As the magical date nears where we have a tendency to proclaim our intentions for the coming year, we thought it might be nice to find out what the wisdom and aspirations of the Van Osdol personnel might be, so the question was posed to all of us, “What New Year’s resolutions are you going to make for 2017?” It turns out we have a fairly unimaginative bunch, but we share the more repeatable offerings below.
“I resolve to be more patient at home.” – Paul Himmelstein
“I resolve to be more patient with Paul at work.” – Mindy Ward
“I resolve to give up self-denial.” – Tony Gosserand
“I resolve to be more tolerant of idiots, not including myself.” – Anonymous
“I resolve to spend less time on things that don’t matter or that I can’t control.” – Robin Lamer
“I resolve to look to others for beauty in their minds instead of their age or shape.” – Anonymous
“I resolve to take better care of myself so in turn I am able to be more productive at work and home and for the sake of myself and others who depend on me.” – Carolyn McIntosh
“I resolve not to make new lineups for the Royals every night in my dreams. Maybe just some nights.” – Bob Beachy
“I resolve never to make resolutions I can’t keep.” – Anonymous
“I resolve not to scream at the TV when the Chiefs fail to convert a 3rd and 1.” – Shawn Stogsd