Reflections on the eve of a quarter-century

Contrary to personal tradition, I'm actually handling this turning-of-a-calendar-page fairly well. A small bowling party and a peaceful breakfast/lunch marked the occasion, and I'm more than okay with that. I have, notably, NOT aged well in the past but I've felt fairly peaceful towards the end of my first 25 years on Earth.

There are a lot of things I've been meaning to say. I sort-of compiled a list of "New Years' Resolutions" but didn't feel motivated enough to write them down (because the weren't fully fleshed out at the time) but I will disclose my big one, which (given the hype!) is INCREDIBLY BORING:

I am trying to eliminate High Fructose Corn Syrup from my diet.

Lame, right? But HFCS is terrible for you--read any literature (that isn't paid for by the people that grow corn!) and you will learn some disturbing things about diabetes (and the switch of terminology from 'adult onset' to 'Type II' diabetes, that is directly connected to the nations' consumption of HFCS. It's pretty disturbing.)

So that's my big goal. Obviously once in a while I'll still have a regular soda, and I think that's okay. But it's my big goal.

Other than that, I must say, one of my bigger goals for my second quarter-century on Earth is to be a better friend.

I am, with my own awareness, a fairly shitty friend in a lot of ways. I get tunnel-vision, where I only focus on the 10-or-so people I see most often, and everyone else falls by the wayside. I don't mean for this to happen and I truly dislike it. This is something that I am aiming to change.

So, I must to big Adieu! to my first quarter-century of this life; I hope that I may live the second quarter century and beyond to its' very fullest. I hope the next 25 years are kind, honest, peaceful -- and, beyond all, -- fair, for all. (whether they read my sporadic thoughts or not).