{"id":9182,"date":"2020-01-09T10:48:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T09:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/?p=9182"},"modified":"2020-01-09T10:48:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T09:48:28","slug":"12-things-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com\/embedded-software\/2020\/01\/09\/12-things-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Things for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Year greetings! There are many people who are heralding a new decade as well, though it may be argued that the decade does not start until 2021, but I will save my pedantry for another day. \ud83d\ude42 I recently reported<\/a> on the reasonable success that I had with goals [if that is what they were] for 2019. Today I want to \u201cgo public\u201d with my 12 Things for 2020 \u2026<\/p>\n

Here is the list:<\/p>\n

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  1. get a new bed<\/li>\n
  2. participate in a gig<\/li>\n
  3. no socks for summer (Jun\/Jul\/Aug)<\/li>\n
  4. do a one-day brewing experience<\/li>\n
  5. set up a photography website<\/li>\n
  6. try archery<\/li>\n
  7. swim in Cotswold lakes<\/li>\n
  8. master making cookies<\/li>\n
  9. attend a rugby match<\/li>\n
  10. have a dairy-free month<\/li>\n
  11. make sausages<\/li>\n
  12. sample every Chinese take-away in Malvern<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Some notes:<\/p>\n

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    1. This is something we have talked about for a while. A good night\u2019s sleep is quite a priority, IMHO. By putting this on my list, I am [somewhat] committed to taking action.<\/li>\n
    2. Late last year I started taking lessons in playing bass guitar. If I can develop some proficiency, I have the opportunity to play with some other musicians.<\/li>\n
    3. \"\"<\/a>I like being barefoot and often wear sandals and have been on vacation taking no \u201creal\u201d shoes at all. I thought that it would be interesting to see whether I\u2019d enjoy extending the habit through the summer. Of course, I might need to make exceptions for any formal events.<\/li>\n
    4. I enjoy drinking beer and liked visiting a brewery. So, when I discovered that it is possible to have a day-long visit that includes participation in the brewing process, I was interested. Samples of product are also available.<\/li>\n
    5. For some time, I have had an idea for a website offering a number of services to amateur photographers. Most of the planning is done. This year, I must make it happen.<\/li>\n
    6. A few years ago, I went on an afternoon class that was an archery \u201ctaster\u201d session. I really enjoyed it and found that I had the \u201cknack\u201d – i.e. I actually hit the target occasionally. I want to investigate this further and there is a local club that I can contact.<\/li>\n
    7. The last couple of summers I have enjoyed \u201cwild swimming\u201d in some local rivers and made a few friends who also participate. There are some lakes, about an hour from my house, that I am told are worth visiting.<\/li>\n
    8. Last year I made some cookies from scratch for the first time. The results were very satisfactory, but I am sure that I can do better. My goal is to develop the technique\/recipe to reproducibly make cookies the way I like them.<\/li>\n
    9. I am not really a fan of sport in general. What I have seen of football [soccer] games seems very unexciting and the very unsporting attitude of fans is, IMHO, deplorable. In the area where I live, rugby is quite popular and the game seems more exciting. I have watched a match on TV, but now want to go to an actual match in real life.<\/li>\n
    10. In 2019, one of my Things was to have a dairy-free month. I successfully executed this one, but the experiment was marred by my having a cold. I wanted to ascertain whether my catarrh level was reduced by not having dairy and the cold masked that. So, I decided to re-run that one.<\/li>\n
    11. \"\"<\/a>I am a big fan of English-style sausages and prefer the ones made by a butcher instead of the mass-produced product. My local butcher is closing down, as people seem to think that cheaper food from supermarkets is a better option. So, I decided to have a go at making my own sausages. I have purchased a kit …<\/li>\n
    12. We do not get take-away food very often. I quite like Chinese food. There is much debate about which Chinese take-away in my home town is best. I plan to do definitive research. There are, I believe, just nine places, so I only need to sample about one per month.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      I will report back on my progress later in the year. I noticed that, although I had no intention to do so, none of this list are things that span the whole year. Last year there were a few that I could not check off until the end of the year because they related to my ongoing behavior. I may think of an additional Thing [#13] and update my list – as I am re-running one, this will make sense.<\/p>\n

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