Monday, December 31, 2012

2012-12-31 Year In Review


2012 was a year of travel...and change.

Major Highlights

  • Visited Zihuatanejo in February 2012
  • Attended the Miami International Boat Show - and had a chance to spend some time aboard  "The Lost Soul" chatting with Bob Bitchin
  • A trip to Sedona Arizona in April with my Mom. 
  • Attended the Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show in Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
  • Attended the Strange Loop 2012 conference in St. Louise
  • Spent Labor Day in Las Vegas at the Aria Resort and Casiono with good friends
  • Found and completed the purchase of a sailboat [I previously sold my last boat in 2007, in Mazatlan]
  • Sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Spent a week visiting Monterey aboard my sailboat 
  • After almost 2 1/2 years, shook the dust of the desert off my feet for good
  • Sold (pennies on the dollar), or gave-away all of my furniture
  • Returned to the Pacific Coast - and living aboard a sailboat again 
  • Reconnected with old sailing friends from King Harbor, Redondo Beach, CA
  • Signed a lease for a new office location
  • Explored many Friends of the Library sales, as well as many thrift stores- and added hundreds of books to my personal library over the course of the year.
  • Started writing a novel
  • Started writing a book of seafaring poetry
  • Published 41 blog posts to my technology blog [finally reached 30,000+ visitors]
  • Lost more money in one week (on a string of bad investment decisions) than most people make in a year.


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