Year In Review
Fed: approximately 6700 homeless people on Sandwich Saturdays.
Gave new blankets to 240 homeless people.
Sent my youngest son to war.
Did 11 of the 70 Things To Do Before I Turn 70.
On January 9th, the seed for a new concept in the Bounty Ministry was planted.
Joined and left: Gather, FaceBook, and MySpace.
Learned to fry Dr. Pepper.
Began a book on foods onna stick.
Explored and used a number of innovative food creations: flavored olive oil wrapped in tiny algae skins to look like caviar, meltable, edible sheets of seasonings to lay on hot foods for an extra burst of flavor, spice-infused skewers, edible skewers, cellophane papillotes, foamed foods as flavor enhancers and garnishes.
Drummed up interest in a Krewe do Zieux – may happen next year.
Explored writing a paranormal romance.
Wrote and published a book on dying and death.
Started the Faux Paws Brewery.
Shared recipes for healthy homemade pet foods.
Worked at MedFaire and SoonerCon, played at ConEstoga and FenCon.
Worked at and bought too many books at the Friends of the Library Book Sale.
Shared information on Hypersenses.
Shared information on Numenism.
Shared information on Permaculture Kitchens.
Bought a laptop and installed Ubuntu on it.
Lost my voice for almost 6 months due to a bizarre allergy reaction.
Was a small part of the International Pixel-Stained Techno-Peasant Wretch Day.
Supported (and am still supporting) the WGA Writers Strike.
Participated in the International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Worked on spreading information about Urban Harvests.
Shared survival information.
Planned and executed a wedding in 3 weeks for my son for less than $800.
Rescued 2 lost chihuahuas (still looking for a home for the most recent one).
Designed runway style fashions for the 18+.
Did NaNoWriMo.
Did National Day of Prayer for Non-Christians.
Baked and mailed cookies for Cookie Day.
Adopted a soldier who was a stranger.
Celebrated Earth Day, Cookie Day, Last Supper, First ‘Mater, First Harvest, First Fire, First Flower, Founder’s Day, as well as a number of secular holidays.
Tended my dying Mother and helped settle her estate.
Developed the seed of the Bounty Ministry that was planted in January to discover the concept of “rightsizing”.
Supported local food diversity and locavorism.
Stayed in communication with elected employees.
Worked 220 days for a total of 2200 hours.
Watched several movies – Shrek 3, Enchanted, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, Star Dust.
Read over 80 books (I lost count).
Wrote 4 novels, 17 short stories, 20 poems, 8 filks, 2 non-fiction books, and 12 employee handbooks.
Published all the employee handbooks and 1 non-fiction book, and none of the other writings.
Received 44 rejection slips.
Provided power to 4 households that went without power for 11 days.
Provided housing for 3 families whose homes were without power for 9 days.
Bought three sets of tires for vehicles I don’t own.
Traveled to El Paso to be with new daughter-in-law when she had surgery.
Helped train 2 dogs for hearing assistance, with the help of Itzl.
Explored a dozen other journaling sites. May settle on WordPress.com, as it seems to best suit my needs and I like their ToS.
Continued to champion veriloquy in spite of receiving a lot of flak about keeping disputed words in circulation.
