New blog

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We will see how this blog goes.  My goal is to have a monthly blog to summarize the best and worst things from the month.

Here are some ideas:

  • Best song I heard for the first time
  • Best video I saw
  • Best picture taken by Courtney or me
  • Best & worst thing that happened
  • Biggest challenge
  • What I learned in jazz piano
  • Best & worst book I read
  • Best & worst movie I saw
  • Best & worst Star Trek episode I saw, or other program
  • Best inspirational thought
  • Religious thoughts
  • Best & worst moment with children
  • Best & worst marriage moment
  • Best & worst work moment
This should be a real challenge if I try to tackle all that, but we will see.

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