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An old, old friend of mine runs the website Needcoffee.com.  It’s a fun website, full of twists, turns and cunning wit.  It also centers its existence around the thesis that humans do not need to sleep.

Two weeks ago I was in New Orleans, LA on a trip for work.  While we’re sitting at our chosen location pounding away on keyboards and debating serious elements of our system and the politics behind it, I found myself engaged in a conversation with one of my coworkers.  It was the chief engineer, of whom I highly respect.  When he speaks on all things NASA IT, I listen.

So just in case you are wondering if I’m conscious of the New Year… yes, I am.  Believe it or not 🙂

I have just three resolutions this year and they’re quite personal.  I’ll share them with you, intrepid reader, since you can keep a secret.

• Do better at maintaining my temper, blood pressure and sanity.
• Sleep better.
• Lose 80 pounds by last December 2009.

Think I can do it?  Who knows.  I have a gym membership, so I’m armed.