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New Years Resolutions Thread

By on December 31, 2012 10:51 PM

Happy New Year to IPR readers!

Please use the comments to share your New Years resolutions if you would like to make them public.

18 Comments

  2. David Colborne January 1, 2013

    My resolution shall be 1366×768. That’s as high as my laptop goes.

  3. paulie January 1, 2013

    Thanks Jill, good looking out.

  4. Jill Pyeatt January 1, 2013

    Enough of William the Conquerer : Dude, stop with the repetitive crap. I’m going to be deleting you.

  5. NewFederalist January 1, 2013

    Poster #8… why don’t you state your case factually, if you can, including names dates and pertinent information. This character assassination just doesn’t work.

  6. paulie January 1, 2013

    From the Advocates for Self-Government newsletter:

    by Michael Cloud
    A Modest Proposal for New Year’s Resolutions

    New Year’s Day is coming up. If you’re like a lot of people, you’re thinking, “I ought to make some New Year’s Resolutions.”

    “Let’s see. I ought to lose 10 pounds. And I probably ought to stop smoking. Oh yeah, I need to spend more time with my spouse,” you might say.

    So you write down these items. New Year’s is a good time to improve yourself. And this time you’ll really keep your resolutions. Uh-huh.

    Why did you pick these resolutions?

    They’re hard. They’re important. They’re uplifting. And you’d feel really proud of yourself if you actually accomplished them.

    So you start out with the best of intentions. The highest of hopes. And a grim determination.

    Then you break one of them. You forget another. Before you know it, your resolutions have you on your back, all four feet in the air, another victim of resolution road kill.

    You feel guilty. You get a funny-looking grin on your face when your friends ask you, “How are your resolutions coming?”

    Your self-esteem plummets. Until time lets you forget all about the resolutions.

    Frankly, this isn’t good for you.

    It isn’t good for the people you spend time with.

    But I have a solution.

    It’s bold, breathtaking, and BIG.

    It feeds your need to be uplifted. It gives you a steely look and the calm confidence of a poker player holding four Aces.

    THE BIG TRUTH: Most of your problems are caused by other people.

    Your life would be a whole lot smoother if other people were way more considerate of your wants and needs. Of your hopes and expectations.

    Your life would be a whole lot better if other people would stop being so selfish.

    Always putting themselves first. Always thinking about their problems. Always wanting things their way.

    Most religions teach that it is better to give than to receive.

    So what is the greatest gift you can give to others?

    The opportunity for them to give.

    THE MODEST PROPOSAL: Write New Year’s Resolutions for other people. Tell them exactly how they can make your life better, and nicer, and happier.

    Why should you lose 10 pounds? After all, how many times do you look in the mirror each day? They should lose 10 pounds. You look at them more often than you look at yourself.

    And they should learn to say, “You’re not fat. You’re snuggly.”

    Why should you stop smoking? They should learn to appreciate the fragrant smell of burning tobacco. And enjoy the process of scooping up ashes that have fallen in the wrong place. And cleaning out ashtrays.

    Why should you spend more time with your spouse?

    She should appreciate the spare moments you ration out. After all, the rare is the precious. If diamonds were commonplace, who would value them? If your time were commonplace, would your wife really appreciate you?

    Remember, most of your problems are caused by other people.

    That means that most of your solutions can be provided by other people. Unless they insist on selfishness.

    Maybe your friends don’t call you often enough. Or invite you to dinner regularly. Or listen in rapt attention when you repeat your story for the 11th time.

    It is better to give than to receive. Help them give. Write their resolutions so that they can learn to give and give and give.

    Write their resolutions so that they can grow and grow and grow.

    So they can be more worthy of being your friend.

    So make up a list of your friends. Write out their New Year’s Resolutions. The resolutions that put you first. The resolutions that make them better friends. Resolutions that let them live to give.

    If they keep those resolutions, they’ll become stronger and better.

    If they fail to keep the New Year’s Resolutions you wrote for them, they will feel frustrated. Guilty. They will suffer plummeting self-esteem.

    Help your friends become better people. Write their New Year’s Resolutions today.

    Some day they’ll thank you.

  7. paulie January 1, 2013

    So…anyone have any thoughts on the links @ 3-7?

  8. Andy January 1, 2013

    “William the Conqueror // Jan 1, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    I resolve to make sure Frankel and Jacobs get no work from political parties and candidates this year. And it’s already turning out great. So far I have talked to Arkansas and North Dakota LPs and they are going with the proven leader Scott Kohlhaas.”

    This is funny, because my contacts in both of those states said they wanted us to come back the next time they were doing a petition drive.

    “I also talked to Virgil Goode and he’s not going to pay them another dime.”

    I seriously doubt that this person really talked to Virgil Goode, but even if they did, I spoke to somebody from the national Constitution Party last week who assured me that if Virgil Goode continues to stiff us out of the money owed that their national party will end up paying us. This person said that they had no doubt that we are owed the money.

    “No work in 2013 dickwipes! Oh and initiative coordinators and proponents will be getting called to not hire you also so get ready! This is the year you scams come to an end. It will be a joy to execute.”

    Yeah, right. What a bunch of bullshit.

    My top suspect right now have the initials MH and CM. I’ve listed some other suspects in other threads, but I suspect that it is MH and/or CM pulling a rib, as in both are self admitted computer geeks who think that it is funny to go on-line and flame people under fake names. There are a few others who do this, such as DS and CB, so they are suspects as well.

    Whoever it is, the person is a liar and a coward. The fact that they post under fake names and use an anonymizer illustrates their complete lack of credibility,

  9. Deran January 1, 2013

    William the Potty-mouthed. What a snore, dude. I’m still wagering that this joker is one of the individuals who post crazy off-topic trash and got banned.

    it might be worth talking to the petition gatherer whom the nutter is seeking to encourage others higher for petitioning.

    He’s an obvious coward what with the anonymizer and such.

  11. William the Conqueror January 1, 2013

    I resolve to make sure Frankel and Jacobs get no work from political parties and candidates this year. And it’s already turning out great. So far I have talked to Arkansas and North Dakota LPs and they are going with the proven leader Scott Kohlhaas. I also talked to Virgil Goode and he’s not going to pay them another dime. They are going to get rolled in mud every single day on this website and pretty soon everyone will start to wonder if the charges against them are actually true as many people are doing already plus everyone will be sick of them. No work in 2013 dickwipes! Oh and initiative coordinators and proponents will be getting called to not hire you also so get ready! This is the year you scams come to an end. It will be a joy to execute.

  17. NewFederalist January 1, 2013

    I plan to rejoin the LP. I haven’t been a member since 1985. Happy New Year everyone!

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