broken resolution

[Seb Thirlway]

From: Paul Mackin <pmackin at clark.net>

>Every year for the last five years I've made a New Year's
resolution to
>break my addiction to the p-list. It's too time-consuming. I
neglect
>family and other duties on account of it (I'm always  being
told).
>And I agree--the p-list is bad for me. However my resolution to
>quit never lasts more than a day or two. I have observed and
talked
>to others who have had the strength  and the resolve to kick the
habit.
>I have seen them go on to lead happy productive lives. I feel
their
>joy but know it cannot be my own own. I have come to recognize
at this
>point in my life that I now longer am even trying to fight the
addiction.
>The damn thing is just too compelling, the dependency too great.
The only
>hope left is that the p-list will somehow evaporate from the
face of the
>earth. But I know this is an idle hope. It will not happen. It
has gone on
>too long. The p-list is indestructible. And I am doomed.


How about a new list (P-ListersAnonymous) on W.A.S.T.E.?  All
stand up and say "my name is..." etc..  Then we'd all move there,
and could get addicted to that list instead...


seb