2017 was a difficult year for me, by far the worst of my 17 years at NPL.
But after a break in which I have managed to breathe, become 58 years old, spend time with my family, and read some books, I have resolved to try to focus on the positive.
At first I thought I would follow advice from the ‘indisputable leader of the gang’, Mr. Top Cat, from New York City, who has published his ‘Guide to Life‘.
But in fact after reading Mr. Cat’s advice, I can inform you that it is not so much feline, as asinine.
However, his positivity and self-assuredness are enviable, if somewhat (respectively) mysterious and misplaced.
My plan is to reflect on the positive – of which there is plenty – while not ignoring the negative. It’s a tough balance, but nobody said life would be easy.
In any case, if you are reading this, I wish you all the best for the remaining 98.9% of 2018.
Protons for Breakfast 
January 4, 2018 at 8:34 pm |
Good points to life.
January 12, 2018 at 6:26 am |
Well Michael, you just need to follow the advice of Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTMWNWrE3Uc :
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they do
Just when everything looked so dark
Man, they said we better, accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don’t mess with Mister In-Between
– Happy New Year.