So September 28, 2009, my experiment in completing 101 things in 1001 days ended. By my own tally I only completed 43 of my objectives. At one level this is an abject failure; on the other hand, a large number of life changes may make this a reasonable outcome. In the past three years, I’ve …
Category Archives: 101 things
Bike Geek
I love bicycling. And I hate to admit it, but I’m also a bike geek. While the latest and greatest bike technology is always interesting, I mostly ride older, used bicycles. I especially like mid-1980s vintage bicycles. (But I’d still like a new 2008 Trek Madone 5.2). You can see my line-up of bicycles in …
Travels & Trains
I’m on vacation. Well, I’m on as much of a vacation as I’ve managed the last 10 years or so. I’ve been bouncing around a bit for the last week, and I’ll be at it a couple more. Three days in New York City for a conference, very little in the way of relaxation, but …
Not quite weekly update
A stomach virus is an effective, if grim, short-term diet. So I lost a couple of pounds last week; although I will probably end up spending most of this week putting the weight back on as I re-hydrate after the illness. Stopping by the photoclub meeting last week dropped one more item from the list, …
Of photo club and practice
Last week, I managed to swing by a Terrapin Photo Club Meeting (#60). I had a pleasant enough time, though I was struck by two things: Man, these people are young. There were surprisingly few photos of people I know taking pictures of people is difficult. You have to overcome the inherent sense of voyeurism, …
101 things update
The last couple of weeks have seen small progress. Just a couple of small items on the list and a movie or two. remaining: 92 items, 85 movies, 52 lbs. in the next 965 days.
Week 3: It all goes down the tubes
After starting off with 2 great weeks on the 101 things list, week 3 was a disaster. I should start off by pointing out that: I’m sick (flu-like symptoms, and I spent most of the week running mild fever) I had a colleague in town, so I had to go to the office everyday I’m …
Week #2
Time (actually very late) for another update on the 101 things list. I sent my Rolleiflex camera in for service (#55), it works out that the taking lens has a small chip in it (grrr…), but apparently it’s pretty minor, and I went ahead and approved the repairs to the mechanicals (shutter and transport overhaul …
Diversification
After many (profitable) years of having a completely tech-driven portfolio, I finally chickened out and diversified my holdings. It’s still tech heavy, and I’m continuing to emphasize growth stocks, but there should be somewhat less risk overall. Here’s a bit of eye-candy on my current allocations. by Industry by Region of the World There’s still …
Beginning of the New Year
Just a quick update after one week of the New Year, and 1001 days. With 7 days down, I’ve managed to knock-off a couple of minor items from the 101, mostly just buying small stuff around the house. A quck trip to Ikea and the local big-box home stores yielded a $50 faux-persian rug for …