The Folly of Resolutions

Ok, here's my problem with resolutions - they tend to evaporate quietly, when no one is looking. Or, mine do anyway, so now it's time to drag them back into the light. I'm going to do that for my 2008 resolutions. Why am I doing this in March of 2009? Seems like that was one of the resolutions I posted here once - to post more (was that in 2007?) . Missed that one for 2008 anyway. Almost the only post I managed in 2008 was this list of resoltions:

- ride at least 4,000 miles outside
well, I got to 1500 and change - so that one's 37% satisfied

- ride at least one century ride, oh hell, let's say in under 5hr 45min
nope. started a century, but didn't finish it that fast ..

- learn to get on a CX bike using the flying leap
kind of did this a couple of times, but not at any kind of speed

- not break my arse trying to get on a CX bike using the flying leap
SUCCESS! I did not, in fact, break anything!

- or my neck. or my back. or my bike.
(see above)

- get more mud on my CX bike than in 2007 (should be easy)
Yeah, a couple of rides in the weather took care of that

- not complain about anything (not too likely)
What? Was I supposed to do everything on this list? Stupid list!

- build a robot and enter it in a competition (competition yet to be determined)
still in the 'analysis and design' phase. (that's engineering speak for 'not yet')

- do some kite flying
More success!

- teach the dog to talk
So far he can say 'ooeeoeoooowwoo awoohruhhrroo', which I think means 'you are doing my head in'

So, there's my revisitation of some old goals. I may not give up on the robot thing, or the mileage thing, or the CX bike stuff, but I don't think the dog will mind if we never finish his elocution lessons.