2016. Goodbye and good riddance!

Another year closer to having my mortgage paid off, and I lost 50 pounds.

But, I've been stupid and put 10 pounds back on. About to start hitting it hard again - most of my success has been easy and by diet.

A female doctor said it is easy to lose track - a pound here and there - water retention? My case has been craft beer retention.

 

I have driven a mile without stopping three times in the past week. ... So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.

 

Less than two years to go on my mortgage!

 

That's BS. I'm certain it was a lot of people's year.

Donald Trump's name springs to mind.

And anyone who plays for the Cubs and Cavaliers -- not to mention a whole lot of people who root for those teams.

 

Macro-picture I hate this year, and will especially hate memories of early-2016, as I watched Trump take ahold of the Republican party and shelve my moderate hopes. November won't be too high up, as I was counting on a revenge tour.

But micro picture for me, things are better with a (somewhat) lighter workload. Looks like my shop is secure at least for the next few years, too, so stability there is nice. Unremarkable year, for the teams I cover, so had good seasons and some didn't, no state berths for anyone.

 

It was alright for me, I give it three snaps.

 

Yeah, I'm done with 2016. Mostly election related, combined with a lot of work stress.

But, on a day-to-day basis, I'm a very lucky person, so things are pretty good. Just want 2017 to be more upbeat with less stress. And for Trump not to fuck the country up too bad.

 

The election sucked and was my primary cause for stress in 2016 and why I want it behind me. Trump winning especially sucked.

But honestly that and the "damn that person died?" moments were really it for why I hated 2016. Over all the year was good.

I started putting things in motion to get out of the business and I couldn't be happier. Covered my first (and likely last) Stanley Cup finals. Got to actually interview some SF Giants I've rooted for for a long time.

And the best for last. Wife and I started the adoption process this year. After getting poked and prodded both physically and psychologically, our names are out there to mothers looking to place their children into good homes. Fingers crossed I'll be a father in 2017.

2016 won't be my favorite year but it will be the reason why I will have my best year since getting married.

 

And on your deathbed you will receive total consciousness.

 

Lost a job. Lost a cat long before he should have been gone in a 24-hour nightmare. Sat on my butt for five months wondering if I was going to be greeting people at Wal Mart this time next year. Watched America lose its collective mind because rednecks.

And those were only the highlights.

Yeah, 2017 will have to be better.

 

Gunga galunga.