I seldom make New Year's resolutions. It just seems so, I don't know, dreadful to end the holiday season with a slew of don'ts. So, for the past few years, I have resolved not to resolve. This year, however, I am revisiting that idea. I really, really want to drop some weight.
Apparently, I am not alone. I heard this week that losing weight is the number one resolution on 75 percent of Americans' lists. But here is the disheartening news, I also heard that when men make resolutions at the beginning of the year 22 percent of them keep them while only 10 percent of the women do! Rats!
I was interested in knowing what resolutions my school students would make. I polled a group of eighth-graders at Homestead Elementary earlier this week and asked them to write down their number one resolution for 2009. Just as I expected, most of their resolutions centered around grades or sports-based improvements. Read what they had to say:
•Donald Kirby: I want to make better grades.
•Jared Taylor: My resolution is something I have always wanted —start all over.
•Kyle Fiste: I want to make better grades.
•Alexandra Kehrman: I want to stop yelling at my mom and dad.
•Jesse Howard: I want to do better in school.
•Logan Graham: I want to score a 300 in bowling.
•James Finley: I will be a better person.
•Bob Sapp: Get out of the eighth grade!
•Whitney Hankins: I will strive to read more books this year and I also would like to score more points in basketball.
•Baylee Parsons: I don't have a resolution. I am happy just the way I am.
•Trent Campbell: I want to graduate eighth grade, be able to sleep easier, sleep longer and stop the pain I feel playing tennis.
•Austen Hutt: One of my resolutions is do better in school for the rest of eighth grade and throughout high school.
Oh, and more disconcerting news…most of us only keep our resolutions for three weeks into the New Year. I suppose that means about 10 days from now I get that bag of peanut M&M;'s?
Anyway, happy 2009 to all of you. I hope it is you best year ever!
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The TAD Center has a few slots left for its variety show slated for later this month. If you are a singer, member of a band, dancer, etc., you could win $250 cash if you are voted audience favorite. You may register for the show by calling 456-1311. The variety show, a fundraiser for the TAD center, is scheduled, weather permitting, for Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Palace Theatre, starting at 6 p.m.
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Speaking of the TAD Center, activities director Shane Wyatt is hosting the annual 3 on 3 basketball tournament. Age divisions are Youth Grades 6-8, High School Grades 9-12 and Men's. Team entry fee is $20. Entry deadline is Jan. 21. Call Shane at 456-1311 to register.
Lifestyles
AROUND THE TOWN: Losing weight tops the list in 2009
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Widows Sons support TAD
The Widows Sons Masonic Riding Association, Dry Bones Chapter, held a benefit motorcycle ride May 19 to benefit the Teens Against Drugs (TAD) Center in Crossville.
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New Corvette Club shares love for flair, design
If you were reaching maturity during the 1950s through '60s, you were probably either a Chevy guy or a Ford guy. While Chevy guys had reason to admire Ford Thunderbirds and Mustangs, the Chevy sports car enthusiasts have had an ace-in-the hole with the advent of the first production Corvette in 1953 — only six months after it debuted as a GM prototype.
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Arts festival coming in September
Mark on your calendar the dates of September 14-15 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) for the Plateau Arts Festival at the Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive (off Peavine) in Fairfield Glade.
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PLEASANT HILL RAMBLINGS: Award-winning artist shares talent with community
Not everyone has the pleasure of living next door to a “real live artist” – not just a Sunday painter as many of us are, but an award-winning career artist who has had 20 solo exhibitions, been accepted into various juried shows and garnered numerous awards.
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2012 Tennessee Senior Chess Tournament winners honored
The chess tournament was a great success, with a total of 18 players representing Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Kentucky. They took home many prizes, plaques and cash playing open section.
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PLATEAU GARDENING: Photographing plants and blossoms
I keep a monthly photographic plant journal. With a digital camera, photography enthusiasts like myself can take lots of pictures at little cost. Not surprised plants are my favorite photo subjects, are you?
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Celebrating Tennessee state parks
Come celebrate National Trails Day and the 75th anniversary of Tennessee State Parks, Saturday, June 2.
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GIVING BACK: Take a look at state of our waste
The county recently submitted its solid waste report to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. In the past year, the county collected and landfilled 52,462 tons of waste. Another 6,067 tons of materials were collected and recycled. A total of 58,829 tons of waste were collected by the county.
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The River WILD!
The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River winds its way through the 125,000 acres of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area before flowing into the Cumberland River and Lake Cumberland in Kentucky. It’s a free-flowing river, with no dams to control release of the water, but the scenery and the magnificent rock formations make it a favorite of paddling enthusiasts who watch the weather to see if they can get out and explore areas that are hard to reach by foot.
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Farmer's Market opens for business June 2
The Cumberland County Farmer’s Market will officially open the growing season as it has every year since 1978. This year’s “opening” will be Saturday, June 2, at the traditional location on Livingston Rd., next to the fairgrounds. Selling will begin early (6:30 a.m. or so), although some vendors may set up a few hours later in order to provide the freshest vegetables picked just that morning. There is usually a good selection until well after noon.
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