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Pete Aldin over at Great Circle (a personal and professional life coach located Down Under) stopped by my post yesterday and invited me to drop by his blog (see the comments) and contribute my “top 3 achievements for 2006”. Naturally, I was flattered (they like me – they really like me!); I always love to hear from all my, uh, fan.

I don’t know, Pete, there are so many to choose from – but what the heck, I’ll give it a shot. Here (in no particular order) are my Top 3 Achievements for 2006:

Blogging

I started blogging this year. After wondering what the heck it was all about, reading about it, and seeing it for myself, I figured the best way to learn how was to actually do it. Not being one to shy away from a challenge, I joined the fray on June 22, and it’s been more fun than that root canal I had back in ’84! (Actually, I joined the fray on the 21st, but the post stunk so badly I deleted it and gave up. But the next day I started over, and the rest, as they say, is history.)

Science

(Note: Although mentioned in my post the other day about the things I learned in 2006, this doesn’t really represent a learning so much as an achievement, so it rightfully belongs here.)

I added my contribution to the Scientific Body of Knowledge by modifying a formula (and making it WAY more accurate and useful, thank you very much!) a few scientists came up with for quantifying the “beer-goggle” effect. You know, it’s that well-documented phenomenon wherein your date’s (of the night before) attractiveness usually takes a nose-dive the next morning. These guys were on the right track, but I set ‘em straight. Now I’m just dusting off the mantle for when the Nobel Committee calls.

Home

Mrs. MZM and I have been married nearly 25 years, and after moving over 65 times (I know, it sounds like a joke – but it’s not!) we finally settled into a house of our own this year. I have to admit that even I, the perennial optimist, started to wonder about this ever happening. But after making it through a recent 4 years of unemployment, and now being gainfully (and enjoyably I might add) employed, it finally happened. It’s a nice little place on the outskirts of Houston, Texas, which IMHO is a great place to live (and the missus and I have lived in quite a few places, let me tell you).
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Well, I could go on (what blogger couldn’t?), but I’ll stop at three. After all, we wouldn’t want to spoil any material that may be useful for future posts, now do we?

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