Almost at 10 years. My how the time flies by.
1. Last year’s list was posted three days late. This upset many people.
2. Microsoft Word’s autocorrect is getting much more intelligent. It will suggest corrections to fragments as opposed to just pointing them out.
3. Siri continues to get less and less intelligent.
4. Zisteau is a Youtube channel I am not sure why I am so addicted to watching.
5. Merry and I are headed to Aruba!
6. You know what… maybe it’s time to make the purchase.
7. Hours and hours of planning for a trip like Aruba are so worth it.
8. Mr. Greene disapproves of eating pancakes with a spoon.
9. My use of Facebook has dropped off substantially compared to previous years.
10. Best habit I have ever incorporated into my life is acknowledging how great life is at any given moment.
11. T-Mobile’s coverage area has definitely improved over the last year. Still not great, but definitely an improvement.
12. Need to hide an engagement ring? Kurt’s closet is one of the best places in the apartment.
13. By far, my favorite game I have ever purchased is Minecraft.
14. Factorio is a very close second.
15. Does anyone remember Super Busby?
16. I know it’s not that much higher than 47,000 ft. which we often fly at, but the earth just looks different at 51,000 ft.
17. Merry and I are getting married! N12° 34’11” W070° 02’51”
18. Our trip to Aruba was the most perfect trip I have ever been on. 10/10.
19. Merry isn’t crazy about the idea of a ring bear.
20. However I did convince her that How I Met your Mother is a good show.
21. Pluto is red!
22. I discovered an incredible musician, Peter Mulvey.
23. His music inspired me to learn to play the guitar.
24. A lot of wedding planning cannot be completed until you choose a venue.
25. You cannot choose a venue until you choose a date.
26. You cannot choose a date until you find a venue.
27. I have a car mechanic I can text to make appointments. That is awesomely convenient.
28. Cosmin and Amanda are getting married!
29. Garrison Keillor is retiring. :(
30. Time to plan a trip to see A Prairie Home Companion in Minneapolis!
31. I need to come up with a better system for remembering to register my car…
32. Accidentally renewed the plates 5 months after they expired.
33. That mistake will cost you $10.
34. The Amazon Echo is used a lot more than I expected it to be. Perfect execution, Amazon!
35. Merry likes Yellowstone!
36. One day, I want to have a room containing paintings from all of Merry and I’s trips to the national parks.
37. In reference to #91 in my list of things I learned in 2012, turns out I was incorrect.
38. Promotion might not always be the best situation you could wish for.
39. The more we explore, the more I learn that Milwaukee is an awesome city for biking.
40. It feels so good to feel like you are actually making a change.
41. Hearing Peter Mulvey play a show in NYC was an awesome experience.
42. Unfortunately, I think the Rubin Art Museum has the wrong strategy in regards to their programming and event coordination.
43. Merry is going to be a music teacher at Menomonee Falls High School!
44. Sometimes (actually, all the time) things certainly happen for a reason.
45. Insurance claims on cracked windshields will not raise your insurance premium.
46. Mom likes mowing!
47. Even though Merry has only had her ring a little while, she says it feels weird to take it off to have it resized.
48. Laser printers rock! Especially when they come with a set of toners!
49. Brother made a wonderful wireless printer that is actually likes being wireless.
50. Merry is going to London this winter!
51. Goat Simulator. That is all.
52. ROSS GOT MARRIED!!!
53. The Laughing Cow Cheese. Thanks Jon!
54. Merry is incredibly beautiful in every possible way.
55. So T-Mobile’s Jump on Demand deal is pretty awesome.
56. So is the iPhone 6
57. And the iPhone 6S
58. One of the best Christmas gifts I have ever received was our trip to Chicago.
59. At this point in the year, I always feel like I am about 20 items behind where I should be in this list.
60. I also said that next year my list will be composed on my phone. Turns out that was not true.
61. Toner cartridges are incredibly expensive!!
62. An experience that causes you to dig farther into the inner workings of your aircraft is not a bad experience if you have a takeaway.
63. Primacy is a pretty powerful mental state.
64. Being a chief pilot looks like the worst job in any company.
65. One thing I love about NYC is it is a city where details are literally everywhere.
66. That was really hard work.
67. Hard work will not go past unrecognized.
68. JetPubs has a notebook program where they send you a new notebook for free if you fill one up.
69. If you know my affinity for notebooks, you know how important this is.
70. As your relationship progresses, you develop a deep and fulfilling trust in the other person.
71. Brompton is the gold standard of folding bikes.
72. I invested in the silver standard of folding bikes, and could not be happier with the purchase.
73. Folding bikes ride remarkably like a full size bike!
74. If a store does not honor their warrenty, then I will be more than happy to take my purchases to other places.
75. The Fighting Sioux will now be known as the Fighting Hawks
76. Changing the school’s nickname will cost the university somewhere in the high $200,000 range.
77. That’s a lot of wasted money… UND will always be the home of the Fighting Sioux.
78. I find myself getting sucked into various topics on YouTube.
79. I have spent an embarrassing amount of time watching videos of lock picking, and lock collecting.
80. This rivals my embarrassment for watching videos about traffic lights on YouTube.
81. A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder closes on Jan 17th of next year!
82. Spur of the moment adventures to New York with the Fiancée are the best!
83. Front row tickets to A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder was the best money I have spent all year!
84. Even the front row of a Broadway show has thieves. Police Report 2015-018-10758
85. Having the ability to navigate around NYC without the need of a map is very rewarding.
86. So are the benefits of being a Diamond HHonors member.
87. Obviously my strategy of renewing my license plates didn’t work. 1 month late this time.
88. That’s another $10.
89. Milwaukee’s system of contesting parking tickets that were improperly issued is absolute garbage.
90. When you have a Kitchen Aid mixer… all your problems look like nails.
91. Stay strong little kitty.
92. I have a reputation for forgetting things.
93. I also have a reputation for liking Dominion. That reputation is absolutely true.
94. Charlie placed 1st in the fantasy football league for the second time in a row
95. With only an hour of experience, I can pick a master lock No. 1 in less than 30 seconds.
96. Never trust anything of value with a master lock. At least not a Master lock that you haven’t recored!
97. Charlie and Sierra had a baby! Tovyn Elias Calabria born 5:15 pm on Dec. 30th.
98. I absolutely have the best office view.
99. Life is EXACTLY what I thought it would be at this point in my life.
100. Life is good.