My New Year's Resolutions

1.) Give up turkey and chicken. My personal reasons for this are more about how disgusting industrialized farming has become. I don't want to support it in any way, and it's certainly not healthy. I'm not officially a vegetarian yet, I don't know that I could ever give up fish.

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2.) Visit New Orleans. I have always to wanted to visit and this year I need to make it happen. I'd like to stay at The Roosevelt New Orleans, and I can't wait to have a drink at the Carousel Bar.

Photo: Tom Dendy at tomdendyphotography.com

3.) Start planning a trip to Costa Rica. I haven't traveled outside the country in so long, I'm going through adventure-withdrawals. I have never been anywhere tropical before so this would be something completely new and different. My goal is to at least have the tripped planned and paid for by the end of the year.

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