My wife Julia turned 59 in December. In some ways, she's in better shape now than she was in her 20's. This year she has resolved to enter six races to celebrate her 60th year.
Julia has been listening to a podcast series about preparing for retirement. One of the exercises is to pick a word theme for each year. Julia has picked "transition." I spent about two seconds on the idea and picked optimization, which is defined as "the action of making the best or most effective use of a situation or resource." In retrospect, I may have been hasty; my word seems harder.
This morning, we hiked up Gibraltar Rock to celebrate the new year. There is an organized hike this afternoon. There will be hot chocolate and cookies. Several hundred people (and many dogs) are likely to attend, so we beat the rush. We saw only three other hikers and no dogs. That's a good start for optimization.
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| Christmas in Lodi, Wisconsin |
After several weeks of weirdly warm temperatures, including a 50 degree Christmas, winter has returned, delivering a fresh coat of white. Today, we saw a winter wonderland.
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