2010, You sneaky little Ninja.
To The Faithful Underground…
Tonight is the last night of 2009. We’re going to celebrate “Shack Style” of course. In fact, Shackstravaganza is the only official coed gathering on the shack schedule, not that the sexes don’t intermingle accidentally at other times during the year.
I’ve been thinking about tonight all week and it’s funny, but my view of how I want Shackstravaganza to be tonight completely mirrors the way I want 2010 to be.
Fun but not crazy.
Yeah, you heard me right. I don’t want nor do I need a particularly exciting 2010. Trust me when I say that the past 5 years of my life have held more than enough drama and excitement. Nope, give me a nice quiet fellowship with my real friends this year.
In fact, 2009 was so tense that I’m still a little shocked that 2010 is upon us. Beware 2010, cuz it’s obviously a sneaky ninja. I never saw it coming.
Now, as far as things I’d like to accomplish in 2010, it’s a short but important top-ten list for me.
1. Finally publish the book that Bob Waycott and I worked on. It still has some technical things that need finishing.
2. Be a good professor, co-worker, boss and underling. Since I’m all of those things, it would be nice to excel at them.
3. Record an EP solely on my terms. I have over 16 albums that I’ve done with various people over the years, but I’ve never done one where I just relaxed and let it happen. I’m going to invite all my friends to contribute. No deadline.
4. Finish my novel. It’s in the Horror genre. Yep. It’s true.
5. Spend more quality time with my wife. It’s amazing how much that helps.
6. Fly Fish
7. Reconnect with God. This isn’t as easy as you might think. My relationship with God has been pretty rough over the past several years. I think I’m going to relax a bit more and try to simply spend time with God. No agenda, just time.
8. Blog more and launch our movie review site. I’ve missed you fine folks.
9. Mentor my oldest son. There is a big difference between parenting and mentoring.
10. Relax. 2009 was a good year, but it was tough. We faced a lot of challenges in the health care industry this year, so work kept me hopping. In addition to this, there were many personal family challenges we went through. It is my sincere desire to relax more in 2010. Chill. Write. Sip a fine bourbon and smoke a good cigar. Yes.
What are your plans for 2010? Got anything good up your sleeve?
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