Wednesday, January 2, 2013

New Year's Resolutions


A few years ago, I realized that New Year's Resolutions were a sociological setup, almost as bad as the 'You MUST Be Jolly, It's The Holidays!' setup, which leaves people who, for example, are at the anniversary of the death of a loved-one, or some other tragedy, feeling worse than otherwise just melancholy.

At that point, I made One Last Resolution; NO MORE resolutions.

It's been working amazingly well since!  No guilt, no recriminations, no nagging feeling I should be doing more to improve myself.

So be at peace, know that memory is selective, and the worst fades when left alone; take out and polish the shiny times and they'll stay bright.

People occasionally tell me to Dress For Success.  I already have success.  Now I dress for comfort and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).
That means cotton, no or very little polyester (blended), and wool for outdoors (but not around electronics or flight hardware.)