perfidy

The end of the year is typically a summing-up time, a time to take stock of what you have done and where to go next. For bloggers, it's a time to expound windily about the best this and the worst of that, and what album really made the grade.

Well eff all that. Maybe I'll get to it later. It's December 22, I'm tired, I'm busy, and I got no time to weigh Kanye West off versus Loretta Lynn for my choice for record of the year (ok... it's Kanye West. No!... Loretta.)

Instead, here is a quick list of things I did this year for the first time. Onanism!

• Turned 30. Hopefully this has happened for the last time.
• Ran a mile without having to lie down afterward.
• Ran three miles, period.
• Bench pressed my body weight. This was the year Johno got fit. Turning 30 puts a scare inta ya.
• Baked French-style baguettes successfully. Nummies.
• Figured out what an index fund is and how it works.
• Moved without having been evicted or otherwise encourage to leave first.
• Tasted a wine that finally made me understand why some people get obsessed and spend fortunes acquiring the stuff. (Can I remember which wine?... well... it's written down somewhere, I'm sure of it.)
• Got my writing published in the online version of the Cleveland Scene, a paper I always dreamed of writing for growing up.
• Became a paid, published writer. Paid! For writing!
• Read and enjoyed military history. ... well, I see that's about it. Pretty thin actually. 

Compared to Buckethead's list, it's downright pathetic. With two items ("Heard son's first word," "Watched son take first step") his list blows mine away. Within the next eighteen hours you shall see a cessation in blogging from me as I head west to the Johno Homeland for Christmas. Have a pleasant holiday.

[wik] Since comments are turned off, I will use my powers as a Minister to insert my question here: what military history did you enjoy?