So while countless others will dial it down in December as visions of sugar plums dance in their heads, I'll be cranking up my wordsmith volume.

And in order to hold myself accountable, I'm taking a page from the playbook of the indefatigable Tim Walker and making a public declaration of my writing ambition. By the time the Ball drops to start 2010, I will have published a minimum of 30 blog posts in December--spread across 1) this space, 2) the Social Media Breakfast site, 3) BryanPerson.com, 4) Big Pabelbon, and 5) my LiveWorld blog.

I'm only at 2, so I have some ground to cover yet. But I'll get there.