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After the bump that was 2019 and 2020, I'm hoping I can actually make good on some intentions for the New Year - Here are 22 things I hope to do in 2022:

1) Spend the night in a place I’ve never been before - Maybe a planned trip somewhere, maybe a spontaneous overnight, maybe I'm kidnapped - all count towards this goal.

2) Read Ulysses before Bloomsday - I have a friend I'm doing this with, something I've wanted to read, but never wanted to do it alone.

3) Post a diary entry at least once a week - Something I've been doing on Facebook/Instagram/My Blog and it keeps me focused and I think connected.

4) Do something creative daily (write, draw, paint, build, make) - to realize this one I hope to set aside 20 minutes a day to do something, that makes it a little more accountable.

5) Translate my fathers journal - he wrote a journal after WW2 about his war experience, I started last year, but need to finish.

6) Visit the Getty Villa - I haven't been since the new Getty opened, so its long overdue

7) Send Cards to friends & family - In an effort to retain and maintain my friendships, I hope this will at least make a physical manifestation of things that have been all too virtual.

8) Get hearing aids - Recently got tested, hearings gotten worse, hearing aides gotten better (and maybe cheaper) awaiting my referral

9) Participate in philosophy groups (podcasts, social media, readings) - Really enjoying some of the public philosophy that's out there now and want to play (and maybe find some new friends).

10) visit a museum or gallery I haven’t been before (Jurassic technology, MOLAA, Hammer) - There are dozens of places I haven't been to yet and it seems many are open again - hopefully long enough to cross this one off the list.

11) Share a poem every month - Doesn't have to be something I've written, but there's a lot of good stuff out there and this keeps me both looking and playing.

12) Find creative accountability partners (groups, individuals, apps) - I tend to need someone else to answer to to make any progress on my own projects, looking at all options and this may be critical path for other goals on the list.

13) Use Duolingo to practice German - Translating my father's journal will help, but I like the daily interactions that Duolingo requires. I'd also like to pick up French again, but this will do for now.

14) Rip 100 singles or other vinyl that never made it to streaming - I continually find gaps in our online music collection, and there are thousands of records in our garage, so time to rip some of the good ones.

15) Scan family photographs and artifacts - Shoe boxes, muffin tins, carousels, I need to digitize these things to preserve tham and share them with friends and family.

16) Get some fun/nice shirts - I work from home, but I want a few nice things I can wear every now and then so I can feel like I can out in the world.

17) Reach out to any friend I haven’t heard from in a month - I'm lousy at keeping up my end of the friendship bargain, so I hope this will help me change that.

18) Write a thank you to anyone who inspires me - People like to be recognized, many people don't get the recognition they deserve, so this is my chance to write some fan mail.

19) Get a short bookcase for the office - My desk is piled with books and notebooks reducing the functional work space - I'll need to do before I can do the vinyl ripping or photo scanning.

20) Prepare at least one new “healthy” meal each week - We've done various meal services and I have my own easy go-tos, but I want to at least try something new each week that I don't feel guilty about.

21) Complete our will - I think we're in year 2 of postponing this, don't have children, but lot's of pets that have expectations of a certain lifestyle.

22) Road-trip to someplace we haven’t been to before - self explanatory, might even spend the night somewhere I haven't been before so I can cross two off the list

So those are mine for 2022, anyone else so bold as to make make some plans or state some intentions?