1. To make significant progress in the following areas of primary importance:
- Photoshop - Using and creating brushes, patterns and textures, mastering the various types of layers
- Playing Bass -
- Increase my repertoire by learning at least one new song each week
- Learn to play more jazz and jazz swing
- Increase my use of the standup acoustic bass,
- Sing more with a band; sing while playing bass
- Increase frequency of solo practice -- one hour each day, minimum.
2. Blogging -
- Blog more frequently, try for daily postings
- Stop trying to be friends with certain bloggers who just don't seem to like me; provide support and links to others who do; find new friends and allies in the blogosphere
- Improve my blog content so that it appeals to more readers
- Back up my blog monthly, to avoid losing content should enemies try to shut me down
3. Other Goals -
- To extricate myself from accounting and taxes so I can focus on more interesting pursuits
- To refurbish and restore my 1966 Volkswagen Bug
- To exercise more by taking a daily walk of two miles, slowly increasing the distance
- To lose another ten pounds (twenty if possible)
- To continue my studies of the French and Spanish languages, by reading more blogs, articles and even books in these languages.
