New Year's Resolutions
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dusty
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
Congratulations, Ed. I admire your perseverance. I am between 230 and 240 depending on - I don't know what. My weight fluctuates. I was combat ready at 185 when I retired from the Air Force. It has been a steady climb upwards ever since. A definite act of "no will power".
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
While typically don't make resolutions I thought I'd make a few and see how it rolls.
1. I'll be 70 this year. I have CKD but other than that I think I'm healthy. I'm not so much overweight as I have a problem with weight distribution. Instead of a Porsche I'm an old Buick, if you know what I mean. So I joined a gym I to a years membership for $25 and I'm going to train to run a 5K this spring. I'm sure I could walk it but I want to try and run most of it.
2. I'm going to continue doing volunteer work. I just started with a non-profit in the area and I do respite work with a couple. The gentleman has Alzheimer's and the wife is the full time caregiver. I give one afternoon a week so she can shop/sleep/visit a friend/see a dentist or whatever. I want to continue this work.
3. In the shop I want to a) build another wooden gear clock; b) do an inlay project with the router; c) do an inlay project with the scroll saw; do at least half dozen woodworking for pay jobs in the neighborhood.
4. I want to try snow shoeing this winter.
5. Finally for a number of years my wife and I have had a goal to hike in all of Minnesota's state parks, there are 76. We have visited and hiked about half. I want to add 4 more to that list year.
1. I'll be 70 this year. I have CKD but other than that I think I'm healthy. I'm not so much overweight as I have a problem with weight distribution. Instead of a Porsche I'm an old Buick, if you know what I mean. So I joined a gym I to a years membership for $25 and I'm going to train to run a 5K this spring. I'm sure I could walk it but I want to try and run most of it.
2. I'm going to continue doing volunteer work. I just started with a non-profit in the area and I do respite work with a couple. The gentleman has Alzheimer's and the wife is the full time caregiver. I give one afternoon a week so she can shop/sleep/visit a friend/see a dentist or whatever. I want to continue this work.
3. In the shop I want to a) build another wooden gear clock; b) do an inlay project with the router; c) do an inlay project with the scroll saw; do at least half dozen woodworking for pay jobs in the neighborhood.
4. I want to try snow shoeing this winter.
5. Finally for a number of years my wife and I have had a goal to hike in all of Minnesota's state parks, there are 76. We have visited and hiked about half. I want to add 4 more to that list year.
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rjent
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
I agree with you 100 percent. This country is so paranoid about everything and I think that television, especially the "news", is the main culprit. When we stopped watching "news" some 30 years ago, we noticed we stopped watching most all of the other crap on the box as well.kablerj wrote:Four years ago I made my one and only resolution ever. I resolved not to watch, listen to, or read any international, national, regional, or even local news. It is the second best decision I ever made.
I think we are healthier and happier because of it. Yes, we do have some programs and sports we do follow, but very minimal. We do watch movies.
It was one "resolution" that I have kept up with now for a long time.
Dick
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1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
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500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
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"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
"The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Benjamin Franklin
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JPG
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Re: New Year's Resolutions
Good Advice as usual, but you might want to change the '330' to '230'.
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Took me three days, but my shop is completely reorganized with everything put away!
BPR
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I look forward to the day when I can get reorganized. For now, I'll have to settle for just getting organizedryanbp01 wrote:Took me three days, but my shop is completely reorganized with everything put away!
BPR
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Mark 7, Mark VII, Mark V 520, Mark V 510 x 2, Mark V 500
SPT's - Band Saw, Jig Saw, Belt Sander, Jointer, strip sander, Oscillating Sander, Speed Increaser
SS Freestanding - Pro Planer, Scroll Saw, Overarm Pin Router, Power Station, DC3000 x 2
Made for SS - Incra iBox, Ring Master
"Honest dear, I can quit any time I want."
Re: New Year's Resolutions
I don't do no steenkin' New Years resolutions.