Happy 2026!
It's 4:54am, Mexico time, and everyone has finally gone to bed. Well, everyone in our house anyway...there's at least two parties still going on this block (I can hear Achy Breaky Heart playing in Spanish outside my bedroom window...and it's playing LOUD).
*sigh* Mexico.
But I'm not tired (note that I'm blogging instead of sleeping). Might have something to do with the caffeinated coffee I've been on since I got here. It doesn't help to be up till 3am every night and then drinking coffee from noon till 4pm. Just...rough. But a good time, too. I'll be back in Seattle by Saturday night, but I'm not sure how long the readjustment will be. 72 hours? Hopefully.
Looking back at last year's resolutions, I see that I hit on two of them. Which kind of sucks but whatever. THe main thing I wanted to do was sell my (deceased) mother's house. Unfortunately, I had to evict my brother first, which was an eight month legal process, lasting from April till October. Now that he's gone, that's again at the top of the list and will be my "January project;" the holidays were just too busy to get shit done.
SO, let's see; here's the list of resolutions for 2026:
- Sell the house.
- Coach Sofia's volleyball team to the playoffs.
- Coach Sofia's soccer team (in the fall) to the playoffs (again).
- Publish my two Blackrazor Cup tournament adventures.
- Finish the first draft of my "How to DM" book
That's it...still a fairly modest, fairly doable list, so long as I don't get too sidetracked by "stuff."
I would like to keep up a good pace of blogging...158 posts in 2025 was my most in a single year since 2011 (although 2012 saw me post 157 times). If I can just keep a 100+ pace, I think I'll be doing fine...better than fine, really. But that book needs to get written, too. Maybe I'll just post some excerpts as it comes along? Maybe.
Okay. That's it. I can't keep my eyes open and the screen is swimming in front of my eyes. 5:21am and it's time to call it. Good night everyone...hope your New Year turns out excellent! Cheers!
: )