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New Year's is an occasion for taking stock and resolving a better future. But resolutions, alas, are a lot easier to think up than to keep.

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New Year's is an occasion for taking stock and resolving a better future. But resolutions, alas, are a lot easier to think up than to keep.
click to enlarge Hans Lambert - - Seattle, Wash. - - Carpenter - - Do you have any resolutions for 2007? - To stop working for "the man" and go into business - for myself. Also, our family is anticipating closure to a - four-year legal ordeal that has victimized our mother. - - Name a New Year's resolution that you actually kept. - To succeed in my field. After graduating from - college last year, I made safety supervisor in a $90 - million project and became lead surveyor. - - What's a past resolution you wish you'd kept? - Quitting smoking. - - If you could make a resolution for anyone about - anything, what would it be? More patience in group - dynamics airports, concerts, grocery store lines. - - Suggest a New Year's resolution for the Denver - Broncos. Have faith in [Jay] Cutler. Step up their - running game. - - What's your biggest worry for 2007? Our - education system isn't changing with the times.
  • Hans Lambert

    Seattle, Wash.

    Carpenter

    Do you have any resolutions for 2007? To stop working for "the man" and go into business for myself. Also, our family is anticipating closure to a four-year legal ordeal that has victimized our mother.

    Name a New Year's resolution that you actually kept. To succeed in my field. After graduating from college last year, I made safety supervisor in a $90 million project and became lead surveyor.

    What's a past resolution you wish you'd kept? Quitting smoking.

    If you could make a resolution for anyone about anything, what would it be? More patience in group dynamics airports, concerts, grocery store lines.

    Suggest a New Year's resolution for the Denver Broncos. Have faith in [Jay] Cutler. Step up their running game.

    What's your biggest worry for 2007? Our education system isn't changing with the times.

click to enlarge Marguerite Cordtz - - Stetson Hills - - Coffee shop employee/yoga teacher - - Name a past New Year's resolution you wish you'd - kept. To quit smoking. - - What resolution do you wish you could make for - people en masse? To be kinder to each other. And - that my children would adopt a better attitude and be - happier. - - How is the coming year shaping up? I'm feeling - pretty good about it. You control your own happiness. - - What's your biggest hope for 2007? That we - get out of the war and bring our boys home.
  • Marguerite Cordtz

    Stetson Hills

    Coffee shop employee/yoga teacher

    Name a past New Year's resolution you wish you'd kept. To quit smoking.

    What resolution do you wish you could make for people en masse? To be kinder to each other. And that my children would adopt a better attitude and be happier.

    How is the coming year shaping up? I'm feeling pretty good about it. You control your own happiness.

    What's your biggest hope for 2007? That we get out of the war and bring our boys home.

click to enlarge Kit Ross - - Southgate - - Teacher/artist - - Do you have any New Year's resolutions? No. - New Year's is no different from any other day. - - Cite a past resolution thatyou're glad you kept. - I resolved one year to travel more, and ended up - doing this huge hike in Europe that I'd wanted to do for - years and years. - - Any resolutions you regret not having kept? - Quitting smoking. Less men. - - What's your biggest anxiety for 2007? The war - will escalate, and the U.S. will provoke further - misunderstandings between world cultures. - - What's your best hope for 2007? More - opportunities for adultery. - - Make a resolution for someone else. Bush will - just step down and retire to his ranch.
  • Kit Ross

    Southgate

    Teacher/artist

    Do you have any New Year's resolutions? No. New Year's is no different from any other day.

    Cite a past resolution thatyou're glad you kept. I resolved one year to travel more, and ended up doing this huge hike in Europe that I'd wanted to do for years and years.

    Any resolutions you regret not having kept? Quitting smoking. Less men.

    What's your biggest anxiety for 2007? The war will escalate, and the U.S. will provoke further misunderstandings between world cultures.

    What's your best hope for 2007? More opportunities for adultery.

    Make a resolution for someone else. Bush will just step down and retire to his ranch.

click to enlarge Steve French - - UCCS neighborhood - - Liquor store employee - - Do you haveany resolutions for 2007? To - quit smoking. - - Name aprevious resolution you wish you'd kept. - To quit smoking. - - Name something we should all resolve for 2007. - To behave like the movie Pay It Forward, - where if someone does something good for you, pay - them back by doing something good for someone else - later. - - What's a good New Year's resolution for the - Broncos? Get a new coach. Maybe go after Fisher - DeBerry. - - What's your brightest hope for 2007? People - are tired of the war. The 2008 elections will be just - around the corner and maybe we'll start demanding a - peacetime society and vote accordingly.
  • Steve French

    UCCS neighborhood

    Liquor store employee

    Do you haveany resolutions for 2007? To quit smoking.

    Name aprevious resolution you wish you'd kept. To quit smoking.

    Name something we should all resolve for 2007. To behave like the movie Pay It Forward, where if someone does something good for you, pay them back by doing something good for someone else later.

    What's a good New Year's resolution for the Broncos? Get a new coach. Maybe go after Fisher DeBerry.

    What's your brightest hope for 2007? People are tired of the war. The 2008 elections will be just around the corner and maybe we'll start demanding a peacetime society and vote accordingly.

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