NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

We asked all our bloggers to give us their new year's resolutions. First up, our newest member, long a contributor in the comments section: 

BTDT:
1.  To be the father and man my child(ren) think(s) I am.

2.  To better appreciate my family, friends, and job.

3.  To try to be more more patient.

4.  To be less judgmental.

5.  To help fix that which I can.

6.  To learn something new and do it right.

7.  To have more fun!

8.  To get more sleep!

[Rumpole adds, "to get two more resolutions for 2018 to make it an even ten like the rest of the world"].

Next up, our rookie of the year, guaranteed to light up the comments section no matter what she says. She's been the subject of endless speculation, (not to mention a few emails from robed readers with complaints or speculations) the effervescent, but sometimes accused of being effluent, but always energetic- the woman, the myth, the legend (in her own mind for the time being)....

MillennialMe:

10. Eat more fish and do #meatlessMondays all year;

9. Learn to bake gluten free;

8. Take an art class, once a week for a month;

7. Save 5% of my salary and fund my IRA;

6. Text less;

5. Turn off my phone an hour before bed and read;

4. Buy more books (see #5);

3. Yoga 4x a week (no exceptions for work, trials, etc.) so I can lose those five pounds (sigh);

2. Learn to meditate and then do it everyday;

1. Fill out that "Big Sister" application and be a Big Sister! 

The Original contributor to the blog, the blogger who keeps track of all things election and judicial appointment related, and our go-to guy in a pinch:

El Capitan:

Good evening and thanks for letting me be a part of the Blog for the past 12 years.  Here is my list - hope it's not too late:

New Year’s Resolutions are always easy to write down but so much tougher to follow through with. In the past year I have attended too many funerals of friends and colleagues. With that in mind, I resolve to:

1. Work less.
2. Say thank you more often.
3. Say I love you more often.
4. Stop sweating the little things.
5. Travel even more; (that one finally began in 2017 and I definitely need to take this to the next level).
6. Keep working out at the gym and do so more often; (another one that began in 2017 and I have surprised myself with my commitment and plan on taking this to the next level as well).
7. Use the word "dope" in a blog post; (a friendly dig at our young new blogger Millennial Me)
8. Stop sweating the little things; (by far my toughest one as it’s my worst habit and I need to be reminded at least twice to cut back on this habit).
9. Research our family ancestry; (this one comes from my daughter who encouraged me to do so).
10. Pick up the phone more often and make phone calls to old friends - instead of the quick and easy text.
Cap Out .....

And finally, your humble, award-winning blogger. After much introspection, reflection, and struggle to find any areas of improvement in what is already a life well lived and a blog (exceptionally) well run...we offer this:

Rumpole:

10. Be nicer to co-counsel;

9. Clear emails before end of year (did you know if you clear all your emails on Gmail there is a GIF of someone sitting in a beach chair with the words "you're all done" ?)

8. Gym, yoga, or biking every day (El Capitan is right);

7. Do all our Do-lingo App German assignments; 

6. Cook more healthy soups in our Instapot;

5. Go sugar free (no sweeteners other than xylitol, which is all natural and made from tree bark);

4. 8 hours of sleep a night (BTDT is right);

3. Less texting and emails on the phone (MM is right);

2. Recognize now and live in the moment;

1. [this resolution had been removed by the moderator of the blog]

If you want to see a fascinating discussion, look at the prior blog post comments. Meanwhile, it's been a good 2017 and we are looking forward to 2018. There are cases to be won; prosecutors to be crushed; Judges to be mocked, fees to be collected, wines to be drunk, clients to be saved, and blog posts to be written. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR ONE AND ALL.

H. RUMPOLE, ESQ. 

Blog Proprietor.