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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Take a recent resolution adduced by actress Bridget Fonda. Two simple words: "Floss regularly." Shorn of pretense and ringing with truth. Undaunted by the mundane at this august moment in the history of Western civilization is cnn legal analyst Greta Van Susteren. On the eve of the new millennium, she...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Resolutions Without The Guilt | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Resolutions Without The Guilt | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

To prevent this sort of unintended backlash, try to keep your proscriptive pledges focused on specific aspects of relationships. Here are two such resolutions I'm considering: "Stop turning down dinner invitations from my brother and sister-in-law with the transparent excuse that they're rerunning my favorite episode...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Resolutions Without The Guilt | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

This year a nice trivial resolution is our way of standing up to the hegemony of Y2K hype. And bearing in mind that New Year's-resolution making is traditionally an act of utter futility, it's critical that you keep yours as local and personal as possible. The guilt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Resolutions Without The Guilt | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

We should all feel lucky simply to have got out of the 20th century alive. Let's not sweat the big stuff.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Resolutions Without The Guilt | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

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