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I thought long and hard about writing another New Year\u2019s resolution entry and flip-flopped on the topic until this very morning. You see, I don\u2019t have the best track record when it comes to New Year\u2019s resolutions, a fact that many longtime What About Watermelon readers already know.<\/p>\n
I have no problem making <\/em>resolutions, mind you. In fact, I\u2019m the best New Year\u2019s resolution maker on my street (and probably in my entire neighborhood). It\u2019s the keeping <\/em>of the resolution that I struggle with so mightily. That\u2019s all going to change this year, because instead of making 27 different self-improvement promises, I\u2019m making only one:<\/p>\n This year, I resolve to finally, once and for all, fulfill my lifelong dream of being a contestant in a watermelon seed-spitting contest.<\/em><\/p>\n I realize I\u2019ve resolved to accomplish this dream in the past and failed at it, but the reason for my failure was pretty simple: There were no watermelon seed-spitting contests for me to enter.<\/p>\n To fix that, my 2012 resolution includes the much larger task of organizing a seed spitting contest. (Yes, I\u2019m going to be a contestant in my own contest. It\u2019s a little unorthodox, but we\u2019re talking about a lifelong dream here, so let\u2019s not get bogged down with formalities.)<\/p>\n I\u2019ll chronicle the process of creating my own seed-spitting contest with a series of monthly entries here on the blog. That process includes finding a venue (I\u2019ve got a few local county fairs in mind), pitching the idea to those in charge, promoting the contest, securing sponsors and prizes, and figuring out all the details that go into executing a successful watermelon seed-spitting contest.<\/p>\n Of course, amidst all that hoopla and planning, I\u2019ll be training and practicing for my own run at the watermelon seed-spitting title. I\u2019ll keep you updated on that process as well.<\/p>\n Wish me luck \u2026 it\u2019s going to be a busy year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I thought long and hard about writing another New Year\u2019s resolution entry and flip-flopped on the topic until this very morning. You see, I don\u2019t have the best track record when it comes to New Year\u2019s resolutions, a fact that many longtime What About Watermelon readers already know. I have no problem making resolutions, mind […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-769","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n