Goals/Life Update - Day 731/1001

"The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed—where the government refuses to stand for reelection and silences those who protest; where courts have lost the courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their decrees. However improbable these contingencies may seem today, facing them unprepared is a mistake a free people get to make only once." - Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski


Goals Completed: 32
Goals in Progress: 26

This morning we went to Longview for a medical lecture on hand disorders, and also found a geocache for yet another day of Finds by Day of Year. I took advantage of an unexpected sunny afternoon, and got a lot of burning done. All of the house paper garbage, a layer of the woodshed, some of the yard debris, a wall of the old pumphouse, and a rotting woodpile were all burned. Tomorrow, assuming more good weather, I’ll get rid of most of the remaining yard debris and more or all of the old pumphouse.

More organization and cleaning is planned for Ol’ Number 3 in the next few weeks. I have a plan to start organizing my hard drives/music (#102) as the weather turns colder, so this is added to my in-progress list. The new word: anagapesis (a loss of feelings for one formerly loved; a falling out of love).

102. organize my hard drives/music
complete the geocaching Finds by Day of Year (all years combined) [361/366]
learn 50 new words [6/50] – crepitate, otiose, neuston, scarper, mugwump, anagapesis
complete 5 soduku puzzles [0/5]

Goals/Life Update - Day 731/1001: Second year complete!

Goals Completed: 32
Goals in Progress: 26

Train the Body ...

1. train at least 3 times a week [92/143], makeups allowed - currently suspended 7/14/13
2. Cho Dan - completed 5/4/13
3. run a half marathon - 5mi, mild elevation, "Peggy minute"
4. bench press twice my body weight [145/420]
5. 200 non-stop pushups [60/200], http://www.hundredpushups.com/
6. 200 non-stop crunches [100/200], http://www.twohundredsitups.com/
7. log 1000 miles on a bicycle [40/1000]
11. learn and be proficient with three staff forms [2/3] - Bong Hyung Chodan, Bong Hyung Sambu,
12. 7-day fast/detox my body yearly [1/3] - 9/14/12,
14. sleep at least 7-8 hours a night for 6/7 nights a week for 6 months [26/26] - started 9/30/12, completed 8/11/13
15. score 285/300 on head/body target with .45 at shooting range [476/500] - completed 4/6/13
21. re-learn to ride a horse - completed 3/4/12

... and train the Mind and Emotions to prepare Spirit

26. complete my Tantric training with Sienna - completed 2/25/13
27. eat more mindfully [90/90] - restarted 5/1/12, completed 10/31/12
28. re-read my martial arts library [23/23] - The Life-Giving Sword, Zen and the Martial Arts, The Chinese Martial Code, The Unfettered Mind, Ki In Daily Life, Bushido, Shambhala, Journey To Ixtlan, The Four Agreements, Hagakure, Tales of Power, Warriors of the Heart, The Book of Five Rings, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, The Teachings of Don Juan, Zen In the Art of Archery, The Art of War, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Sword and Brush, Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Cu'uan, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Affirmations, The Overlook Martial Arts Reader - completed 2/26/13
31. complete five FEMA on-line courses [5/5] - IS-100.b - Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS), IS-700.a - Introduction to National Incident Management System (NIMS), IS-022 - Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness, IS-907 - Active Shooter: What You Can Do, IS-200.b - ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents - completed 1/16/12
32. read 10 new martial arts/spirituality books [10/10] - Budoshoshinshu, Warrior of the Light, On Guerilla Warfare, Cheng Hsin, The Invitation, A Path with Heart, How Can I Help?, The Zen Way to the Martial Arts, Essential Zen, On Holistic Living - completed 9/10/12
33. write haiku [20/100]
35. spend at least a week in a Zen monastery
36. answer the "50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind" [50/50] - completed 4/2/13, http://www.marcandangel.com/2009/07/13/50-questions-that-will-free-your-mind/
37. complete 50 We Are What We Do actions [61/50] - completed 3/3/12, http://www.actiontracker.org.uk/users/profile/155432/
38. engage in 1 month of Daily Devotional Practice/Bhakti/Bhoga [30/30] - completed 2/28/13
39. meditate daily for 3 months [90/90] - started 12/3/12, completed 3/10/13
40. complete 5 CERT-related exercises or classes [5/5] - Landing Zone Safety Training Class, SKYWARN Weather Spotter, Hurricane Shelter Management, Wildfire Home Assessment Training, Urban Shield - completed 12/1/12
104. complete all of the training requirements for ARES Field Operator

Work

45. complete at least 90 CEUs of interesting topics [62.5/90] - Therapies Applied to Depression in the Homeless Community (5.5), 2012 Texas Behavioral Health Institute (5), Trauma, PTSD, and Traumatic Grief (6), Shift Work Disorder (2), Clinicians' Duties in the Use of Online Information (0.5), Fundamentals of Major Depressive Disorder Treatment in Adults (2), Screening for Mental Health Disorders in Military Families (2), Managing Pain Patients Who Abuse Prescription Drugs (1.75), Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Abuse (0.25), Giving Voices to Values (3), Realities of Overmedication and Medication Abuse (5), Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors: Bridging the Gaps in the Treatment of Major Depression (2.5), Trauma and Traumatic Stress Across the Dying and Bereavement Spectrum (6), Everything Changes: How to stay current with new regulations and avoid complaints (3), Counseling Unemployed Clients (2), Ethics for Counselors (6), Alzheimer's Disease (10),
50. control my work email; respond to messages within 3 days for 6 months [6/6] - completed 5/20/11

