'two oh double one ... that was a fine year'

Sometimes, when I step back and pretend I am not human, I think - ‘those humans are pretty strange!’... (I do this with a lot of things, its really a fun exercise)
Let me give you an example...

So some genius people back in the day took a look at the stars, the sun and the moon, and some how created this incredibly complex theory of measuring time. They discovered and decided to use a 365 day year, with a leap year every 4 years. That's 365.25 days per year. But, three of every four century-years is not a leap year. By doing that we are subtracting off 3 days every 400 years, or .0075 days every year. That gives us a year of 365.2425 days. Ridiculous right? yes! I agree

So the rest of us not so smart people have turned this scientific GENIUS into an emotional and pyschological idea. We have turned the new year into a day where we hope everything will change, or everything will be better. We tell ourselves we will be better people, and make ‘new years resolution’ like - go to gym, eat less junk, make more friends, take risks or (insert your New Years Resolution here).....

One of my favourite bands once wrote: ‘So this is the new year and I don’t feel any different’. I think that’s how I often feel come the 1st of January. Because really, the difference between the 31st of December and the 1st of Jan is no different to any other day...

However, this year, I have decided to join my fellow humans, and over dramatize and emotionalize the setting and the rising of the sun. Why? Because 2010 was an AMAZING year- and... its over. Its a new decade! It’s time to move on with anticipation about 2011 which for me, is a year to get excited about. So much change can, and will happen in my life this year, and there is so much opportunity for growth.

So maybe we're already a week into 2011, but lets make our resolution to be open to change and growth in 2011. That way, we can still get fat and not feel bad about it! Agreed?