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VOL 4 ISSUE 12
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JANUARY 2020
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Happy New Year!!!! Kelli Morgan-Langley WRITER 2020. Let that sink in….2020. Not just a new year, a new decade. Weren’t we supposed to have flying cars by now? Colonies on the moon? Robots to perform our most menial tasks? Another year has come and gone, we’re now 1/5 of the way through the “new century”, and most of us are still living the same old dayto-day as we always have. Just think of all we do for the “New Year”….the preparation, the partying, the resolutions: personally, I always see the New Year as a celebration for surviving the “old year”…but always with hope that this coming year will be the brightest and best. “New year, new me”….who hasn’t heard those words (or said them?). And how many people actually try to live by that mantra? Losing weight, quitting smoking (or drinking, or whatever vice you have), spending more time with family, cleaning out the garage, and a million other “resolutions” that we silly people make every year on the first day of the new year? From ancient Babylonians and Romans to modern day man, each culture who has a sense of time also seems to have this tradition of making resolutions. For early Christians, the first day of the New Year became the traditional occasion for thinking about one’s past mistakes and resolving to do and be better in the future. One of the first recorded events in the United States that concerned resolutions occurred in 1740, when the English clergyman John Wesley, founder of Methodism, created the Covenant Renewal Service, most commonly held on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. This tradition has carried on to modern day within evangelical Protestant
churches, in which night services held on New Year’s Eve are often spent praying and making resolutions for the coming year. Most resolutions are personal in nature. People try to better themselves physically, mentally and spiritually by changing some perceived “bad behavior”. However, according to recent research, while as many as 45 percent of Americans say they usually make New Year’s resolutions, only 8 percent are successful in achieving their goals.
because your significant other, crush, kid, etc. told you that you were getting fat? New Year’s resolutions have become a secular tradition, and most Americans who make them now focus on self-improvement. The U.S. government even maintains a website of those looking for tips on achieving some of the most popular resolutions: losing weight, volunteering more, stopping smoking, eating better, getting out of debt and saving money.
“If the past is any indication, many Americans have a good chance at keeping their promises for at least part of 2018,” Lee Miringoff, director of The Marist College So why do we make these reso- Institute for Public Opinion, said lutions? Is it for ourselves, or for in a statement. So if you’re one the other people in our lives? A of the ones who will be making poll conducted in 2018 stated the resolutions, good luck! most popular resolutions were to “be a better person” and to lose But first, and foremost, is the weight (both had 12%). Exercis- New Year’s celebration. Whether ing more, eating healthier and it’s a small, intimate gathering getting a better job had a three- at home, hanging out with your buddies at the local dive bar, or way tie with 9 percent each. a huge blow-out at a large venue, The “better person” resolution nearly everyone will be celebratis really vague…better for our- ing the arrival of 2020. selves, for our family, for society in general? What is a “better per- It goes without saying that there son”? Are we going to start being are two words everyone who nice to our significant other? Quit goes out to party on this night kicking puppies? Go to Church should remember: DESIGNATED three times a week? I guess it de- DRIVER. Please, if you’re going pends on how bad a person you to drink, or indulge in the herb, don’t even think about driving. were in the beginning! Last year more than 900 people Almost as confusing are the other were arrested on California’s resolutions….take losing weight highways during the New Year’s for instance: are you losing weight Eve weekend, a 22 percent into look better? To feel better? Be- crease in arrests compared to cause the doctor told you to? Or
the same period last year, the CHP said. 40 people were killed, and of those 40, only 2 were the actual drunk drivers. The other 38 were innocent victims. This year New Year’s Eve falls on a Tuesday, so law enforcement is optimistic that fewer people will get behind the wheel after consuming intoxicating substances. So please don’t drink (or smoke) and drive: we’d hate to have any of our readers end up as a statistic. Not to mention the legal fees are outrageous! CC Biker and Motorsports has many events coming up in the next year, hope to see everyone out and about, hanging out with this great group of people! Check out the CC Biker and Motorsports Facebook page for event information! My resolution is to get out and meet more of you wonderful people, I look forward to seeing everyone in the New Year! Here’s to hoping your 2020 is the best year of your life…if you make a resolution, we hope you stick to it and see much success. We hope whatever you choose to do on New Year’s Eve you have a safe and happy time, and please, remember, DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE! HAPPY 2020 EVERYONE!!! This is Richard Tilley, I wanted to add a little to her story. I want to Thank All of for your support over the last almost 4 years. I couldn’t have gotten this far without all of you. Thank You and Happy New Year!