A Simple New Years Resolution

by Steve Sherron

We all make them and very few of us actually hold to them. I dare say that 90% of New Years resolutions have to do with our weight. Every January I get very frustrated at my gym because of the influx of new people who seem to be sent there just to aggravate me. The smoothie bar at the gym does very well. All of the new chubbies seem to really like the smoothie bar instead of the machines.

Recent events in my personal life over the last 3 weeks have served to remind me of just what is actually important in our lives. It’s also been a reminder of just how bad I sometimes fail in my own efforts.

A Simple Resolution
I’m going to do a better job reaching out to family and friends during their time of need. My eyes have been opened to what simple small gestures can mean to people. It’s really almost an effortless gesture on my part and can mean so much to others. I’m guilty of not taking the time out of my life that can be so meaningful to others. Sometimes a visit or a telephone call will do. Maybe dropping off some food or even stopping by to cut grass when they need it most.

It all boils down to family and friends.

  • ssherron
    Maybe the short comments were sort of like the old game show, "Name that tune." My best thinking times are on my riding lawnmower and at the gym. I solve most of the worlds problems during that time.

    I like it when I hear the ladies at the gym call me a GILF. I'll let Allyn figure that one. lol!
  • what's with these short commments? are we limiting them to 140 characters on this blog now?
    I actually go to the gym to get some "me" time. My gym is private and the average age there is 40 (like as old as Grandpa Steve)
    I go, I put on my MP3 player (no ipod cuz I hate Apple) and blast music and workout all the while planning my internet marketing business out in my mind. And, once you get to about 44 minutes on the treadmill, this endorphine thing kicks in and I start imagining that I am Darren Rowse and I am crushing young bloggers with my links... it is very strange. I play Sick Puppy songs and imagine f-bombing some fluff blogger, all the while I am being cheered on by 55-yr-old MILFs sitting at their computer screens... I am an internet rock star!!...I have burned 450 calories!
    THAT is "me" time baby!
    Then I go home and drink 6 heavy beers and eat brownies.
    help me!
    :)
    AL
  • If that was my resolution it has been broke already. Probably the first minute of the new year :). Sometimes I forget what I say online is here forever. Shit!
  • OH MY GOD, I better keep my mouth shut so I don't get into trouble, but damn...
  • ssherron
    Josh, when did you start keeping your mouth shut? Is that a resolution we are not aware of yet?
  • Gym's are for losers - what's the point its not like paying the membership actually gets you fit or makes you lose weight - you actually have to turn up and sweat - like I missed that in the fine print ! You are much better off a dance class boys - you are far more liekly to meet cute chicks with short skirts than old guys with too short shorts!
  • ssherron
    Lis, you almost got it 100% correct. We go to the gym because of the cuties all working out in form fitting gym wear. Please don't give away our secrets. I finally got my bride believing I go there to workout.
  • Ha yeah those assholes. To damn bad they grew up with the internet and dont know what a sunset looks likes much less a phone with a cord on it.
  • ssherron
    @Al Josh should know that the people we really hate the most are the 20 something marketing gurus who create hotel sites and other cool stuff on the internet, and have good looking girlfriends and will be richer than hell one day if not already. Those type people chap our ass, don't they Al? Hee hee.
  • Sounds like a good plan to me. Glad you guys hate everyone that ever uses a gym, but I agree that they all are annoying. Social equity is going to take people very far over the next few years and things are still pretty tight for people and find that they need to reach out more for help. Those that have given without question over time will find that it is much easier to move past the hurdles as we all need a little help from our friend (or family in this case).
  • Good stuff man. Simply taking time to care is oftentimes easy, yet we are all guilty of letting it slip away. You're a good dude man, never forget that.
    On a lighter note: the fatties at the gym bother me too, and also the old dudes who let their bare junk slap directly onto the polyeurethane coated wood bench in the locker room, or the guys who bench 300lbs and NEVER unload the bar when they are done, or the skinny guy who sweats waterfalls on the elyptical and never wipes it down, or the Oprah addict who turns on "the View" on all 6 TVs in the cardio room and then hides the remote... sheesh!
    AL
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