I usually like to do a few year-end posts so I can review all the things I’ve been tracking and look at the results. For this year, I did things a little bit differently and I’m going to combine a couple of posts in one, so here is my “Things I Bought” and my “Best …
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73: Best Books of 2022
During the first half of 2022, I was feeling like this was not a great year for books for me. I read a lot of mediocre stuff and I was starting to wonder if I had lost my love of reading, but every so often a really good one did come along to remind me …
72: 2022 Roundup
It’s almost the end of the year so I guess it’s time for my annual “Things I Bought” post. Fun! This year is my 4th year of tracking all the things I have bought. Over the years, I have changed the definition of what goes on the list. The first year it was any products/physical …
69: Pentastic Returns!
After 2 years off, we went back to Penticton last weekend for the Pentastic Hot Jazz and Music Festival. It was everything we remembered plus more that we had forgotten about in the meantime. I made a real effort leading up to the event this year to try to recruit more swing dancers to come …
62: Best Books of 2021 (Part 2)
This year I actually somehow read more books than I did last year, which was surprising. There were quite a few that didn’t leave much of an impression, but so many that were excellent that I had to make two posts. If you missed the first one, it can be found here. These are the …
53: Best Books of 2021 (Part 1)
I usually post a ‘best books of the year’ post in December, and while my sense of time has been pretty off lately, I do realize it’s only April. I’m posting this anyway, because I’ve already read some really good stuff this year, and hopefully will read a lot more, so by the end of …
51: February Fun
It’s almost the end of February now and I feel like things are looking up! I’m sure no small part of that is the fact that the days are getting longer and plants are starting to come alive. Even in a normal year it’s kind of exciting. During the month of February I finished my …
49: 2020 Highlights
Well, 2020 is coming to a close. It was a crazy year, for sure. I was lucky enough to be in a situation where I could remain relatively safe and not have to worry too much about staying afloat, so while it wasn’t perfect, it did have some good parts, and that’s what I’m going …
48: No Unnecessary Things
At the end of 2019, I wrote a post about my experience attempting to “buy no more things” during the year. If you want to read it, it’s here. For 2020, I decided to continue tracking the things I bought and review them at the end of the year. I changed the description of my …
46: Best Books of 2020
With 2 months still to go in this year, I’ve already read 51 books! I’m pretty sure that’s a record for me, but with the amount of time I’ve spent at home, it makes sense. I’m glad I’m not keeping track of how much TV I’ve watched though. I meticulously record the books I’ve read …
Dancing In Irreverence 