Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2024-01-09 Thread Samiya Illias
Long Life – Reversed in Creation https://signsandscience.blogspot.com/2016/06/long-life-reversed-in-creation.html > On 09-Jan-2024, at 11:22 AM, LizR wrote: > > If you're always truthful, this post makes you immortal. > >> On Thu, 28 Dec 2023 at 09:09, John Clark wrote: >> >> One year

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2024-01-08 Thread LizR
If you're always truthful, this post makes you immortal. On Thu, 28 Dec 2023 at 09:09, John Clark wrote: > > One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one > word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. > > One year ago I sent

A paranormal prediction for the next year

2023-12-27 Thread John Clark
One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet

Re: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2023-01-05 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
paranormal prediction for the next year Dhu al Qarnayn visited the Polar Regions?  https://signsandscience.blogspot.com/2014/06/dhu-al-qarnayn-polar-regions-of-earth.html   On 03-Jan-2023, at 11:23 PM, John Clark wrote: Who gives a damn what the Quran asks us to do? The people who wrote

Re: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2023-01-03 Thread Samiya Illias
Dhu al Qarnayn visited the Polar Regions? https://signsandscience.blogspot.com/2014/06/dhu-al-qarnayn-polar-regions-of-earth.html > On 03-Jan-2023, at 11:23 PM, John Clark wrote: > > Who gives a damn what the Quran asks us to do? The people who wrote it didn't > even know where the sun

Re: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2023-01-03 Thread John Clark
On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 11:21 PM Samiya Illias wrote: > *The Quran asks us to* [...blah blah blah] Who gives a damn what the Quran asks us to do? The people who wrote it didn't even know where the sun went at night. John K ClarkSee what's on my new list at Extropolis

Re: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2023-01-02 Thread Samiya Illias
The Mighty Ancients! Abstract The Earth is dotted with ancient ruins.The Quran asks us to take heed from these ruins, as those civilisations were ‘greater in strength and in impression on the land’. This study explores what the Quran states about the ancients, as well as lists the discoveries

Re: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2023-01-02 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
- From: Philip Benjamin To: Everything List Sent: Mon, Jan 2, 2023 10:59 am Subject: RE: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year [Philip Benjamin] These questions are irrelevant to WAMP-the-Ingrate!!           Questions: - Who, what where,

RE: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2023-01-02 Thread Philip Benjamin
...@hotmail.com; everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year Ok, just to be clear you are indicating that pure, Christianity started with The Protestant Reformation? So, is Martin Luther the founder of The Church, or Henry the 8th

Re: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2022-12-31 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
are, it is what one can produce in real life?  -Original Message- From: Philip Benjamin To: Everything List Sent: Fri, Dec 30, 2022 3:13 pm Subject: RE: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year [Philip Benjamin]    . Nothing pertinent. What is relevant here

RE: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2022-12-30 Thread Philip Benjamin
. Nothing to do with unregenerated “conscious” states. And so many ordinary peoples besides. Philip Benjamin Friday, December 30, 2022 11:00 AM To: medinucl...@hotmail.com; everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year spudboy100

Re: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2022-12-30 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
thing List Sent: Fri, Dec 30, 2022 10:54 am Subject: RE: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year general_the...@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year [Philip Benjamin] I remember a high elec

RE: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2022-12-30 Thread Philip Benjamin
general_the...@googlegroups.com<mailto:general_the...@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: [Consciousness-Online] RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year [Philip Benjamin] I remember a high elected member of the federal government who was very conservative with respect to classical

RE: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2022-12-28 Thread Philip Benjamin
illary-clinton-referred-satanic-occult-high-priestess/ Hillary Clinton Referred to as Satanic, Occult High Priestess From: everything-list@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of John Clark Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 12:34 PM To: 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List Subject: A paranor

A paranormal prediction for the next year

2022-12-28 Thread John Clark
One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet

A paranormal prediction for the next year.

2021-12-28 Thread John Clark
One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year.

2020-12-28 Thread smitra
On 27-12-2020 12:15, John Clark wrote: One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now

A paranormal prediction for the next year.

2020-12-27 Thread John Clark
One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2019-12-29 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1220538/world-war-3-us-army-telepathy-helmet-communicate-silence-combat-sptHappy New Year! Bwah hah hah hah !!  ٩(^‿^)۶ -Original Message- From: John Clark To: everything-list Sent: Sun, Dec 29, 2019 11:54 am Subject: A paranormal prediction

A paranormal prediction for the next year

2019-12-29 Thread John Clark
One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet

A paranormal prediction for the next year

2018-12-31 Thread John Clark
One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet

A paranormal prediction for the next year

2018-01-01 Thread John Clark
One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet

A paranormal prediction for the next year

2017-01-01 Thread John Clark
One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-12-31 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
Muhammeddonetoldme? He must have listened to Muhammad's Radio (Warren Zevon). -Original Message- From: John Clark <johnkcl...@gmail.com> To: everything-list <everything-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wed, Dec 30, 2015 1:30 pm Subject: A paranormal prediction for t

A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-12-30 Thread John Clark
One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-18 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 12 Jan 2015, at 23:07, meekerdb wrote: On 1/2/2015 2:45 PM, Jason Resch wrote: On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 2:40 PM, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 6:31 AM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: Define telepathy, telekinesis, and remote viewing. No.

