New Year’s Resolutions

1. Stop being so modest. Nobody ever got to the top by being afraid to shout about how great they are. Time to join the club.

2. Stop thinking about the world so much, and start worrying about myself. You know that old saying, think globally, act locally? And what’s more local than myself?

3. Have 365 good hair days. That’s my goal in life. Seriously.

But in all seriousness, my only resolution is to take more pictures. I figure that, when I’m 80, I want to be able to look back at my life and say that I enjoyed my experiences and took advantage of being in New York City and surrounded myself with some wonderful people. And, you know, to have it documented in case I’m too senile to actually remember it.

On New Year’s Eve, at the party that I was at, Dave Bennett told me that his resolution is to finish everything he starts this year. This was met with skepticism by everybody he told it to. Including me. I mean, it seems that not everything a person begins doing is worth finishing. The trick is identify and separate the two. But I wish him the best of luck, and I'll be rooting for him. Even as I continue to kick his ass at Attack! on Facebook.

At that same party, Melody told me that her resolution is to not apologize for the things that she doesn’t have. Which I think she meant in a kind of lofty, theoretical way. But if she meant it in a literal manner, then I guess it’ll be pretty easy to achieve.

I’m not going to apologize for not having four Mercedes, seven concubines and a fleet of private jets at my disposal.

See how easy that was?

I kid, I kid. I wish both her and Bennett the best of luck with not only their resolutions, but everything else they do this year. And it was great to see both of them on New Year's Eve.