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In looking back, it appears that I don’t do New Year’s resolutions all that often.&#160 I did a post in 2006, apparently&#160 did some in 2008 (can’t find ’em), kept promising to do some in 2009 (and promptly never did), then did some last year.

Oh, well – that’s me.&#160 Consistently inconsistent.

So, with that in mind, I’m going to go get last year’s, grade myself on them, and make alterations where needed.

1. Try to be more personable.&#160 I’m not exactly what you’d call a social butterfly, when I very well could be – the potential is there.&#160 Efforts will be undertaken this year to smile more, frown less.

Grade:&#160 B.&#160 I actually do smile a little more often.&#160 It appears that, over the last couple years, I’ve found my inner smartass.

THE ENTIRE CAST & CREW OF SPATULA CITY BBS!:&#160 “Found”?

VENOMOUS:&#160 Well, for public&#160 display, anyway.&#160 I’ve always&#160 had it here.

Anyway, this year I’ll try to resolve not to kick myself in the ass for not discovering it sooner.

2. Go to church more.&#160 This is something that always seems to get neglected, especially when I’m living by myself.&#160 IOW, it’s easy to go when a wife is dragging you along; in solo mode, not so much.&#160 I can afford to go a little more often – and I think Our Lord and Savior would probably appreciate the effort to come to His house.

Grade:&#160 A big, fat, honkin’ F.&#160 I am sorry to say Mrs. Venomous & I only went once last year – and that&#160 was on Easter.&#160 I’ll try to do better on this one, although I’m already working on an oh-fer for 2012. (sigh)

3. Try not to declare bankruptcy.&#160 Unfortunately, it’s looking like this will be one of the first ones broken.&#160 That’s how bad the finances are.&#160 Maybe if I win a lottery…

No comment.&#160 (And you probably already know what that&#160 means. (bigger sigh))

4. Continue other traditions.&#160 Such as being the only red-blooded American heterosexual male who is not impressed with either Pamela Anderson, Angelina Jolie, Tila “Tila Tequila” Nguyen, Megan Fox, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus or Eva Longoria.

Grade:&#160 A.&#160 All of the aforementioned are only good for one thing, if you ask me – and I think I’d want to be innoculated even for that.

5. Continue to piss off liberals everywhere I go.&#160 You knew that&#160 one was coming, didn’t you?&#160

Grade:&#160 A.&#160 I’m still here, and Mykki Chickenshit’s still hiding behind the skirt of his inflatable doll, and sock-puppet Von Vockerman’s $66 still&#160 has never shown up in my bank account – so, as Charlie Sheen would say, “Duh, winning!”

6. Finally upgrade the version of WordPress that’s running This Fine Blog&#153.&#160 (Certain Supreme Generals will appreciate that.)

Grade:&#160 A.&#160 Done.&#160 Naturally, now WordPress promptly came out with another&#160 new version. (another big sigh)

Now for some new ones…

1)&#160 Under 200 pounds by 2013.&#160 May have mentioned this a couple days ago.&#160 The diabetes has not only caught up with me again, it’s lapped me.&#160 My blood sugar is right now at least twice what it should be, and only a droppage of poundage will keep me from going on insulin-age.

Happily, I’m around 245 now (whereas I’d been around 265 or 270 for most of the year), and the diet I’ve set out for myself – a sort of combination Atkins/vegan regimen – seems to be working.&#160 We’ll see.

2)&#160 Try to stay employed.&#160 Not the easiest of things to do these days, but my clients seem to like me & the job I do, so there’s that.

3)&#160 Hang on financially.&#160 The lottery hasn’t come through yet, so this isn’t a given.&#160 We’ll see here, too.

4)&#160 Another new monitor.&#160 Already got one, but now there’s the matter of replacing this 21″, 100-pound, energy-sucking CRT.&#160 ‘Course, to do that, I need to achieve 3), don’t I?

And finally…

5)&#160 To thank you guys again for making me one of your semi-daily reads.&#160 Hopefully I can keep giving you reasons to come back.

Happy New Year 2012, Denizens.&#160 Let’s go kick some more leftard ass!&#160