Now time for resolutions

Attempted resolutions do not last too long, and after 10 days many have been abandoned, so now I make mine on day 10, hoping that if I can keep them past day ten, 364 days won't be as tough, or so my theory goes. But first, I will include an article by my all-time favorite, Capitalism Magazine: The Meaning of New Year's Resolutions My own resolutions: 1) Read 50 books or more this year. So far, I have 1 down and 3 if you count books I concluded at the beginning of the year, but I'll just count the one. 2) Lose the weight I gained over the holidays :) 3) Continue my Hebrew lessons, until I can read it and understand it as easily as the English in my siddur. 4) Now I can release some insider information that only RT and Irina knows right now, but I am planning to convert to Judaism, of the Conservative movement, so I will continue my research and will be ready for when Ft Hood's Jewish Chaplain assigns me a rabbi. 5) Save at least $20,000.00 this year..much easier to do as I will be deployed, hopefully. Six is not a lot, but good ones for enriching my life.

Highlights of 2006 and resolutions for 2007

This is a post inspired by the lovely Raccoon. It is the official Red Tulips highlights/resolution post. That said, first I want to say... Anyway, back to the post...

Highlights of 2006...

- I started off 2006 in law school, and by now I have graduated law school and passed the bar exam. Surely this is a highlight!

- My entire political outlook changed. At the start of 2006, I was a regular Kos Kid, who thought Bush was the biggest threat to world peace. I have since had a total political awakening, probably most attributable to my ex-friend qrswave's paranoid antisemitic rantings, combined with the Danish cartoons. This inspired a few things...

- I started this blog, and have since met some wonderful new friends, some in person, such as Thomas, Irina, Sandmonkey, and Zeyad. I also have met many wonderful people online, including Steven, Shlemazl, Raccoon, BEAJ, GCL, Render, and many more.

- I became active in the American Jewish Committee.

- I have been reading books nonstop, to inform myself as much as possible about Islamofascism and general Middle Eastern history.

- I have taken Hebrew classes.

- I have a trip booked to go to Israel!

- I have actually been working out, as shocking as that is to imagine. I have toned down a bit, and I am getting more toned!

- I traveled to Europe, including to Stockholm for ONE DAY! I also traveled to Las Vegas, Michigan, and Florida. (last two were not exciting in the slightest, I assure you)

- I started a job - which I cannot go into detail about, as this is a public site!

Resolutions for 2007...

- I am going to continue exercising and get toned and fit.

- I am going to apply for a new job and GET ONE.

- I am going to learn more Hebrew.

- I hope to become more active in the community at large, with organizations such as AJC.

- I will maintain this website a bit better, and turn this into a more thriving community for like minded social liberals who are hit by the reality of Islamofascism.

- I obviously have a trip planned to go to Israel, but I hope also to go to Toronto again, and see the friends I saw in August, as well as possibly Shlemazl.

- I will continue my reading, and I hope to eventually have a vast and detailed knowledge of Jewish, Islamic, and Christian history. I think this is all so important and relevant to the current world.

- I need to get back into art - I have a wasted talent!

Those are my highlights of 2006 and resolution for 2007. Have a Merry Christmas, everyone!