GOOD IDEA: We all know the drill. Everyone makes a slew of New
Year’s resolutions – quit smoking, lose weight, eat healthier –
which seldom last past the Super Bowl.[neWLine]

Which makes us ask: Why bother?[neWLine]

And, finally, we get some support from motivational humorist
Judy Carter who suggests that you should not make New Year’s
resolutions. Don’t set yourself up for failure![neWLine]

She goes on to cite some examples of some things people resolve
and why they never work.[neWLine]

I’m going to…[neWLine]

* Lose weight! This is flawed because 90 percent of diets end in
failure. You have more of a chance of succeeding at winning the
lottery. Plus it ruins your metabolism. “”After so much dieting –
now I have to jog 14 miles to work off a tic-tac I ate in
1999.””[neWLine]

* Exercise more! “”Have you ever wondered how gyms can sell
thousands of new memberships every year and they never get crowded?
Because people join and don’t go. Take my advice – just walk to the
gym and then walk back. It’s cheaper and you won’t have to degrade
yourself in spandex.””[neWLine]

* Find my soul mate and then I’ll be happy! Unrealistic fairy
tales such as “”someday my prince will come”” created unrealistic
expectations. Instead of someday my prince will come, try someday
the person I can tolerate will come.[neWLine]

* Be more organized. Didn’t you do that last year? Or perhaps
you lost that list…[neWLine]

Judy Carter is the author of “”The Comedy Bible”” and of her
upcoming book, “”The Anti-Self Help Bible: Finding Happiness when
you’re Fat, Broke and Surrounded by Idiots.””[neWLine]

Our wish to you for 2006? Have a happy Anti-Resolution New
Year.[neWLine][neWLine]

OUR GOALS: No doubt, many readers have been waiting to read our
follow-up reports on a few subjects we’ve discussed in Round the
Square over the past month or so. Our main goal for 2006 will be to
clear out our files and provide all the material we’ve
accumulated.[neWLine]

We still have quite a few notes on outstanding football teams in
Bradford in years gone by.[neWLine]

And our question about Music Mountain has brought an avalanche
of response.[neWLine]

We also have the usual odds and ends which will surely jostle
the memory of our RTS readers.