New Year’s Resolutions

2011 is almost over.  It’s time to party and bring in the New Year.  With that comes the question what is your new year’s resolutions?  For some people, that resolution hasn’t change since 1990 but they get away with it because the same person doesn’t keep asking them every year.  Either that or they know you’re not going to stick with it.  Here are some things people may want to stay away from and things that might help get you to your goal.  If you are going to make a resolution to get back in shape start off slow then increase as you feel yourself getting more in shape.  Don’t go out on January 2 and get a membership to a gym or work out facility knowing the only time you will see the gym is when you walk or drive past it on your way to a fast food restaurant.  Also don’t go out and purchase those P90x workouts knowing you can’t walk one block without getting tired.  It’s going to be hard to explain and embarrassing why someone had to call the paramedics to your house because you thought you were hanging in there but blacked out.  If you are single, quit blaming everyone else but yourself on why you can’t find the right person.  Take a step back and figure out what it is that is keeping you from finding the right one for you.  Maybe it’s the sudden yelling outburst.  Or maybe that you’re a grown person and still picks your nose out in public.  Or maybe it’s the uncontrollable farting in public.  Stuff like that.  Also don’t set your standards so high that you let a good person go by.  There are others like getting money and having a drama free 2012.  The only thing I’m going to say on money is get it the right way.  Don’t be out here trying to be something that you are not.  Now you are in prison with some hardcore killers because you thought you were Nino Brown.  The only way to keep 2012 drama free is simple, don’t put yourself in those situations.  If you are over the age of 30, you should already know better.  Too many grown people are still acting like they are still in high school, WAKE UP!!!!

The power of the mind is amazing.  If you don’t believe me, think back to a time when you were in bad situation and remember how you were feeling at that moment.  Now do the same but with a positive situation.  The same goes with getting back into shape, finding “the one” for you and other things.  If you believe that you can do it, you will.  If you don’t believe, nothing will happen.  Whether you think you can or think you can’t, either way you are right.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until next time, stay cool and see you next year.

Road Rage 2- Snow & Ice

It snowed over the weekend here in Minnesota aka MinneSNOWta which makes the roads slippery and with that comes the drivers who look like they just got their driver’s license.  I don’t understand how someone that has lived here for more than 3 years, knows how the roads get and still can’t drive this weather.  The reason I’ll give people at least 3 years is because if you are not familiar with driving in snow or on ice, the first year could be a demolition derby or crash course or however you want to describe it.  The second year may not be as bad after they took their lumps and messed up about 3 cars that first year.  If they learned from their mistakes, they would drive a little more cautious but within the speed limit, try to stay off the roads that are the worst and know how to control a vehicle on ice.  By the third year if it snows they won’t have a problem driving anywhere.  I understand that you need to be cautious in snowy or icy weather but how cautious is too cautious.  If you are only driving 10 mile per hour or lower if that is possible, that’s being a little too cautious and you’re probably going to get stuck depending on how much snow is on the ground.  And on the flip side of that, if you driving over 60 miles per hour on ice, YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!!  What makes people think they can speed on ice?  People can’t be in that much of a hurry knowing it’s very slippery.  Another thing that bothers me and other people this time of year is the accidents after an accident.  For those of you that don’t know what I’m talking about, these are the people that cause an accident while staring at another accident because they are not paying attention to driving their own vehicle.  These types of accidents can happen any season but seems like they happen more often in the winter.  If you are driving by yourself and you see an accident, all it takes is a quick glance then you keep it moving.  You don’t need to stare for 5 minutes.  Now you’re mad because you have ran up the back of the car in front of you and smashed the front of your car.  If you have another person in the car, have them give you the blow by blow of what’s going on?  And if you are the other person in the car and you see the driver staring a little too hard, smack them in the head and tell them to keep their eyes on the road.  And last if you are not a good driver in the snow or on ice, you might want stay away from going up or down big hills.  There’s nothing worse than seeing someone stuck trying to get to the top of a hill and not know what to do.  It’s even worse to see someone panic and slam on to their brakes coming down a hill.  I’m pretty sure that everyone who has driven in snow or on ice has had that problem but its how you deal with that problem.  One thing you don’t do is press all the way down on the gas pedal trying to get up a hill because if you hit a dry area, your car is either going to take off and possibly go through the air like an action movie or you take out a few parked cars.  Same can be said about going down an icy hill.  Don’t slam on the brakes.

I don’t want to sound mean when I say this but if you grew up or have lived here for a long time, there’s really no excuse why you can’t drive in the winter.  I understand that accidents do happen but how they happen can be questioned.  Basically, be careful when driving on ice or snow and keep your eyes on the road.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time and I know it’s getting cold outside if you live in Minnesota but stay cool……………………Mentally.