We are in the middle of the holiday season, looking forward to 2004, and I'll bet you're pondering whether to make any New Year's resolutions or not. Maybe you've been putting it off, deferring the decision until you have a little more time or energy, until the relatives have left, until the kids or grandkids are back at school, or until…

Well, I'm here to tell you that you are definitely not alone. There are several of us (perhaps millions of us) in the same boat. We keep putting off until tomorrow what we aren't quite ready to do. Sometimes this gets us into a lot of trouble because we don't accomplish the things we need to in the time required to do them.

I'll admit that I'm guilty of this as well. To tell the truth, I've actually been putting off writing this particular column for some time. However, Juliana Smith tells me that I need to get it done or I'm in hot water. And so, at long last, this week I am introducing a new word for genealogists. The word is “procrastilate,” and I think you'll agree that it's a pretty cool word for our vocabulary.

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