Accomplishments: December 2025

As usual, the holidays were going to be a huge crimp on my productivity, so I was pretty smart about my plans for the month. I wasn’t going to overdo it. To that end, I wanted to do three things: ✅ Burton Step-Ons Finally! I made this change because I’ve been struggling with lower back … Read more

Accomplishments: November 2025

The agenda for this month was to keep hammering at the 101 Things in 1001 Days. I’ve been making a ton of progress in it lately, but I also knew with the start of the holiday season I was going to be pressed for time, so I targeted two particular tasks: In the end, it … Read more

Accomplishments: October 2025

The agenda for this month was to keep hammering at the 101 Things in 1001 Days. I’ve been making a ton of progress in it lately, so I targeted three particular tasks: In the end, it was too much, especially with everything else I had going in the month. Oh well. Here’s the jist of … Read more

Accomplishments: September 2025

The agenda for this month was to keep hammering at the 101 Things in 1001 Days. I’ve been making a ton of progress in it lately, so I targeted three particular tasks: Finish Tears of the Kingdom This was at the top of my list for the month, given that I have a boatload of … Read more

Accomplishments: August 2025

July was a super-productive month where the 101 Things in 1001 Days was concerned. Given that the the finish line is in late September of next year, that’s a good thing. This month, I wanted to keep crushing it, so I made it my only focus, without getting stupid about letting other things fall by … Read more

Accomplishments: July 2025

I had originally planned on getting this written on July 1, but with the way the month started off, I didn’t get to it until the 5th. Fortunately, it didn’t have an impact on my productivity. In the interest of saving my sanity, I only had two serious goals for the month, and if I’m … Read more

Accomplishments: June 2025

June was super-productive, and I’m really happy about it. I got back to the bike more rabidly (see below), and I got a bunch of other stuff done. My primary goals for the month were as follows: Replacing the Road Bike Frame I’ve been experiencing some serious disappointment with the BMC Roadmachine frameset I’d purchased, … Read more

Accomplishments: May 2025

May was going to be challenging — working in an office again (3 days per week), new house, trying to get back on the bike, etc. I had some goals (listed below), most of which didn’t get done, but I did blast through a bunch of my other stuff. So the month wasn’t a total … Read more

Accomplishments: April 2025

With the house closing and the big move already scheduled for April, getting all that done was first and foremost on my list. Anything else was going to be just extra icing on the cake. My goals were: Finish the Move Without Dying This was a success. Didi and I loaded up our cars on … Read more