The obligatory end of year review for 2005...
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This is the time when one is supposed to look back and contemplate their journey of the past year. So just what *did* I do of note this year?
Those are some of the basic blog highlights. Of course, there's a ton of other stuff (lost a cat, gained a cat, etc.) that would probably bore you all even more than this did. But it was fun to scan back over the 2005 blog entries and relive some of the highs and lows.
So... onward to 2006.
And remember... READ LESS, DO MORE...
This is the time when one is supposed to look back and contemplate their journey of the past year. So just what *did* I do of note this year?
- In November of 2004, I broke into the top 500 reviewer ranking at Amazon. By February, it was 298. June, 198. September, 149. And finally, two days before the end of the year, I hit my goal... I'm ranked at 125. And what does that get me? Even more books to review...
- I had a goal to read a bit less this year. Reading 182 books last year seemed to be a bit much. So what did I end up doing this year on the reading front? 201. I *definitely* have a goal this year to "read less, do more".
- My writing gig with e-Pro ended when the electronic newsletter remnant went belly up in May. But I was back writing again for LotusUserGroup.org in the last quarter of this year. Between this blog and my official writing jobs, it seems like the keyboard is my mistress. I'm sure my wife thinks that more often than not...
- Lotusphere 2005 and the Java Jumpstart that Joe Litton and I did went very well. The evaluations were very good, and I was given a chance to do it again in 2006 with Julian Robichaux. Great fun...
- Compared to my 747 blog entries last year, I *only* posted 668 times in 2005. Guess I'm learning to hold my tongue better. :)
- I did a webcast on the new Notes/Domino 7 features for e-Pro before it died. It's hard to talk to a wall and have it sound natural...
- Since my old laptop from 2001 went south with Ian to DisneyWorld, I had to replace it with a spiffy new one.
- And speaking of "went south", Ian survived Disney. Today's his last full workday there, and he flies home on the 4th of January. I don't know that he's ready to come home, but he's *really* ready to not be working for The Mouse any more. The "magic and pixie dust" is pretty well gone.
- And it was a year of loss... 40 pounds worth, to be exact. I joined Jenny Craig and started taking steps to get healthy. I'm still not where I want to finish at, but I'm halfway there.
Those are some of the basic blog highlights. Of course, there's a ton of other stuff (lost a cat, gained a cat, etc.) that would probably bore you all even more than this did. But it was fun to scan back over the 2005 blog entries and relive some of the highs and lows.
So... onward to 2006.
And remember... READ LESS, DO MORE...
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