Q&A: level up

December 6 - Today you gained ________



2014 - probably weight. Was really abusing of the diet. - entered Dec. 7



2015 - success in my diet. One day! Woo! - entered Jan. 1, 2016



2016 - increased fear for the future of our country. - entered Dec. 7



2017 - a sad realization. - entered Dec. 7



2018 - probably weight. Not doing so well lately in that department. - entered Dec. 28

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Q&A: miss

December 5 - Who do you miss?



2014 - The younger, carefree version of me. - entered Dec. 7



2015 - LAC Homebuilders / Young Marrieds - entered Jan. 1, 2016



2016 - Some of the World Vision people… but you know what they say… you can’t go back.



2017 - Corey and Gilda - entered Dec. 7



2018 - the carefree characters of 80s and 90s sitcoms - entered Dec. 27

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Q&A: fin

December 4 - Do you want to know how it ends?



2014 - I already have a pretty good idea - entered Dec. 7



2015 - Yes. I’m not a fan of the unknown. I’m not great with just a “light unto your feet” - I usually want to know more of where I’m going. - entered Jan. 1, 2016



2016 - Sure, but “when” is the answer I’m more keen to know. - entered Dec. 5



2017 - I’m sure I’ll still have a big to do list when it does. - entered Dec. 7



2018 - I hope it’s in my lifetime so that there’s never a period of time where Ben is left without me wondering why I’ve abandoned him. - entered Dec. 27

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Bleep Bleep Blorp Bloop, @Lowes

I'm pretty sure my recent Twitter correspondence with Lowes was actually a conversation with a very basic Artificial Intelligence.  (Yeah, I said it - Lowes Social Media - ya basic.)

I don't know if it can tweet on its own, or if it just suggests the next response and someone approves it.  It has all the hallmarks of impersonality:

1. Overuse of my name

2. Generic responses that lack context

3. Extreme non-committal / zero pledge to action

4. Not even that little ^ with initials that a lot of social media teams use to indicate that a person made the response.  

Bleep bleep blorp bloop, Lowes.

Q&A: clap along if you feel

December 3 - On a scale of one to ten, how happy are you?

2014 - A solid 8. Things aren't perfect but they're much better than a few months ago. - entered Dec. 7

2015 - 7 or 8. Quiet happy, but there's some things still up-in-the-air I'm looking forward to getting past. - entered Jan. 1, 2016

2016 - 8. Things are good but I'm doing things that decrease my happiness (like neglecting my diet)

2017 - 7. Lots of thins are good but a few things are bothering me. - entered Dec. 7

2018 - 8. A mortgage broker ran my credit (above 800) and then refused to try to sell me a refi (when he heard my current rate), my bloodwork looks really good (bad cholesterol a couple of points over) and things are going really well at home and work. If only things were better with this country and with the family who doesn't live here in Burbank.

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Q&A: Memories

December 2 - What details from today would you like to remember?

2014 - I felt good, I slept pretty well and I just felt good, positive, happy, content, free of anxiety.

2015 - I wasn't anxious. - entered Dec. 31

2016 - Everyone at work is brilliant. They hired me. I must be brilliant.

2017 - Rachel and Ben at dinner table when I got home from work. - entered Dec. 7

2018 - I really felt validated at work today, like I can make a difference. It's been a good season. - entered Dec. 3

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Q&A: RIP

December 1 - What would you like your epitaph to read?

2014 - Loved God, Loved His Family - entered 12/2 (I've written in the book that I don't want the date 12/2 to be part of the epitaph)

2015 - Died Happy - entered Dec. 31

2016 - After turning 100, only ate cookies

2017 - After turning 90, only ate cookies

2018 - Finally getting that nap he so desperately needed. - entered Dec. 3

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