Thursday, January 04, 2007
2007
...the year to celebrate all things Bond? At least that's what WJH3 tells me.
This is, for many, the time of year for resolving to do things. Many people that do this are fundamentalist resolution extremists - resolving to do things that would definitely change and improve their lives, but are also somewhat ridiculous. Others are passive resolutionaries - resolving, inanely, to be "a better person", these are resolutionaries in name but not in spirit. Unless we aim to remake New Year's resolutions as empty symbols of silly tradition every January, I suggest that we each take this opportunity to navel gaze, and come up with a few simple changes that we each can make to do something that is a little more in line with reality. I recall one year in University, I resolved to abstain from drinking for 3 months. Several years ago, I resolved to avoid fried potato products until the spring. You may note that I don't recall 'year-long' resolutions here - those tend to result in a disappointment come Dec. 31.
This year, I am resolving to graze less in the kitchen, eat a maximum of 3 meals per day (regardless of a meal's 'free-ness'), and walk more (I plan to set a 'number of steps per day' goal, and monitor that with my new, unopened, pedometer)...at least until the end of June. I would like to, in the grand scheme of things, have a smaller ecological footprint at the end of 2007, but I'm not going to be resolutionary on that front. I am not resolving to drink less coffee, that would be ridiculous.
Here's an interesting thought - I would eat less, and better, if I have to plan and prepare a little more deliberately for my meals, and it would be infinitely better for the environment if we all ate locally grown and minimally processed foods. Right? Here's an intriguing initiative that apparently took place in BC already, and is in preparatory stages in Manitoba right now: 100 Mile Manitoba. I think I'll be watching this one to see how it plays out.
This is, for many, the time of year for resolving to do things. Many people that do this are fundamentalist resolution extremists - resolving to do things that would definitely change and improve their lives, but are also somewhat ridiculous. Others are passive resolutionaries - resolving, inanely, to be "a better person", these are resolutionaries in name but not in spirit. Unless we aim to remake New Year's resolutions as empty symbols of silly tradition every January, I suggest that we each take this opportunity to navel gaze, and come up with a few simple changes that we each can make to do something that is a little more in line with reality. I recall one year in University, I resolved to abstain from drinking for 3 months. Several years ago, I resolved to avoid fried potato products until the spring. You may note that I don't recall 'year-long' resolutions here - those tend to result in a disappointment come Dec. 31.
This year, I am resolving to graze less in the kitchen, eat a maximum of 3 meals per day (regardless of a meal's 'free-ness'), and walk more (I plan to set a 'number of steps per day' goal, and monitor that with my new, unopened, pedometer)...at least until the end of June. I would like to, in the grand scheme of things, have a smaller ecological footprint at the end of 2007, but I'm not going to be resolutionary on that front. I am not resolving to drink less coffee, that would be ridiculous.
Here's an interesting thought - I would eat less, and better, if I have to plan and prepare a little more deliberately for my meals, and it would be infinitely better for the environment if we all ate locally grown and minimally processed foods. Right? Here's an intriguing initiative that apparently took place in BC already, and is in preparatory stages in Manitoba right now: 100 Mile Manitoba. I think I'll be watching this one to see how it plays out.
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