2023 was a personal brain-drain, so I raided the internet for some New Year’s encouragement or maybe just a good laugh or two to share. I did none of the work myself. See you next year.
—Flavia Potenza
1. “You can get excited about the future. The past won’t mind.” —Hillary DePiano
2. “Thank you, next!” —Ariana Grande
3. “You know how I always dread the whole year? Well, this time I’m only going to dread one day at a time.” —Charlie Brown
4. “8 p.m. is the new midnight.”—unknown
5. “My New Year’s resolution is to remember to write 2024 instead of 2023.”—unknown
6. “May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions.”—unknown
7. May you become smart enough to realize that resolutions don’t come true and wise enough to know that the difference between a new year and an old year is 1 minute past 12 a.m.
8. Page 1 of 365.
9. Dear New Year, Please be nice.
10. Don’t be so worried about what you eat between Christmas and New Year’s. Worry more about what you eat between New Year’s and Christmas.
11. My 2024
Will start on
February 1.
January is
A trial month.
12. Choose happy.
13. Trust the magic of new beginnings.
Reasons to Look Forward to 2024
14. January 1. Works published in 1928 will enter the public domain, the most notable being Steamboat Willie, Walt Disney’s first cartoon with synchronized sound, and the earliest versions of Mickey Mouse.[4]
15. February 4. 66th Annual Grammy Awards will be held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
16. April 8. The Great Northern America Eclipse, a total solar eclipse will be the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous United States until 2044. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. (science.nasa.gov)Â The path does not directly pass over Southern California.
17. July 16. The 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be hosted at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Maybe Not So Much…
18. July 15-18. The Republican National Convention will be held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI.
19. August 19-22. The Democratic National Convention will be held at the United Center in Chicago, IL.
20. November 5. The 2024 United States presidential election will take place.
Ready! Set! Go!
