Happy New Year!

I certainly used to be a lot more reflective about the years gone by than I am now.

I used to compile lists of things I had planned to do as the new year approached.

Setting goals is important.

Working towards them is important as well.

But I spent a lot of years doing just that and it helped me live my life, but there was a bit of a tipping point a while back when my brother Jeff said to me:

Why don't you enjoy your life instead of trying to understand it?

Sad to say, but I will always try and figure it out on an emotional level, but as you grow older, you learn that sometimes things can't be understood.

2015 was a year of physical pain.

I can't tell you how many times I put my work boots on thinking:

I shouldn't be going in.

But I kept going in...70 percent of life is about showing up.

I kept showing up.

I do want to take my vacation days in 2016...but its been a lot of years since I've done that!

Maybe I'm waiting for the Bills to make the playoffs before I actually pull it off!

2015 was a year of laughter.

My boys are pretty funny.

They make me laugh a few times a day.

I love the fact that the three of them can get together in a room and laugh hard at each other and what they're watching and at my beautiful wife and me.

A lot of laughter.

2015 was unsteady.

Terror attacks.

Shootings.

Racial unrest.

It seemed like every news story was laced with vitriol.

Just nasty stuff.

So I stopped paying so much attention to that.

2015 was not a World Series Year for the 27-time World Champion Greatest Franchise in the History of Organized American Sports

The Yankees made the playoffs and were actually fun to watch all year long, but there is a price to pay for success and they are paying some of that price as they try and get younger.

I watched about 150 of the 163 games though...so that's good.

2015 was a Reading Year

I did set a goal of 100 books in 2015.

I quit counting at the end of February when I was at 27.

(It snowed a lot in February)

I know that I may have doubled my goal.

My bookcase is falling apart under the weight.

2016 might be about figuring out what to do with all the books I have!

2015 Was About Music

I saw Mellencamp and the Stones.

Both great shows.

Bruce released some "new" old stuff and is contemplating a new solo record following this tour with the E Street Band.

2016 is promising!

2015 Was About Travel

I was in about 15 states this year.

A loose meat sandwich in Iowa.

Made speeches in Vegas, Pennsylvania and a few other places.

More of my bullshit soon on display in a city near you!

I continued to write.

New book is close.

I promise!

So, to recap!

I hung with family and friends, golfed a little, worked a lot and hung with my dogs.

That's why I don't set many more goals.

Enjoying.

Not Really Understanding.

Happy New Year!

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