I have not commented on a single newspaper article this year. The year is still young, but I feel like boasting nonetheless. Given my habits, this is quite an achievement. Although I do check the news every now and then, I am only browsing through titles and occasional bylines. If I open an article, which I do pretty rarely at this stage, I only skim through it in search of the key bits. And that is that. So far, I have not even felt an itch to comment on anything I have come across. Breaking habits is not an easy job, but I am familiar enough with it. As I like to boast lately, tobacco is behind me already. By now, my alcohol consumption is also close to a sustainable level. One or two glasses of wine a day would be just fine, and I hope to get there by this summer. Returning to newspapers, I want them to go the way of tobacco. Both are bad habits pure and simple, whereas wine is even salutary in moderation. I hope to be completely free from newspapers by this summer, as well. As I write, I am drinking green tea. As soon as I finish writing about my bad habits, I will return to my chi-gong balls. As I twirl them, I will sit crosslegged and stare in front of myself without a thought. But enough boasting.