Travel/Adventures/Life

52. sell my house - completed 12/27/11
54. buy a new dobok - completed 6/22/13
58. visit Mexico - completed 11/24/12
61. go on at least 3 week-long hiking/camping trips [2/3] - Burning Man 2012, Burning Man 2013,
62. go on 20 shorter (1-3 day) hiking/camping trips [20/20] - Flipside 2012, Flipside 2013, Natural Bridge Caverns, Cave Without A Name, Caverns of Senora, Carlsbad Caverns, Gila Cliff Dwellings, Chiricahua, Kartchner Caverns/Colossal Cave, Tombstone, Saguaro, Titan Missile Museum/Tumacácori, Casa Grande, Joshua Tree, Sequoia/Kings Canyon, Yosemite, Summer Lake Hot Springs, Crater Lake, Newberry, Lewis and Clark - completed 9/15/13
63. be part of a Black Rock City Dojo theme camp (Black Rock Kwoon) - completed at Burning Man 2012
64. visit Arizona for a week - completed 8/1/13
65. buy a new laptop - completed 11/16/12
66. visit California for a week - completed 8/14/13
68. try a new food each month [23/32] - Spanish Soup, Zimtfladen, Pinon Nut Coffee, Peanut-butter Oreos, Neua Yang Nam Tok, Strawberry-Vanilla Marshmallows, Nacho Rings, Triple Chocolate Pizookie, Cinnamon Sugar Rice, Bacon Jam, Midnight Moon Goat Cheese, Dark Chocolate-covered Pomegranate Seeds, Macaroni and Cheese Pizza, Coffee Porter Ale, Moscato Peach Chicken, Crunchy Cookie Butter, Elk Meatloaf, Turtle Bread Pudding, Bordeaux Truffle, Pittig Cheese, Blueberry Cheesecake Milkshake, Bolinhos de Coco, Juniper Pale Ale,
70. renew my CPR/1st Aid certification biannually [1/2] - American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers - 5/12/12,
73. visit five different caves [6/5] - Natural Bridge Caverns, Cave Without A Name, Caverns of Senora, Carlsbad Caverns, Kartchner Caverns, Colossal Cave - completed 7/27/13
74. tune-up/service bus yearly [2/3] - 6/2/12, 7/11/13,
75. tune-up/service motorcycle yearly [1/3] - 9/23/12,
76. tune-up/service truck yearly [2/3] - 2/18/12, 7/7/13,
77. volunteer 50 times [50/50] - Lions Wurstfest 2012 Parking x3, GVARC Tour De Gruene 2011 Communications x2, Habitat for Humanity ReStore x21, Dry Comal Creek CITO, Austin CERT x9, Flipside 2012 Safety Training x2, Lions 2012 White Cane Day, 10th Annual Texas Tang Soo Do Classic x3, Flipside 2012 Pyro Ranger x2, Flipside 2012 PETS Supervisor x2, Flipside 2012 Sanctuary MHA x4 - completed 6/21/12
78. help people randomly and anonymously at least 23 times [19/23]
79. help five people achieve a personal goal [5/5] - Steph, Gyesika, Carlie, Tish, Josiah - completed 2/20/13
84. get a dental examination twice yearly, whiten my teeth [3/5] - 2/7/12, 9/24/12, 4/8/13,
87. visit 10 major museums or galleries [10/10] - San Antonio Museum of Art, The Witte Museum, Museums of Port Isabel, Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum, McNay Art Museum, Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, USS Lexington, Deming Luna Mimbres Museum, Titan Missile Museum, Arizona-Senora Desert Museum - completed 8/3/13
91. complete a CERT course - cycle completed 3/10/12
92. go to 10 concerts [5/10] - KGSR 21st Anniv. Party (The Gourds, Givers, Mat Kearney, Dawes), VNV Nation, Scorpions feat. Tesla, Assemblage 23, KGSR 22nd Anniv. Party (Civil Twilight, Suzanna Choffel, Mile Greene, Delta Rae),
93. review credit reports at least once a year [2/3] - 1/6/12, 2/19/13,
94. participate in the Throw Out 50 Things Challenge [57/50] - TdG poster, cap, belt, jeans, art x2, computer bag x2, book x12, gas can, Xmas ornament, basket, LED cup, DVD, backpack, picture frame, therapy binder x2, stack o' files, file holder, plastic dessert container, gift box, sweater, shirt, running shirt, cap, bracelets x2, stock, foregrip, magnetic CB antenna/mount, misc. hardware, travel mug, CD travel cases x2, keychain, bookends x10 - completed 2/12/12
95. do 5 things that scare me [1/5]
96. complete all 81 difficulty/terrain ratings of geocaches [64/81]
97. finish putting my pictures into photo albums - completed 8/11/12
98. get a solar charger for my cell phone/electronics - completed 1/29/12
99. get an e-reader - completed 5/12/12
100. acquire, and use, a solar cooker - acquired 6/29/12,
101.
102. organize my hard drives/music

SUPPLEMENTAL GOALS: (stolen without shame from friends and others)

participate in a Flash Mob - completed 9/22/12
visit five National Parks/National Monuments [5/5] - Carlsbad Caverns, Gila Cliff Dwellings, Chiricahua, Saguaro, Tumacácori - completed 7/31/13
lay down outside at night and admire the stars while listening to the crickets - completed 8/7/13
watch a meteor shower - completed 8/7/13
figure out how to save a back-up copy of all old LJ entries and do so - completed 8/9/13
complete a month-long geocaching 'streak' [31/31] - completed 8/31/13
try canning/preserving - completed 9/12/13
complete the geocaching Finds by Day of Year (all years combined) [361/366]
influence five people to create a 101/1001 list [1/5] - Miss Rebecca,
learn 5 different constellations
learn 50 new words [6/50] – crepitate, otiose, neuston, scarper, mugwump, anagapesis
complete 5 soduku puzzles [0/5]