- Talk to my neighbors more.
- Acquire a new skill.
- Drink a little less beer than I really want to.
- Write a piece of fiction.
- Walk Moxie and Ludo more often. Okay Marvel, too.
- Be kinder to the president, when I think he deserves it.
- Learn to use the multi-cooker.
- Do some freaking push-ups.
- Vote for Bernie.
- Read more than 20 good books.
- Not read any bad ones.
- Clean my garage.
- Not get upset over things I cannot control.
- Turn 52.
- Keep my blog posts to less than 1000 words, if possible.
- Put together a business plan.
- Talk about Tom in the 3rd person (less).
- Finally watch The Goonies. Or maybe Stand by Me. Scarface?
- Believe in something.
- Set an example.
- Remember my roots.
- Hate less.
- Love more.
- Always appreciate Mrs C.
- Be Tom.
In 2020, I Promise To…
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Tom Being Tom 
“A promise made is a promise broken.” — Unknown.
Your list wore me out just reading it. Back to bed…
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Being Tom is a full-time job, my friend, but somebody’s gotta do it. 😉
Sleep well.
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Wow, my list of ten is now down to seven. I think I’m gonna to become Gil being Gill. Enjoy our Niners game!
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A lot to do. Learning a new skill is always beneficial. I like your blog by the way 👍
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Thanks Pip!
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Hey, I think part of your “Tom Charm” is the fact that you talk about Tom in the third person, so don’t change that. 😉
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Hahaha! Deal. That thing, Tom won’t change. 😁
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Nice! AND Scarface! 🙂
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Thanks! One for Scarface!
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Wow, my list of ten is now down to seven. I think I’m gonna to become Gil being Gill. Enjoy our Niners game!
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Luckily, I was working while the Niners played. 😉 Gil on my good friend; good seeing you the other day!
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Can’t help it…
“SAY hello to my little friend!”
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Lmao! Okay, that scene I’ve seen, like, a million times. There’s a whole movie around it, right? 😉
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Ohhh, Tony Montana will take you on a journey Brother Tom! 😆😆😆
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I’m still scarred from my experiences with JOE Montana! 🤣
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In 2020, I promise to…
Talk to my neighbors less.
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Read more….push ups…drink more…love.
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I like yours, too!
(Disclaimer: my best friends moved in across the street. That’ll be the easiest one. 😉 )
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Yeah, yeah, I know that, and I hate you.
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Hahahahahahaha!!!!
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I mean, considering most of my best friends live in different countries, and all….Yeah, I do hate you.
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No, I get it. I lead a charmed life! Not perfect, by any means, but charmed! 😉
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How charming!
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😁😁😁
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Don’t stop referring to yourself in the third person precious! And really? Get on Goonies and Stand By Me ASAP!
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Looks like my friend, Michelle, saw my Facebook link to this and will be bringing those two (and Scarface) to “church” on Sunday so that I can take them home and become … um … “educated.” 😁
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“…Right the wrongs. End the tyranny. Restore the throne. Protect the forest. Introduce folk dancing. Demand a four-day workweek and health care for Saxons and Normans.”
And don’t forget to not be too hard on yourself if you fall short of some of your goals.
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Good advice, Chris! I had to look that reference up. Add that one to the list of movies I’ve never seen!
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That’s quite an exhaustive list.
I needed a beer just reading it…
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Now you know why I’m always so exhausted. 😉 Cheers! 🍻
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I’m totally on board with the walking Ludo, Moxie and Marvel more. As for the rest? Go for it, I’ll cheer from the sidelines 🙂
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They are gonna be so happy about it! 🐕🐕🐕🍻
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…and “Stick to my promises”.
Great list, and I like the approach.
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Thanks, Brian! A couple of them will be harder than the rest. I REALLY like beer, and every time I go to use the multi-cooker I get paralyzed by analysis. 😆
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Wow what a list!… My goal (not even a resolution) is not to break anymore bones this year (excluding the 4 that are already broken) Cheers to us both succeeding!
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That’s a very ambitious goal, Grace! I’ll give up most of mine so you could get yours. Walk gracefully in 2020, sister!
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Never stop being Tom–solid goals. My only goal for this year is to possibly retire at the end of it so I can concentrate on writing. We’ll see…
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You got the skill and you got the will. Go Suzanne!
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But I need the money…haha!
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“I never had a day where money didn’t get in my way.” ~ Train, I Am (1998)
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Hmmmm. You’re awfully ambitious. Out of the 26 items on this list, how many would you need to actually accomplish for you to consider this a good yea?
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Good question, Steve! I hadn’t thought about that. I don’t think it has to be a minimum number so much as hitting the right ones. If I don’t turn 52 this year, that would be really, really bad. If I don’t treat Mrs C right, or Be Tom, the year is a total waste. But if I don’t acquire a new skill, read 20 books, learn to use the multi-cooker, or end up ever being kind to the president, the year can still be a damn good one. So, as long as I can hit on the right promises, I don’t necessarily have to keep all of them to consider 2020 a success. 😉
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Nice list, maybe I should make my own version of this. So far, mine has just been to be more committed to my writing and to make something good happen with it, I’m off to a great start. Other things, like exercise…not so much. 😉
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I can’t wait to see your list, Kim! I did some push-ups on Thursday, so so far so good! 🤣
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Oooooohhh, I’m WAY less insecure about not beong able to do pushups either.
Cool blog! Even I have a slightly whack habit referring to myself in 3rd person!
Tryna figure out where the freaking follow button is though…
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Haha! Thank you, girrrrrl! That’s a lot of r’s. Can I call you Sci for short?
I can do 20 pushups, anytime. I’ve won a few bets by claiming that. When I was in my 20s, and well into my 30s, I could win that bet with the number 50. Used to wow the crowd. And I’m not freakishly strong or anything; I’d lose that bet with a single pull-up.
So it’s not that I can’t do them, it’s just that I can, and it’s always easier to start doing them regularly “tomorrow.” 😉
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Uh oh…
Guess I’m the only one stuck on three-and-a-half pushups…
Yep! Sci works!
See, I was planning on the name Science Blogger, or Science Girl, or The Science Blogger, but those names were all taken, so I just bunged in a few extra r’s so that WordPress would FINALLY accept my blog!
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Aaaand, I found it!
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I knew you’d find it, girrrrrl! After all, it’s not (rocket) science. 😁
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Lmao! 🤣🤣🤣
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