Last January I resisted the urge to discuss New Year’s Resolutions. But this year, let’s do it! Apparently the Babylonians were first. Even though their New Year began in March with the planting of new crops, the Babylonians most common New Year’s resolutions was to return borrowed farm equipment. It was a time they prepared for work on the crops and would gather their farm implements. That being said, I wonder where my tiller has spent the winter. Maybe a Babylonian has it and it will return home. And for the Babylonian that took (without permission) my new Smith T wheelbarrow from the yard last year, time to bring it home. Read the entire article from the OA News!
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on January 6, 2010. View the original page.
