It’s that time of year. Even St. Nick is writing a resolution to lose enough weight to fit into his Santa suit.Odds are, he will stick to that resolution for a while. In fact, according to a University of Washington survey, 63 percent of all people making resolutions are still at it after two months.The top resolutions are to increase exercise; to be more conscientious about work or school; to develop better eating habits; and to stop smoking, drinking, or using drugs (including caffeine).Also, people more commonly make resolutions to start a new habit than to break an old one. This is all old news, really. Writing about resolutions is actually an unoriginal, tired topic. (Sorry.)The tradition of resolutions, according to some shady source of mine, actually dates back to the early Babylonians. Our resolutions might be to lose weight or quit smoking, but the early Babylonians’ most popular resolution probably was to return borrowed farm equipment.It’s a sad thing to make a resolution and break it — just one more check mark in the "reasons to have low self-esteem" column.Many people vow to be more honest, gamble less or eat their vegetables. I don’t need to do any of those, but I can make wishes:oI wish my dryer would get fixed.oI wish I could see my family more.oI wish I would spend more time on hobbies.oI wish I didn’t have to get out of bed to go to the bathroom at 4 a.m.oI wish I could always be making my way through a really great book.oI wish I would remember everyone’s birthday.oI wish someone would turn me in to one of those makeover shows.In case you want to make real resolutions instead of just lazy wishes, I found a Web site, hiaspire.com, which sends out e-mail reminders of your resolutions. My wishes are just for 2005, keep in mind. In 2006 I plan to see my family less often, break household appliances and be more forgetful of important dates.