2009 is gone!!!

Wow -- that year went fast.

Rather than a retrospective, I thought I'd publicly post my intentions for 2010... in no particular order, I plan to:

• Spend more time with friends. Host some gatherings, help organize/spur a couple more.
• See a new place -- go somewhere I've never been, perhaps do something there I've never done.
• Exercise a bit more, drink a bit less (hey, no reason to overdo it, right?!!)
• Build 3 pieces of furniture for the house. Now that I have the shop all set up, there's no reason I can't make this happen...
• Learn to turn! (Wood-turning.) Got the lathe, got some instructional books, and I am so psyched to learn a new skill! This actually leads to my next intention:
• Post some blog entries. Not because you care, but because if I "live out loud" a bit, I believe it will keep me motivated to make a little more use of my time this year. On that topic, I intend to write about this whole process of learning to turn on the lathe... as of today, I know almost nothing about it... but I have a feeling this will be something I get deeply into and try to become a master at. So... why not post about it, so I can look back and see how far I've come.

Thanks to all who have made this a great 2009. Let's make the next one even better.

Sunset, Maui day 2

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Maui - Day 1

So day one of Maui has definitely been a success.

Got 3 trips set up for later in the week, had tasty seafood (coconut battered calamari and an Ahi sandwich!) at the Whalers Village, and saw a sea turtle on our first snorkle - at dusk. He was eating!

Man this place is beautiful.

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Home for the next 4 days

Melissa's boss's beach house on Top Sail island. Looking forward to a few days of rest - first break of the year!

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At the luxurious Club Quarters HotelL

Today I got to find out what kind of hotel $140/night buys you in downtown Philly.

Underwhelming would be one word for it; smelly would be another.

Apparently they have special architecture around here that funnels every car horn directly into your (closed, but paper thin) window, even 7 floors up.

There's an iron and ironing board, but not in your room - no, that would be silly. You have to go hunting around various floors until you find the magic closet that still has one. At least it wasn't chained down...

I'd include a picture, but it would just make you weep.

Interestingly enough,...

Interestingly enough, half a plan plus half a plan plus half a plan does not equal a plan.

If you're really lucky it equals about three quarters of a plan.

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Dancing At Jenn George's Reception

Not everyone can pull off a hat like this...


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