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Show fflmmm event never really translates into any desire to actually engage in the sport, nor does watching "Melrose Place" give one automatic access to whatever it is that Heather Locklear does to achieve her current level of physical perfection. Basically, we found a lot of people were simply no longer satisfied with the level of intimacy they were experiencing with their TV remote and bags of chips. Our fourth runner-u- also involved the television, but in a more specific role. This was the group who still planned to watch the same amount of TV, just no news broadcasts. Some people are strong enough to deal with Kimberly Perkins' hebephrenic little smile as she reports on yet another rape or murder. These people know their limits. At number five was the resolve to read more, only no more newspapers. Too depressing apparently. (At this point in the poll, many respondents had still not realized that they were capable of having any impact on events). But it got better. Once they got past the obsession with their images of self, both physical and mental, they began to look more outward. So the last five, although without the big numbers of the self obsessive responses, are there nonetheless and p A new year begins. A time of fresh starts and renewed hope. A time, here in the depths of winter, to see beneath the frozen free of our world to the possibilities lying within: the stirrings of the new life that will be spring. Twelve months open before us, welcoming us into their blank pages, waiting only for us to fill them with our own words and images, adventures and questions. All in all, it's a good time to think about dropping those fifteen unwanted pounds. Well it's true. In an unofficial poll conducted more or less recently concerning the general demeanor regarding a new year and its attendant hopes, 90 of the respondents made some reference to physical appearance or the lack thereof. Really. Not a word about global peace, spending more quality time with their dogs or even washing the car more often. Just a lot of nauseating references to fat grams and evil sounding machines. Well, the pollsters decided they were hanging around, I mean interviewing, a way too boring crowd, so they went in search of more creative people. Eventually they ran out of gas and were forced to return to the original group. Here is what they found, as regards the new year in general and the hopes connected therewith. A good portion of respondents subscribe to the ,"One down, sixty-tw- o to go" theory regarding years, where each one is seen mostly as something to get through, with as little personal involvement as possible. We pretty much did the amended questionnaire with this group, where any questions involving areas of hope were skipped. This seemed to work best for all concerned. The results were pretty boring. The second, also surprisingly large, group, we will refer to as the "Good Old Days" school of thought. For these people, most of the current year is spent in fond backward glances at last year, and a minimum of hope for next year. The only thing we learned about these folks is that they're not as old as you might first suspect. Which brings us to our third group, those brave folks who actually admit to retaining some vestiges of hope for the new year and our world in general. The levels of hope vary, but we were happy to find any at all, so it is from this group that we gleaned our "Top Ten New Year's Resolutions for Northern Utahns Who Responded to our Poll" (which has a margin of error of plus or minus Coming out so far ahead as to be scary was this weight thing which we have already covered. Since we have covered it, and since it is almost the most boring subject known to man, we will skip right to the second most popular resolution, which is... The need to improve one's attitude. To which the pollster could only respond, "What the hell's THAT supposed to mean?" Number three was sort of a mixture of "watching less sporting events on TV (men) and "watching less TV altogether (women). When this was further delved into, it was found to relate back to the weight thing too. Apparently the viewing of a sporting offer some reason for hope. The environment came out well. Number six was the resolve to recycle more. Many people realized that; at least in my area of the state, this means extensive planning (ie "To Do Today: Pack for trip to Gobi Desert; organize final draft of budget proposal for President; find place in Northern Utah to recycle cardboard"). It can be done. Just don't try it on a Sunday. But there I go with that attitude thing again. Number seven was the hope of becoming more involved in community affairs. If I'm reading that right, things could get hot for people like Earl Holding, who last year used the lack of public involvement (and his good buddy Jim Hansen) to push a crooked land deal through Congress). If I'm reading it wrong, well who knows. Number eight was bigger with men than women, and involved spending more time with the kids. (No mention was made of time with the spouse, but it's a step. diets either). On the up side, no mention was made of high-fibResolutions nine and ten, while mentioned only by a couple of people, are included just because the pollsters liked them. Two people said they are going to pick one subject and spend their year learning everything there is to learn about it. (People wanting the abbreviated version of that may consider learning all about Congressman Hansen and the way his mind works). One person said simply that this year he hopes to start seeing things. It's not a bad thing to shoot for. er non A new advertiser from Grand Junction " 5). 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