In 2004, I expect...



1. Fewer tests. The only one I have planned so far is a bone density test. I think I've already been tested for everything else.

2. Fewer doc visits. I'm at the maintenance stage with my docs finally. The only new one I might consult is a nutrition expert.

3. Will finish up my weekly allergy shots in September. This will conclude a 3 YEAR program.

4. Better physical fitness. If the retired ladies in walkers can handle the Arthritis Foundation aquacise, so can I.

5. Weight loss. With all my dietary restrictions, I don't see how I can gain any more weight.

6. A cleaner house. There are so few places I can go to outside the house now that I should have more time to get a handle on all my clutter.

7. Better finances. With fewer doc visit, tests and ventures outside the house, I'll be saving all kinds of money (except for all the extra I have to spend on special food now).

8. Great strides in medical science pinpointing the cause of fibromyalgia. Maybe 2004 will be the year it is finally classified as a disease.

Pain level: 6
Fatigue level: 8

Rave of the Day: Straight from Ducky's Daily Grin, some funnies about the New Year....

New Years Resolutions for Pets

12. Have a torrid one-night stand with a street mutt.

11. Try to understand that the cat is from Venus and I am from Mars.

10. I will no longer be beholden to the sound of the can opener.

9. Circulate petition that Leg Humping be a juried competition in major dog shows.

8. Call PETA and tell them what that surgical mask-wearing freak does to us when no one is around.

7. Take time from busy schedule to stop and smell the behinds.

6. Hamster: Don't let them figure out I'm just a rat with a bad haircut, or they'll flush my fuzzy little butt.

5. Always boot-scoot before licking.

4. Grow opposable thumb; break into pantry; decide for MYSELF how much food is *too* much.

3. Get out of the castle more, maybe swim counter-clockwise this year.

2. January 1st: Kill the sock! Must kill the sock! January 2nd - December 31: Re-live victory over the sock.

AND the Number 1 New Year's Resolutions Made by Pets...
1. I will NOT chase the darned stick unless I see it LEAVE HIS HAND!

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New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep:

1. Gain weight. At least 30 pounds.

2. Stop exercising. Waste of time.

3. Read less. Makes you think.

4. Watch more TV. I've been missing some good stuff.

5. Procrastinate more. Starting tomorrow.

6. Don't date any of the Baywatch cast.

7. Spend more time at work, surfing with the T1.

8. Take a vacation to someplace important: like, to see the largest ball of twine.

9. Don't jump off a cliff just because everyone else did.

10. Stop bringing lunch from home: I should eat out more.

11. Don't have eight children at once.

12. Get in a whole NEW rut!

13. Start being superstitious.

14. Personal goal: bring back disco.

15. Don't wrestle with Jesse Ventura.

16. Don't bet against the Minnesota Vikings.

17. Buy an '83 Eldorado and invest in a really loud stereo system.

18. Get the windows tinted. Buy some fur for the dash.

19. Speak in a monotone voice and only use monosyllabic words.

20. Only wear jeans that are 2 sizes too small and use a chain or rope for a belt.

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More Resolutions You Can Actually Keep....

21. Spend my summer vacation in Cyberspace.

22. Don't eat cloned meat.

23. Create loose ends.

24. Get more toys.

25. Get further in debt.

26. Don't believe politicians.

27. Break at least one traffic law.

28. Don't drive a motorized vehicle across thin ice.

29. Avoid transmission of inter-species diseases.

30. Avoid airplanes that spontaneously drop 1000 feet.

31. Stay off the MIR space station.

32. Don't worry that the Y2K bug will cause the end of the world.

33. Get wired with high-speed net connections at home.

34. Don't swim with pirhanas or sharks.

35. Associate with even worse business clients.

36. Spread out priorities beyond ability to keep track of them.

37. Wait around for opportunity.

38. Focus on the faults of others.

39. Mope about faults.

40. Never make New Year's resolutions again.

Posted: Wed - December 31, 2003 at 04:16 AM      


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