Household- Katie remains a wonderful wife. We added a new cat to the household. The new cat (Pippin) is great- friendly and outgoing. The old cat (Smokey) is not amused by the interloper. I'm grateful both have had their front claws removed.
House- both a new water heater, about 2.3 seconds before the old one was going to flood the basement. Finished work on the kitchen- took out the old floor, added a new oven, looks 1000 times better. House is still standing.
Health- Lost one kidney (actually, I know exactly where it's at. But it's not in me anymore). Also lost some weight, getting under 210 at one point. I've bounced back to 219 or so, but the goal of 190 remains.
Plays- finished our run of "Personals Uncut". Had a fantastic time, and enjoyed working with everyone. Haven't had time to try out for anything since then. Hoping to try again in 2012.
Games- thanks to "Black Friday", the government has protected me from losing $60 in online poker. Thanks, guys. I really appreciate it. We all know what a danger that would be. And I'm so glad that you've taken care of every other problem in the entire world to make this your biggest issue. Also saw my first live WWE PPV (Night of Champions, 2011). Had a great time with Katie, Mike, and Steve.
Politics- President Obama kept showing in 2011 that he was such a weak President that it was took a group of morons to lose to him. The GOP kept showing that they could be that exact group of morons. The GOP voters kept flirting with all sorts of candidates, from Michele Bachmann to Rick Perry to Herman Cain, and even went on a nostalgia run with Newt Gingrich, in an effort to find someone, anyone, besides the one guy who has all of the credentials in the world but can't sell himself to the voters- Mitt Romney. Next year should be a fascinating race. Note that "Fascinating" is not the same thing as "Enjoyable".
Sports- my own cynicism for sports reached new heights, and I reveled in the glory of schadenfreude as the Dallas Mavericks beat Dwayne Wade and his Sidekicks in the NBA finals. Meanwhile, Major League Baseball realized that everyone won if you just let the big spending teams spend big, as long as you didn't count fans of small market teams. The NFL avoided a strike at the last minute. The NBA didn't avoid a strike, lost two months out of the year, and few people noticed. I continue my streak as a sports curse, adding the NHL to leagues that "When I root for your team, expect doom". You're welcome, Colorado Avalanche. This also extends to my fantasy team, as the "Michael Vick + Darren McFadden" 1-2 punch didn't work as intended.
Here's hoping that everyone has a fantastic holiday season. Predictions for 2012 coming up in the next week.
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