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Farm Fresh 
Memories
by Joe Potter

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 
IN 2005, I RESOLVE TO—

When I walked into the Flat Rock General Store Monday morning Slim welcomed me with a hello, then he followed that hello with a question, "Do you know that ’05 is practically here?"

At that moment he handed me a piece of butcher paper and a red marker. "Now do you want to give me yours?" He was referring to my New Year’s resolutions.

For years it has been an annual tradition down at the Flat Rock General Store to post along the back wall, near the old pot bellied heater and gathering area, the resolutions of any individual near or far that is willing to participate. It was clear that I had fallen behind, there were a dozen or more New Year’s resolution lists already posted. As I took a quick scan of the list I was amazed at, no, not the names, but the length of many of the lists. It appeared that many of the names with their attached lists were more like a personal confession of their failures in 2004. I don’t think there was a single individual list with less than a dozen resolutions for 2005.

There was one resolution on all the lists on the wall. You can probably guess what that particular one was, yes dieting. Some were more specific, lose twenty, thirty pounds.

Another favorite, exercise, combined with weight loss, one listed fifty pounds plus. Yes, exercise was on several of the already posted lists.

I refuse to name any names, but there were all kinds of listed resolutions. They included a lot of varied topics: political, religious, personal, family, money, food, cooking, work, sports, companionship, hunting, travel and many many more.

The attached list contains some of the more routinely used/posted resolutions and just might offer something for you to draw from, that is if you yourself are into resolutions.

Remember this list comes from all those list posted down at the Flat Rock General Store and not from me or any other single person or individual.

1. Diet/lose weight, varying amounts
    2. Exercise/lose weight, as much as fifty pounds
    3. Companionship/not marrying, just spending time together
    3. Go to church more
    4. Eat out less/cook at home
    5. Save some money/spend less
    6. Don’t swear or cuss
    7. Be a better person, home/work
    8. Work to keep Alabama a red state
    9. Hunt less, or carry the wife and kids
    10. Make less trips to town/save gas
    11. Pray more, for self, military and U.S.A.
    12. Try to keep fifty percent of my resolutions in 2005
    13. Make a shorter list next year
    14. _____________________________________________________
    15. _____________________________________________________
    16. _____________________________________________________
     December 31, 2004                  signed:__________________________

In the interest of time you might just want to check a few from the above posted list, maybe add two or three of your own, sign it and put it a safe place. During the year, pull it out from time to time just to see how you are holding up in 2005 – But only if you are into yearly resolution lists.

Yes, when December of 2005 rolls around, we will do it all over again down at the Flat Rock General Store.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! HAPPINESS THROUGHOUT 2005!!!

AND GOOD MEMORIES ALWAYS!!!

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