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Old 01-01-2007, 12:41 AM   #1
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New Year's Resolution?


So, traditionally, on the first of the year people set a personal goal for themselves, called a 'New Year's Resolution'. What's yours?

I've decided this year that I'm going to earn 100K, the easy way.

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Old 01-01-2007, 03:18 AM   #2
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I'm going to buy a bicycle and use it a lot.....to go fishing.

Spend more time with Ol'#2 and the kids.......fishing.

Construct an airplane that will takeoff and land on my street. Rutan will go nutz.

My "fast" boat will go to trials this summer.

Raise absolute Hell on the rest in my neck of the woods.

I read this over 5 times and not changing a word.
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To spend less time on the forums.
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To spend less time on the forums.
I agree....I bet I am online 1-1/2 hours a day...but I don't watch TV....

This morning, I saw a pack of cigarettes, half full, I had bought Saturday...in the fireplace they went...I am making only one promise to myself...this is the year to quit, and now is as good a time as any.....
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I agree....I bet I am online 1-1/2 hours a day...but I don't watch TV....

This morning, I saw a pack of cigarettes, half full, I had bought Saturday...in the fireplace they went...I am making only one promise to myself...this is the year to quit, and now is as good a time as any.....
It's easy to quit smoking,probably did it at least a hundred times.Actually I found it easier to be a non-smoker who slipped occasionally cause I'm not a quitter.
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Mine will probbly to work a less and spend more time at home. And finish working on my Bobcat!
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This year I will try to reduce the amount of hobbies that I undertake that do not include my family.
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Avoid heavy duty political discussion here.
Not easy but can be done.
Doesn't help that Nathan gave us our own little corner.
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I made a resolution 10 years ago that I have managed to keep. I resolved not to make any resolution in the up and coming years. So far, so good.
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Quit smoking, and that means everything.
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I would like to be more organized, keep better records, and to get my benchpress up to 400lbs raw.
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Quit smoking, and that means everything.

So what are you going to take up?
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Quit smoking, and that means everything.
I just knew he smoked crack! LOL!! J/K buddy!
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I would like to be more organized, keep better records, and to get my benchpress up to 400lbs raw.
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I was in your town in July, everyone drank Buttlite. Thought it was funny, a bunch of overweight people drinking lite beer. Can you buy scratch and dents from the bud factory out there?
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been too busy to make any...feel free to give me some

--just nothing like benching 400lbs, cause I haven't met too many dudes who can bench that and I've talked with tons of lifters...
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Resolution kinda sounds like revolution doesn't it.

I quit drinking.......again.

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been too busy to make any...feel free to give me some

--just nothing like benching 400lbs, cause I haven't met too many dudes who can bench that and I've talked with tons of lifters...
Come on! I've met quite a few. Up to 345 right now.
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Come on! I've met quite a few. Up to 345 right now.
...I have met a couple guys who have hit 400 or more...I work out at home now, so I haven't been in contact with too many in the past few years since I gave up the gym--I've stopped going for max's ever since I tweaked my neck a few years ago (while benching I might add, lol). Keep up the goals man, you've got my respect...
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