duh, of course), cup o'java, laptop, cell phone. Then for $24.95 per year membership, you can make and print your own letterhead, business cards, address labels, stickers, etc. As my co-worker found out today after I sent to her an e-card from the site, it's "KEWL"!!!!

Live outside your comfort zone -- try something new, something different and LIKE it, ok?

http://www.martingrund.de/pinguine/pinguincam2.htm#1 Do you like penguins? Then, puh-leeze do not take one from a zoo for a PET like that recent idiot. Check out this website in Antartica. You will be enamored, excited, enthralled. Ok...you will like this website, got it? Check it out. I won't steer you wrong. *smile*

As a friend says, I'm "Audi" (I'm out of here) for tonight. Later. Keep reading my blog. Be nice, I'm sensitive. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Do one nice thing per day. If someone is irritating the heck out of you, kill them with kindness...it usually works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!