2012 was again not all that exciting. Some highlight of the year were:
1. Spring break with my wife hiking the Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce Canyon.
2. my oldest son (Jordan) and his girlfriend was voted homecoming king and queen in October.
3. Cancun in October with my wife
4. Cancun in June with family and friends.
Goals set at the beginning of the year:
Health/Personal ---ended the year in about the same physical shape as the beginning of the year. Have become a better swimmer, not better mechanics, just more endurance and comfort in the water.
- 1000 miles on bicycles, 350 miles on foot (only 20 and 7 miles a week respectively) in 2012
- I probably did about 300 miles on foot in 2012
- I only biked about 630 miles in 2012 - obviously because of the effect on my body (ed) I did not cycle as much.
- run 1 half-marathon in 2 hours or less
- Did this in January, and was very close in the July SF Half-Marathon, finishing in 2h01m
- do 1 50 miles bike ride
- Did this a couple of times, but these long bike rides will have to stop because of the impact to my body
- complete 2 of the 4 army ranger's physical requirements: 80 push-ups in 2 minutes, 80 sit-ups in 2 minutes, 12+ pull-ups, 2 miles in 13 minutes (currently can only do the 12+ pull-ups)
- Did the 12+ pull ups - can do this regularly now
- Did 80 push ups in 2 minutes once. Can easily do 60 push ups in a row now, need to get to 80 regularly
- body fat at 10% as measure by my scale (currently at 12%)
- Body fat is still about 12%
Wealth - to increase net worth by $100K. This can be accomplish by investment gains, increased savings or debts reductions. ---Increased net worth by $135K
Skills/Knowledge - learn two cooking techniques from this list: stir-frying, braising, soup, sauteing, sauce---got a lesson from co-worker on making sauce/gravy, a little more comfortable doing that now.
Reading - to read 10 books.---did read more than 10 books this past year, mostly books that my teenage daughter read, and some smut. Started to read Les Miserables, but it was sooooo slow. I may try it again, now that I was inspired somewhat by watching the movie.
