On Jan­u­ary 1, 1943, the Amer­i­can folk music leg­end Woody Guthrie jot­ted in his jour­nal a list of 33 “New Years Rulin’s.” Nowa­days, we’d call them New Year’s Res­o­lu­tions. Adorned by doo­dles, the list is down to earth by any mea­sure. Fam­i­ly, song, tak­ing a polit­i­cal stand, per­son­al hygiene—they’re the val­ues or aspi­ra­tions that top his list. You can click the image above to view the list in a larg­er for­mat. Below, we have pro­vid­ed a tran­script of Guthrie’s Rulin’s. 1. Work more and bet­ter2. Work by a sched­ule3. Wash teeth if any4. Shave5. Take bath6. Eat good — fruit — veg­eta­bles — milk7. Drink very scant if any8. Write a song a day9. Wear clean clothes — look good10. Shine shoes11. Change socks12. Change bed cloths often13. Read lots good books14. Lis­ten to radio a lot15. Learn peo­ple bet­ter16. Keep ran­cho clean17. Dont get lone­some18. Stay glad19. Keep hop­ing machine run­ning20. Dream good21. Bank all extra mon­ey22. Save dough23. Have com­pa­ny but dont waste time24. Send Mary and kids mon­ey25. Play and sing good26. Dance …