New Years Resolutions for 2010

Remember last year? I said I could just recycle my resolutions from the previous years. Well, it looks like I'll be able to pretty much do the same thing this year.

My resolutions from last year:

#1. This is the year I'll finally ride my motorcycle cross country. Taking a motorcycle trip across the U.S. is something I've wanted to do since I was a teenager. This year is the year!

Didn't happen. I did take a trip to the bay area and a couple overnighters but no cross country trip this year. Maybe next year.

#2. Play golf. Yes, I know it's been 10 or 15 years since I played but I think it's time to start again. Back when I used to play, the game became a serious addiction that threatened to ruin my life. Now I think I'm old enough to handle it without becoming addicted.

Nope! I never even touched a golf club. They’re still up in the storage area above my shop.


#3. Shoot more. I don't spend nearly enough time at the range. This year I want to compete in some IDPA matches and maybe take up sporting clays.

Don’t I wish!! I never did compete in any IDPA or IPSC matches and haven’t shot a single clay target with my shotgun. I did join a new range down the street from my office so I should actually do more shooting in 2010


#4. Sell a vehicle. I don't know which one, but we have too much stuff and it's time to start getting rid of some of it. I think probably the camper will go, and maybe the boat.

Just as last year, this is really funny. I did sell the camper and the boat but guess what. We bought a 34 foot motorhome and a 27 foot sailboat! Oh well. It's a disease.

#5. Finish the interior of the '57 Chevy.

Nope. I didn't work on the '57 all year. Maybe next year if I don't sell it.

So, just as last year, I'll just recycle my 2009 resolutions for 2010

Xmas 2009

Xmas 2009 has come and gone and Kit still hasn't opened all of her presents !!! Hard to believe, isn't it? Every once in a while she comes over and says "I think I'll open a present now".

This year was fun though. Kit really enjoyed playing with Matt and Terry on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. They really had a great time.

Kit's First Gingerbread House

Kid made her first gingerbread house yesterday. Thanks to help from grandma and her older cousin Terry, it came out really great!!!

More baking and decorating is in store over the next few days !! :)

We had quite a cold snap there , didn't we ? I've never seen it so cold for so long since I've been up here. The pics here are of Snoqualmie Falls during the freeze. Seeing the falls like this is extremely rare.

Now the weather is back to normal (that means it's raining) with temps up in the 40s for the forseeable future. Doesn't look like a white Christmas this year.

SDG Reunion

I took a quick trip to the bay area last weekend for a reunion. It was great to see all my old friends from SDG and as a bonuns I got to stay with Dan, Tuk & Kit.

Kit is growing so fast!!!

None of the pics I took at the reunion are any good, but here are a few of Kit :)

Tootsie!!

Well, Jessica was her name. That's what she was named by her breeder. We've changed her name to "Tootsie".
She's 10 months old and her birthday is just a few weeks before Romeo's. Romeo was born on 12/27, Jess was born on 12/18.


She's a real sweetheart, very quiet and calm. The total opposite of Romeo!!

Celtic Knot

It's been 15 years since we sold 'Kelika', our US-27 that we had in the bay area. I guess that was long enough to heal our sailboat wounds because we've gone and done it again.



Currently named 'Glory', this Ericson 27 became ours on Sept 26th. Her new name will be "Celtic Knot". If you don't know what a celtic knot is, here's a link to the wikipedia entry on the topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_knot .

Here are a few examples of celtic knot artwork.






I really wanted my Irish ancestory to be represented in the name and I came up with a lot of ideas but when I stumbled on "Celtic Knot" while browsing the web for things Celtic, I just kind of liked it. Other names high on the list were "Shamrock", "Asgard", "Leanhaun Shee", "Leannan", "Maeve Erin", "Paladin", and "Tara".

I also like "Goblin" and "Gunslinger" but those were vetoed.


The boat will be kept at the Everett Marina for now. I think I want to eventually get a berth at the Edmonds marina but there's a 12 to 18 month wait for that and I'm not even on the wait list yet. So far, I like Everett. It's an interesting place to sail from and the marina itself is very nice with good restaurants and services.