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Each year at this time, the editorial department at the News-Journal sends out more than a dozen letters, all of them pretty much alike.

Sounds kind of boring, huh?

Well, it's an important part of our job.

The letters are requests for notification of meetings and copies of information that our public officials are to consider at their meetings.

I don't make New Year's resolutions. It's true I may have "made" one or two in the past for the sake of filling this column space, but, if I did, I had no intention of actually following through with them.

I admire those who make New Year's resolutions and actually follow through with them. Those people are superheroes in my book.

It's not that I haven't tried to better myself over the years. I have tried several times and each time, I ended up worse off.

Case in point - my decision to lose weight.

The annual Christmas Wish List hasn't changed a whole lot from last year's. I'm not quite sure whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.

For those who might be unfamiliar with the "list," each year at Christmas I publish a tongue-in-cheek wish list for various individuals and groups in the community. It's gotten to be such a regular thing that it almost wouldn't seem like Christmas without it.

So, here goes...

Dear Santa,

I have always believed in karma - both good and bad.

I know it may be a bit naive, but I honestly believe that when you do some selfless deed out of the pure goodness of your heart, whether it's large or small, something good will happen to you in return.

That's not to say you should only do good deeds in anticipation of receiving something in return.

Nevertheless, my karma has been a bit out of whack lately.

I went to a movie theater a few weeks ago on a Friday night, and apparently, my karma was so off that it came back to haunt me.