Things I learned in 2022
My list holds more power than I thought it did.
My negative impression of Equifax has been trumped by Experian.
And I really hate Equifax…
And trump.
Baby bath time has changed from a fun and relaxing experience to a soggy juggling experience.
Elicia is going to have a baby!
The spelling of Boujie.
John Green is back in twitter.
It amazes me that there was only 5 years between the skydive from space and when we learned it’s just like, it’s just like a mini-mall.
There is a lot of hootenanny going on at 3rd avenue in Seattle.
Merry and I have reached a pinnacle in our Garlic Bread journey together.
The Museum of Flight has an M-71, F1 Engine AND A CONCORDE!
Merry and I have a new favorite vacation location.
Adaptive cruise control is one of those inventions that you don’t realize how much you depend on it until you don’t have it anymore.
Our baby is a sponge of experiences.
… and she is so dang cute!
JWST had such a successful launch, it may have added 20 years to it’s operational life!!
Schmear is on my short list of disgusting words.
Someone decided it was a good word to use for cream cheese that is for sale!?!?!
It’s possible to rack up a $15,000 chocolate bill in my dream.
The panic that dream causes definitely crossed the gap to real life.
The first images from the JWST were as amazing as I dreamed they would be!
***REMOVED***
I didn’t think that having to tell strangers to not touch my kid would be as big of a problem as it is.
RIP Mike “Beard Man” Taylor - not sure how I missed the news of your death in 2018.
2022 is the year of the audiobook
And YouTube.
And insurance. Home, Auto, Life, and Business (re)purchased in the same month. Because…
27% rate increase in auto insurance at renewal with no claims seems a bit greedy.
Elicia and James had a baby!
The Sheboygan Spaceport is a thing!
Mirrorless cameras are freaking amazing! The silent photography feature alone is worth it’s weight in gold!
And it works with current lens kits! So great.
I am much more dependent on my notebook than I originally thought.
From the time I lost it until it was turned in, it bounced around FL, UT, CA, NV, MI, ID, and WI. It’s much more traveled than I am!
Cost to overnight it from LAX was $158. I don’t value it quite that much.
$32… definitely.
********* needs slots?!
You cannot utilize on or off camera flash with silent photography enabled.
That feature that caused so much joy in the past caused so much stress now!
Nothing more frustrating than “This option is not available at current settings” when you really need that option and it wont tell you what the current setting that is preventing it is! Who should have thought it was silent photography?!?!?!?
Sorry… </rant>
My Ford is infinitely better than a loaner Lincoln.
We played a Jenga game, and successfully took out the left and middle piece on three separate layers and it kept standing.
Josh Groban was a lot more engaging in concert than I expected.
Gone are the days I could sleep in until 10.
Gone are the days I could sleep in until 0630.
I’ve become my own worst enemy.
Judy Schmidt’s processing of the JWST image of Jupiter is jaw dropping!
Hard Mountain Dew exists.
Repair categories do not apply to part 91 flights… sometimes.
The Art Institute of Chicago is named the Best Museum in the World… and it’s closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
No worries.. we’ll go check out the cities Photography store!
Turns out Chicago is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
NASA has developed a spacecraft whose fate is to impact an asteroid to study it’s change in trajectory, as part of an earth defense strategy.
BAM! Bullseye!
2022 is the year of NASA Science Fiction!
The scariest thing about Covid was not the sickness, but rather the realization of the lack of compassion shown to others.
On a similar yet unrelated note, punk rockers just want to be loved.
Charlie and Andrea got married!
And are having a kid!
1.3x on Audible seems to be the sweet-spot.
It feels so amazing to be able to travel again.
Spontaneous trip to Pisa? Sure!
Chewable’s does not mean gummy’s.
To be clear, I was referring to vitamins, not other things.
Great British Bake-off may have been dethroned by Taskmaster.
RVR in feet is not an international standard.
****8888 doesn’t need slots?!
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I give Twitter 18 months.
Musk for President? That sure has become a terrifying thought.
Downtown is definitely the way to stay in Savannah.
Savannah is one of 22 cities in the US who allow to-go alcohol on the street.
Partaking in the street made me a lot more uncomfortable than I expected it would.
“Sphinx of Black Quartz, judge my vow” is so much better than “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog” in every single way.
It’s amazing Evie’s massive personality can fit into such a small body!
The Fantasy Football kings can crumble!
Kara’s bench beat my team one week.
The LED flashlight on the iPhone gets extremely hot to the touch!
Although n=3 isn’t a large sample size, so far all of the clocks I have seen in the Milwaukee County Courthouse have been working, but been incorrect by at least 7 hours.
I guess that must mean that they aren’t working. Quasi working.
The mind has a tendency to wonder while waiting to be selected as a juror.
I am incredibly bad at judging the size of a group of people.
Oh. There were two other rooms of people I didn’t know about.
Being able to reply to reviews on online shopping websites would completely change the industry.
Ready Player 1 and 2 are my favorite literary adventures to date.
The movies of RP1 barely follows the book, but that’s probably for the best. Otherwise it would be an incredibly long, and boring movie.
I never through Christmas decoration and music would happen before Thanksgiving, but it has! And it is lovely!
When it’s warm and you have time, take advantage of it!
White Cranberry juice is more illusive than the Fountain of Youth.
I had a lot more fun biking around Salt Lake City than I originally thought I did. The snow fall was more disappointing than I expected it to be.
Little Miss Evie’s life will revolve around music.
A lot of Broadway shows are being showcased by the Tiny Desk Concert Series.
Merry and her photography business have had the best year yet! So proud of you cakes!
Zisteau is still making videos.
Factorio has an undo button!
The Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church were not named after the lovey songbird, but rather the other way around.
The Exploder made it to 100k miles! She averages about 20k/year. Yuck.
“May this year justify our hope.”