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The last dream I had before waking up this morning was long, vivid, and detailed, so I did want to try to remember it--but then I got distracted by the fact that one of the main characters looked familiar, so I spent precious time trying to remember who he was and forgot the main parts of the dream. So now I'm left with the question: What was Alton Brown doing in my dream and why wasn't he cooking anything?

After I woke up, the first living thing I saw was a raccoon lying with its head stuck down the neighbors' chimney. It's always fun to start the day with a raccoon sighting.

Reading other people's proposed New Year's resolutions reminds me that I, for a change, made a few private ones at the beginning of this year. Thinking back, I did keep them long enough to recognize that I needed to try a different approach instead, but various stresses kept me too distracted to decide what that new approach might be. Something to think about in the next few days.

I've been worse than usual at eating fruits & vegetables lately, so maybe I'll resolve to eat at least five carrots per week or something silly like that. While the tea I drink so much of may be a good source of antioxidants, I don't think it's quite good enough.