So long 2012, Hello 2013!
(Where, oh where, did the aughts go?)
Thoughts on the past year--
Overrated:
Swank bars with artisanal cocktails ($12 plus a pop)
Underrated:
Happy hours!
Overrated:
Academia. Race to the Mountaintop. Teach for America.
Underrated:
The arts. The arts. The arts.
Overrated:
Cutting edge social media
Underrated:
Face time.
Overrated:
Annual New Year's resolutions
Underrated:
Daily to-do lists
And you, gentle reader? What would you quibble with, or add?
In any case, happy new year!
PS: Here's a shameless Google plug. But beautiful to behold.
4 months ago
Nothing to add except Happy New Year, Des.
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ReplyDeleteOver rated: Mann Booker prize winners.
ReplyDeleteUnderrated: pushcart nominees.
Ah, dear Margaret, our belief systems coincide again.
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...and maybe this is considered a kind of resolution; corny and predictable but I like it. The Doc and I may be close in age, but I think of her as the Mother Goddess. Empathetic to a fault. A "now now dear, dry those tears, you are loved" kind of gal
http://www.drnorthrup.com/blog/2013/01/if-you-only-make-one-resolution
PA: "I expect magic and mystery in my life" Wow! I'm in! Also, in a moment of synchronicity, I've been reading Geneen Roth-Women Food and God---and I've been trying to convince those nearest to me that you don't have to mentally abuse yourself in order to motivate your creativity.
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