Thinking of New Years Resolutions?

Just in case you were considering anything rash as a New Year's resolution, this should help. It's a very nice little piece on being thin in the New Yorker. Here is the first step to being thin:

Avoid what psychologists refer to as “emotional eating.” This is hard, because many people have a tendency to experience emotions. To solve this problem, consume increasing dosages of psychotropic medications until you cease to feel emotions of any kind.

Thanks to Fillyjonk at Shapely Prose for that lovely little end of year giggle.