With 2011 nearing an end, it's a good time to check back in on your New Year's Resolutions and update your progress.

THEN: "I want to lose weight and get fit!"

NOW: Well, I ordered a bunch of fitness books and home gym equipment off the web. Although it took a couple trips, I got them off the stoop and into the foyer. When we had a dinner party I carried them all down into the basement. Then rainwater leaked in and my wife had me move the boxes to the second floor. Now they're in our daughter's closet. I think. Also, I experimented with this thing where I stretched before going to bed and again first thing in the morning.