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-12 Thread meekerdb
On 1/2/2015 2:45 PM, Jason Resch wrote: On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 2:40 PM, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com mailto:johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 6:31 AM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be mailto:marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: Define telepathy, telekinesis, and

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-05 Thread zibblequibble
On Sunday, January 4, 2015 10:03:25 PM UTC, John Clark wrote: On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 Bruno Marchal mar...@ulb.ac.be javascript: wrote: By your post, it seems you do not believe in a primary biological reality or even a chemical universe. I don't know, give me some examples of a primary

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 04 Jan 2015, at 05:33, John Clark wrote: On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: Are only 0, s(0), s(s(0)), ... primary? or should we also insist that addition and multiplication are primary. You tell me, you're the one who asked Do you believe in a

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-04 Thread John Clark
On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: By your post, it seems you do not believe in a primary biological reality or even a chemical universe. I don't know, give me some examples of a primary biological reality and a chemical universe and I'll be able to tell you if I

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-03 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 02 Jan 2015, at 21:40, John Clark wrote: On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 6:31 AM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: Define telepathy, telekinesis, and remote viewing. No. Buy a dictionary, if you're still confused after that I'll try to help you out but first you'll need to define

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-03 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 03 Jan 2015, at 05:23, Jason Resch wrote: The selective replies to my post tells me all I need to know. Good point. John Clark systematically ignores the arguments, and his strategy consists in mocking excerpts taken out of context. Bruno Jason On Friday, January 2, 2015, John

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-03 Thread Bruno Marchal
Thanks Kim! On 03 Jan 2015, at 01:14, Kim Jones wrote: A brilliant passage by Bruno recently - may have been rendered a bit more clearly by the following redaction: Well, I have discussed this on FB in different groups. I got confirmation that strong atheists always use insults, jokes

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-03 Thread John Clark
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: Are only nouns part of the physical universe or are adjectives and adverbs part of it too? It is not quite relevant. Not quite relevant?! Is fast and a racing car both part of the physical universe? Is a brain and a

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-02 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 01 Jan 2015, at 17:31, John Clark wrote: On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: It cannot happen, because if it happens you will say that it is no more parapsy. I most certainly will not say that! I'm not talking about finding evidence to explain how the

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-02 Thread Jason Resch
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 2:40 PM, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 6:31 AM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: Define telepathy, telekinesis, and remote viewing. No. Buy a dictionary, if you're still confused after that I'll try to help you out but first

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-02 Thread John Clark
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 6:31 AM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: Define telepathy, telekinesis, and remote viewing. No. Buy a dictionary, if you're still confused after that I'll try to help you out but first you'll need to define define. So we don't have a bet, I can't say I'm

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-02 Thread Kim Jones
A brilliant passage by Bruno recently - may have been rendered a bit more clearly by the following redaction: Well, I have discussed this on FB in different groups. I got confirmation that strong atheists always use insults, jokes and mockery instead of arguing something of substance. Not

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-02 Thread Jason Resch
The selective replies to my post tells me all I need to know. Jason On Friday, January 2, 2015, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 5:45 PM, Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com wrote: So we don't have a bet, I can't say I'm surprised, I've been offering this bet

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-02 Thread John Clark
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 5:45 PM, Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com wrote: So we don't have a bet, I can't say I'm surprised, I've been offering this bet at the beginning of the year for over a decade but even the staunchest believer in the paranormal always chickens out when asked to put

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-01 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 31 Dec 2014, at 17:42, John Clark wrote: One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-01 Thread John Clark
, 2014 11:42 am Subject: A paranormal prediction for the next year One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-01 Thread John Clark
On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: It cannot happen, because if it happens you will say that it is no more parapsy. I most certainly will not say that! I'm not talking about finding evidence to explain how the paranormal works I'm talking about something more basic,

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-01 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
To: everything-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, Dec 31, 2014 11:42 am Subject: A paranormal prediction for the next year One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-01 Thread LizR
On 2 January 2015 at 05:42, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 , LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: You clearly have psychic powers, Mr Clark! Being able to reliably predict that no accidents or illnesses or anything else will prevent you from making the same prediction

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-01 Thread John Clark
On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 , LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: You clearly have psychic powers, Mr Clark! Being able to reliably predict that no accidents or illnesses or anything else will prevent you from making the same prediction a year from now I made no such prediction. I said I had the

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-01 Thread Jason Resch
Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com To: everything-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, Dec 31, 2014 11:42 am Subject: A paranormal prediction for the next year One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2015-01-01 Thread John Clark
On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 6:51 PM, Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com wrote: If the journals were honest, they would review the papers seriously according to their data and results, So you think the reason the journals Science, Nature and Physical Review Letters don't publish ESP stuff has all

