A few years ago, in 2013 to be precise, I have decided to give each year of my life a specific theme and I to spend my spare time that year pursuing that theme.
2013 was supposed to be a year of travel. It was a flop.
2014 was supposed to be a year of adventure. It was:
every month I had an adventure, something I have not done before.
Some were insane: Rugged Maniac mud/obstacle run in 40 degrees weather with
crazy wind-chill; some were beautiful: sunrise on Haleakalā in Maui;
some were head-scratching fun: Newport Pig Cooking Contest;
some were exhausting: 5150 Galveston Triathlon;
either way, something new happened every month, though,
perhaps like most adventures happen anyway, most were not
planned.
From there on, I refined it and decided to have each year be a generic theme with a more specific focus, and thus 2015 was a year of learning, with emphasis on music.
More refinement followed, and from the lessons learned in 2015, this blog was born.
Why am I doing this? I honestly don’t know, but it does seem to make my life both more interesting and more grounded.
Meanwhile, here’s some stuff I like and use