The new year approaches mercilessly. It feels like some great weight is coming down on me. I don't believe in New Year Resolutions, they only seem to highlight that which we will fail at over the next year. I do however feel the press of time each year around this time. What have i done, what have i not. Rather than thinking of what i will accomplish in the next year i frequently face what i haven't done in the last year. Uhhg.

A couple years ago i read James Gleik's "Faster". While reading about how we run around and waste/apply our time i freshly realized how little i like time ruling over me. This is a wonderful thing to notice, but a fat lot of good the realization does for you. I still own clocks and wear a watch. Appointments still happen and deadlines still drive me.

More recently i have noticed how time is ever changing. December 6th used to be St. Nicolas' Day. Then there is Epiphany, we all know how to sing the 12 days of Christmas but does anyone remember when they occur? Marking time with ephemeral events seems ironic.

Whatever.