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Last December I created a list of things that I wanted to do for 2009.  Let’s take a look and see how I did.

December 31, 2008

- Blog 3x a week (I think for  a month or so I did, but this blog took a nose dive this year)

- Launch a new blog or website (I created an affiliate blog)

- Learn to code (I can do basic manipulation of code but I am able to understand it much more)

- Design a Wordpress theme (I designed the affiliate blog)

- Get 1,000 views on a vlog (Much to the disappointment of my friends, the vlog died)

- Get 300 Twitter followers (Yes. I hover around 1,000)

- Finish P90X (No, I completed 2 months before I got sick of working out in my room)

- Complete 200 straight push ups (Reall?  200? What was I thinking? I can do like 80)

- Run a marathon (No, injury ended this. I am training for the LA Marathon in March 2010.  I already signed up too)

- Go surfing (No, I bought a surf board and a scratch guard though)

- Climb Half Dome (Not even close, I still don’t really know where it is)

- Leave the USA at least 1 time (Costa Rica turned out to be more expensive that previously planned)

- Read 6 books (I think I read 3 and started 3 more.  I bought a lot of books though)

- Watch less TV (I just replaced TV with Hulu)

- Eat out less (I am a single guy, this is tough)

- Go on a date with a girl taller than me (No, I can’t help I like short girls)

- Talk to more strangers (Work in progress, I am talking to more strangers, but at as many as I want)

- Be Less Judgmental (Nope, this one will be rolled over to next year because I really need to work on this)

Well, it seems that completed some goals, but a lot.  I made (it appears) a valiant effort to attempt many of these goals.  I will post my new (or rolled over) goals for 2010 soon.  New year, new attitude, new hope.

I recently bought a new car (Honda Civic) and had to get a spare key made. I went up the street to a small key shop on the corner, probably no more than 32 square feet. There, I was met by an old, round man made my key. He seemed so grumpy. However, a funny thing happened when he was done. We started talking. We talked about the economy, banks, car companies, his business, my aspirations. Before we knew it, we had been talking for 45 minutes. What did I take away from this random gem of an encounter?

Art: How old are you?

Me: 26

Art: That’s a good age, I’m 50. Be careful, it’ll be 5 minutes before you’re my age. Go after your dreams. What is your ultimate dream? That is the forest. All these other little ideas, they are the weeds. If you take too much time worrying about them, you’ll wake up, be 50 and still not at the forest.

Thanks Art.

First BoumanBlog entry from my Wordpress iphone app. I just wanted to congratulate Mandi Gum for finishing her first marathon today in 4:40. Congratulations also goes out to Liz Lovelace for finishing her first half marathon in 2:15. Proud of you two! I was supposed to join them like a previous post had mentioned but a leg injury derailed my training. After seeing the elation on their faces today, it only reinforced the crazy idea that I want to complete a marathon. LA marathon 2010?