A paranormal prediction for the next year

2014-12-31 Thread John Clark
One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2014-12-31 Thread Kim Jones
Yes, I think we are all sufficiently aware of how bereft of the ravages of imagination you are. Take a bow. You need the adulation, clearly. Kim Jones On 1 Jan 2015, at 3:42 am, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2014-12-31 Thread LizR
You clearly have psychic powers, Mr Clark! Being able to reliably predict that no accidents or illnesses or anything else will prevent you from making the same prediction a year from now - and since the prediction you intend to make is identical, it will include the same pediction for the year

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2014-12-31 Thread Kim Jones
I predict John Clark will make this prediction again exactly one year from now unless his computer develops arms and throttles him before he can do it. I also predict that some one will tell me that this has already happened in universes with perhaps exceedingly low measure. For the rest of

A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-12-31 Thread John Clark
One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. I have been a member of the Extropian List for many years and at the beginning of the year it is my habit to send a message to that list

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-12-31 Thread Platonist Guitar Cowboy
On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 5:01 PM, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same message yet again. I have been a member of the Extropian List for many years and

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-12-31 Thread LizR
AH, but last year there was one less heading on your message! Have happy (and pedantic) new year :-) On 1 January 2014 05:01, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: One year ago I sent the following post to the list, I did not change one word. One year from now I intend to send this same

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-08 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Saturday, January 5, 2013 8:47:14 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: On 1/5/2013 5:39 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: The easy problem is harder than the hard problem in the sense that it is the long way around. No, it's harder because you can tell when you've failed. Brent It's not hard for me

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-08 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Sunday, January 6, 2013 1:24:48 PM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.com javascript:wrote: Even people who have no sense of humor can deduce that other people do have it, Would they if only 0.001% of the population had a sense of humor?

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-08 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 06 Jan 2013, at 02:47, meekerdb wrote: On 1/5/2013 5:39 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: The easy problem is harder than the hard problem in the sense that it is the long way around. No, it's harder because you can tell when you've failed. I guess you meant it's harder because you CAN'T

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-08 Thread meekerdb
On 1/8/2013 6:36 AM, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Saturday, January 5, 2013 8:47:14 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: On 1/5/2013 5:39 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: The easy problem is harder than the hard problem in the sense that it is the long way around. No, it's harder because you can

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-08 Thread meekerdb
On 1/8/2013 9:30 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 06 Jan 2013, at 02:47, meekerdb wrote: On 1/5/2013 5:39 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: The easy problem is harder than the hard problem in the sense that it is the long way around. No, it's harder because you can tell when you've failed. I guess

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-08 Thread John Clark
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: unlike psi it would be easily repeatable, if one person who claimed to have a sense of humor laughed and said that was a very good joke it is statistically very likely (although not certain) that another person who also

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-08 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 12:37:47 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: On 1/8/2013 6:36 AM, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Saturday, January 5, 2013 8:47:14 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: On 1/5/2013 5:39 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: The easy problem is harder than the hard problem in the sense that it is

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-08 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 1:27:20 PM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.com javascript:wrote: unlike psi it would be easily repeatable, if one person who claimed to have a sense of humor laughed and said that was a very good joke it is

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-06 Thread John Clark
On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: Even people who have no sense of humor can deduce that other people do have it, Would they if only 0.001% of the population had a sense of humor? Yes, because unlike psi it would be easily repeatable, if one person who

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-05 Thread John Clark
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: That's like betting that the Catholic Church won't make Martin Luther a saint again this year. I don't see the analogy. The Catholic Church, like all religions, claims to have all the answers and the last thing they'd want is to

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-05 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Saturday, January 5, 2013 11:05:24 AM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.com javascript:wrote: That's like betting that the Catholic Church won't make Martin Luther a saint again this year. I don't see the analogy. I'm not surprised.

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-05 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Saturday, January 5, 2013 4:28:30 PM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: You mean that physicists have been given 10 billion dollars to spend on particle accelerators (and comfortable salaries as well, among

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-05 Thread meekerdb
On 1/5/2013 5:39 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: The easy problem is harder than the hard problem in the sense that it is the long way around. No, it's harder because you can tell when you've failed. Brent -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Everything

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-04 Thread John Clark
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 Stephen P. King stephe...@charter.net wrote: So how ever many years ago you there confident that CERN would discover the Higgs? About 15, and in not one of those 15 years would I have confidently predicted that nothing new about the Higgs would be discovered in the next

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-04 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Friday, January 4, 2013 12:48:19 PM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 Stephen P. King step...@charter.net javascript:wrote: So how ever many years ago you there confident that CERN would discover the Higgs? About 15, and in not one of those 15 years would I have

A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-03 Thread John Clark
I have been a member of the Extropian List for many years and at the beginning of the year it is my habit to send a message to that list about the paranormal and psi. Sense the subject of Rupert Sheldrake and other forms of infantile junk science has come up here I thought I'd send it to this list

Re: A paranormal prediction for the next year

2013-01-03 Thread Stephen P. King
Hi, So how ever many years ago you there confident that CERN would discover the Higgs? And this post proves? Pfft, do better, John. On 1/3/2013 11:29 PM, John Clark wrote: I have been a member of the Extropian List for many years and at the beginning of the year it is my habit to