New Years Rulin’s: ‘Change socks. Wake up and fight.’

I don’t make formal New Year’s resolutions, but I’m perfectly happy to borrow Woody Guthrie’s “New Year’s Rulin’s, a list of resolutions Guthrie compiled and illustrated at the end of 1941. Happy New Year, everyone!

1. Work more and better	18. Stay glad
2. Work by a schedule	19. Keep hoping machine running
3. Wash teeth if any	20. Dream good
4. Shave	21. Bank all extra money
5. Take bath	22. Save dough
6. Eat good — fruit, vegetables, milk	23. Have company but don’t waste time
7. Drink very scant, if any	24. Send Mary and kids money
8. Write a song a day	25. Play and sing good
9. Wear clean clothes — look good	26. Dance better
10. Shine shoes	27. Help win war — beat Fascism
11. Change socks	28. Love Mama
12. Change bed clothes often	29. Love Papa
13. Read lots good books	30. Love Pete
14. Listen to radio a lot	31. Love everybody
15. Learn people better	32. Make up your mind
16. Keep rancho clean	33. Wake up and fight
17. Don’t get lonesome