Another Trip Around The Sun

The title of this blog is a phrase coined by our dear friend Janet Cohen and an excellent one to describe at a year that has gone by. Thank you Janet. We miss you and we love you.

I think I'm going to break what would have been one blog into two segments. Today's piece will be about this year, and the blog tomorrow will focus on the future trip around the sun i.e., 2014.

So, today I'm going to reflect on this year. Note: there is no special order to these.

HIGH POINTS:
I turned 60 and had a great party w/my wonderful friend Erwin
I lost 45 pounds and changed my life, including the way a deal with food
I did the Dipsey
Completed two great classes at Laney College..learned a lot
Visited my friend Joey, Shelly, Julie, and baby Joey
Got some cooking videos up
1st trip to Escelan  for the Readers Write workshop...Sun Magazine
Haven't had a drink in 4 months
Got rid of the television reception, and I don't miss it
Geri bought me a bike for my birthday and I rediscovered cycling
Went to Hawaii, Maui, wowi, going back in 3 weeks, wowi again
Feast of the 7 Fishes w/Vicky and Cassius
Greek Easter and visits w/Charles and Kathleen
Britney, Paul and baby Ella visits
Blogging...I think I'm a better writer than a year ago
Christmas holiday ride in Alameda
Visit from Ocean and meeting new people
Almost finished the second draft of my screen play...I'm close
Vicky beating skin cancer
My family is all healthy and alive

LOWS POINTS:
Loosing my best friend Che
Michael trying to kill himself
My friend Mary Harlis passed away
My bike accident
Vicky's bike accident and fracturing her arm
Vicky getting skin cancer

It looks like we're ahead of the game. There were many goals that I had set for myself that didn't never got accomplished; like getting a solar unit on our Airstream trailer, and relocating it back to our property in the high dessert, or painting the teardrop trailer.

For me losing Che was lowest low. You can't replace a loved one. Losing 45 pounds was the highest high.

There are many things in the hopper for 2014.  Only time will tell.

Lobster tonight.

That's it for 2013.

Life is what happens in between meals.

Peace,

Make Food/Not War