The end of another year
Well, I don't have the time to record a Daily Steve Podcast right now (expect one next week), so I thought I'd sit down and just record a couple of thoughts about 2009. It was definitely a year of contrasts and not necessarily the best year a lot of us went through, but it had its moments.
It was the year of our trip to Africa, which was a life-changing event. I really want to go back again, and I can see why so many people get hooked on travel to this troubled continent. We did a lot of traveling within the US as well, using our Disney Vacation Club points to spend time in Keystone, San Diego, the Disneyland Resort, and Walt Disney World.My business was down quite a bit in 2009, and for the first time I had clients who defaulted on payments. My training gigs with ASPE were so poorly attended that by the end of the year, I decided to quit rather than have small classes. A lot of classes were being canceled as well, which meant that it was no longer a steady source of income. On the bright side, a couple of us are starting up "Denver Mac Training," and will be bringing that training venue and course catalog up to speed. This year was the year I learned to shoot, and I now enjoy target shooting to improve my accuracy. I want to do more in 2010, including getting a .22 calibre target rifle.
My writing skills improved in 2009, and I hope to get at least one more book published. I may even consider doing self-publishing through Amazon Kindle to get some fiction on the market. My goals, NOT resolutions, in 2010 are as follows: exercise on a regular basis, take and publish at least one picture a day through Project 365 (http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/), do a third NaNoWriMo in November, and try to average at least two posts a day on TUAW. Have a great 2010!
