Face it, what about a new year makes one think they can miraculously turn their lives around? If it wasn’t important enough to make the change before the flop of a calendar page, what makes it a panacea come January 1, 2006? That is why most resolutions fail. They start off on a note of procrastination. For instance: July 4 th “I really need to stop drinking so much (retch) but I think it seems like a good New Year’s resolution.” Hell most of us want to stop drinking on Jan 1 anyway. What... Sign in to see full entry.