Bike Guy

Ah, January 1st - the time of the year when everyone is thinking about a fresh start. "This year I will ______ less or _____ more" - feel free to choose from a host of options, including (but not limited to) eat, smoke, masturbate, sleep, watch porn, vote republican, eat sugary cereals and watch 'Jackass'.

Me? I don't believe in New Year's resolutions. It's not that I don't have room for improvement, mind you - it's just that the idea of making a pact with yourself to become a better person seems kind of...pointless. Has anyone ever kept a New Year's resolution (such as losing weight, quitting smoking, cutting back on drinking, etc.) for more than a few weeks? It's almost like the very point of making resolutions is to break them; why, exactly, would I set myself up to fail?

If you're reading this, thanks. Really, I appreciate you occasionally stopping by to see what new infectious matter has seeped uncontained from my cerebellum. As a reward, I offer you the following New Years promises:

1) I will not make any resolutions. But then you already guessed this.
2) I will blog more in 2005 than in the closing months of 2004. I've started a new job, run low on topics, blah, blah, blah. In other words, I've just gotten lazy, and for that I apologize.
3) I'll even add photos to my blog in the near future. Just as soon as my cro-magnon brain figures out the coding and finds a new host site.
4) I WILL get my shit together in the coming year, job wise. I've tried to avoid talking about work in my blog, because the LAST thing you need is another guy bitching about how much his job sucks. I'll leave it at this: I started a new job on December 1st, which I've grown to dislike immensely in under 30 days. Quitting would be career suicide, and I'd have to find a completely new career or line of work. If for NO OTHER reason, you should check back here regularly to see if I've flushed it all. Who knows - I may be coming to a homeless shelter near you...
5) I'll ride more in '05. I've gotten away from riding, and this in itself is disturbing. Without the bike, I've got precious little to reboot my karma, and that's not a good thing for a guy who owns guns.
6) I'll be better about reading your blogs as well. Let's face it - we don't do this for the money. We write these blogs because we want others to read them and give us feedback. In 2005 I'll be better about giving you my opinions, whether you want them or not.
7) I will try to stay sane in an insane world. We're living in dangerously odd times. Times where little girls can be arrested for bringing scissors to school, and times where you can't say "bitch" on the radio for fear of bringing down the wrath of the FCC. Somehow, it's obscene to show the naked human form (even as marble statues) but perfectly permissable to let TV televangelists offer to save your soul for the low, low introductory price of only $59.95 (buy now and we'll throw in this fabulous Ginsu knife collection). Yes, brothas and sistas, these are fucked up times, but I promise you this - I'll take point and charge blindly into the fog, as long as I can count on you to cover my back. Fair enough?

So there are my New Year's anti - resolutions. I hope you all have a happy and healthy New Year, and I wish you much joy and good fortune in the coming year. One thing's for sure - it's bound to be an adventure.

Peace!

Bike Guy