Many New Year's resolutions were made December 31, 2009 to go into effect January 1, 2010. I read some, heard some and will share some. Many resolutions involve losing something, gaining something, Giving up something, changing something, doing more, doing less, having less, giving more.
Some universally popular ones:
eat less, (snacks)
eat more (good foods, definitions vary)
drink more (one glass of red wine
drink less (one bottle of red wine)
say no (to users)
say yes (to givers)
giving up HGTV and Food Network
Wait, something is wrong. The last one. Resolutions are made by individuals, not companies for its subscribers without their input. No one decided to give up Food Network http://www.foodnetwork.com/and HGTV http://www.hgtv.com/
Cablevision made this unsolicited resolution for its 3 million customers. These two networks are gone. Where are Bobby Flay
Sue Torres 
Barefoot Contessa, Mario Batali , Paula Deen 
and shows such as the Iron Chef, Chopped and the super hyped Worst Cooks in America?Isn't the Food Network based in Chelsea Market in NYC? where is Mayor Bloomberg on this?
In case you are not one of the 90 million households worldwide who receive this network, the Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring (episodic) programs about food and cooking with intermittent contests and with a potpourri of talented chefs and cooks.
HGTV is the official website of the Home and Garden Television network, providing a variety of lifestyle programing jammed contests, consultants, and advice
No HGTV= no more House Hunters, Property Virgins. My First Place, Curb Appeal, Design on a Dime and many more
My health club has FN and HGTV as does my nail salon. I could spend more time at the gym and add other services to my weekly manicure pedicure to extend my stay in order to catch some shows. PC Richards always has TV's turned on-I could check them out daily hoping to catch some FN and HGTV. Another possibility- any house with a dish might be worth a visit to befriend its occupants since DISH homes are exempt from this punishment.
For now, I have been watching the Weather Channel
at least there is weather right now, Animal Planet, CNN (non stop), Bridezilla, Suze Orman. PBS, and from Channel 12, pictures of the Grand Central Parkway and LIE traffic jams. Closed captioned-I treat it like the Yule Log, background only.The emptiness for the 3 million affected customers has been so wrenching that Newsday published an article in its January 6, 2010 edition about how to get through this dearth of Food and Home shows. http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/satisfy-your-hunger-for-missing-food-and-home-shows-1.1685701
However fine some of these offerings might be, one would need an event planner to keep up with the schedule, or a team totally committed to show recordation to obtain a smooth flow for watching since these shows are all over the place and at many different times. The DVR would be exhausted by all the saving. And no offense, but to suggest "The Victory Garden" as an HGTV replacement! quaint, charming, sweet show from back in the day, not this day.
BTW Cablevision owns Newsday, so they have a vested interest in our happiness.
Liam has heard that you can get these networks if you have a DISH. So Liam looks over at his dishes
Purrfect, he thinks. Two dishes-one for each missing network. Hey Mommy and Daddy, I have two dishes 
One for FN and one for HGTV. No Liam. The dish is like a flying saucer on top of the house. Oh.Might as well play ball
Gone 
under the couch 
forget the ball. I'll just curl up and hibernate. Nudge me when the contract is signed 
Woof, Woof and enjoy the cold night sky arooooooooooooo
think I see a DISH out there.
