Goodbye 2008

I haven’t written much lately. I suppose my new year’s resolution should be to write more.

The year ending today is somewhat of a blur; I don’t feel I accomplished much, though I think that’s just a feeling most people have after finishing high school and college. Besides taking and passing the bar exam and becoming a licensed attorney, this year was mostly just about being a working stiff. I read a lot of books, studied a bit, and traveled a bit.

I’d like to make a list of things I did in 2008:

- Attended the baptism of my nephew and godson Kilian

- Traveled to Virginia to attend Blythe’s wedding

- Traveled to Vancouver to spend a few lovely days sailing on Kin and Steeve’s lovely boat Corus

- Traveled to San Franciso to explore the city for the first time, and re-connect with Billy

- Traveled to Wisconsin to re-connect with Yoko, Meredith, Jackie, and other lovely ladies from my high school days

- Read many books, which I should attempt to list:

• Satanic Verses and The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie (which I bought and had signed when he spoke at the Harold Washington Library in July
• The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
• The Long Goodbye and Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
• Windy City by Scott Simon
• Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
• Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde by R.L. Stevenson
• God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
• Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen
• Eugenie Grandet by Honore Balzac

- Took up tennis, and got generally more active

- Enjoyed a perfect summer, and lamented the short and cold days we have now…

- Started and never finished a few blog posts, including this one