PROMISE: Learn something new each year (achievement status):
2017: Learn to play guitar (intermediate guitarist)
2018: Learn to swim (won’t drown in a pool)
2019: Fly a plane (minus the take-off & landing)
2020: Try to surf (rode a few 1-2 ft waves)
2021: Get motorcycle license (check)
2022: Learn German (can barely get through a café line)
2023: Try calisthenics (muscle-ups and front lever)
2024: Learn Japanese (basic greetings and directions)
2025: Enter climbing competition (10th in intermediate men’s at Uplift; 2nd at WA Sr games)
2026: Patent something or start a business (dreaming phase)
FOR FUN:
Art Appreciation:
An unfinished painting from November 2023 by Stella Y. Wong (1951-2024). She began painting in 2012 after the passing of her husband from illness. The silhouette of undrawn horses is a reminder of that any moment could be our last. This reality should serve to motivate, rather than to frighten us.
Building Boulders:
Kilter boards put a creative twist into a decades-long hobby. Try these boulders [Midlifer OG (April 2025), Midlifer Salmon (May 2025)] and share your thoughts.
