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Last night Camera Girl and I rang in the New Year in our traditional manner by going to sleep at about 11 pm.\u00a0 That\u2019s right.\u00a0 We missed Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest and a host of musical nobodies and cultural degenerates.\u00a0 Interestingly it was 11:58 pm when we were awakened by what I assumed was a thermonuclear detonation but turned out to be what I assume were some sticks of dynamite being tossed around by one of my more excitable neighbors here in Dunwich.\u00a0 After assuring myself that the house was still on its foundations, we wished each other Happy New Year and turned back over to sleep.<\/p>\n

I hope everyone enjoyed their night last night, whether by celebrating with friends or singing along as Miley Cyrus tele-visually twerked to Auld Lange Syne.\u00a0 And now we find ourselves in 2023 and like everyone else we look back on 2022 and make some course corrections to help us achieve our goals in the New Year.<\/p>\n

And I have.\u00a0 I looked at my poor performance at finishing up my story and realized that I needed a better daily schedule.\u00a0 Or rather weekly schedule.\u00a0 And so, I\u2019ve blocked out my time to write fiction, write for the blog, work, remind Camera Girl that I still live here and take care of all the things that need doing around this place.<\/p>\n

So, this morning I woke up, almost on time, and followed my plan, mostly.\u00a0 And by golly it definitely helped.\u00a0 I accomplished more in one morning than I\u2019ve gotten done in the last three weeks.\u00a0 Now granted the holidays are generally the worst time of the year for getting work done but I can see that following a schedule will significantly increase my productivity.\u00a0 And probably getting that writing done in the morning was the best choice.\u00a0 So here I am, a paragon of virtue on day one of the new world order and somewhat smarmy with self-regard.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also managed to get the web site test bed up and running on my computer and I will shortly be testing out some changes I\u2019m thinking about.\u00a0 And doing it this way I\u2019m less likely to blow up the site by accident.\u00a0 So, once again, paragon of virtue.<\/p>\n

So, who\u2019s better than me?\u00a0 I ask you!<\/p>\n

Of course, my track record on maintaining resolutions past New Year\u2019s Day has not previously been stellar.\u00a0 So, we will have to see how things pan out.\u00a0 But I am brimming with optimism, good intentions and fat-soluble vitamins so let\u2019s give me the benefit of the doubt.<\/p>\n

And in line with my new regimen, I will be careful to prevent any unbridled enthusiasm over current events from erupting into overblown optimism about political saviors putting our political house in order.\u00a0 From now on I\u2019ll applaud attempts at improving things by well-intentioned individuals but I will refrain from declaring anything an outright victory until it\u2019s confirmed by the regime.\u00a0 Let\u2019s say a declaration of defeat by the New York Times or the Washington Post.<\/p>\n

And this is fine.\u00a0 There will still be occasion to laugh when a Fredo or someone of that ilk is cast into the abyss by his own handlers or when Dopey Joe rolls down the ramp from Air Force One.\u00a0 I\u2019ll just make sure I don\u2019t read more into these things than they deserve.\u00a0 Moderation in all things.<\/p>\n

So here we go.\u00a0 \u201cO brave new world that has such people in it.\u201d\u00a0 Let the games begin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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