As I scrolled through my Facebook and Twitter feeds I started to believe that the complexities of life and their resolution could be boiled down to an image and catchy phrase. In the midst of a particularly complex year, I wondered if perhaps I had somehow missed the meme that was meant for me. It was in the search for this elusive simplicity that I came up with my three W's: walks, whisky, and wine. Simple and catchy, easy to remember. I love an alliteration, and they work in alphabetical order. The trick was keeping the three in balance. But then things unraveled as they sometimes do. I won't go into the details here since some of it involves people beyond myself and this is neither the time or place. And honestly, who wants to read about any of that? Those who need to know, know, the rest of you fill in the blank space with your unraveling story or stories of your choice. Suffice to say, if I could start my version of 2016 in, say, August, I'd be happy to let most of January - July go. While were at it, most of 2015 didn't need to happen either. Unsurprisingly, the balance of my W's did not last long. The wine and whisky overcame the walks and three W's became two. Two W's does not resonate quite as well as three. With time I discarded the W's and tried the ABC's of alcohol, bagels and chocolate although not usually all at once. No alliteration, but still keeping things in dictionary order. In case you were wondering, I don't think the W's or ABC's resolved much at all. This time, I'll start from scratch and avoid the alphabet.
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