You Know It Is a New Year When...

Happy New Year! And just to prove that it is officially that time of the year, I wanted to point out a few indicators:

* You know that it is a new year when virtually every commercial on TV deals with smoking, over eating, drinking, and every other vice that people swore they would give up just a week or so ago.

* You know it is a new year when you receive several notices from non-profit organizations indicating how much they suffered during the holiday season.

* You know it is a new year when you finally find your resolutions you made a year ago under that stack of paper that you had as item #1 to organize last year. No, you didn't finally get around to organizing it, it just fell in an avalanche when you put on one more sheet of paper.

* You know it is a new year when that car you bought last year looks terribly outdated. Ditto on your shoes, suits, sports equipment, etc.

* Finally, you know it is a new year when every check you date needs to be corrected. We finally get it right around July!

Any way, Happy New Year!