2021 RESOLUTIONS REVIEW

I'm sure you've all been tracking my progress throughout the year, breathlessly awaiting my final results. Here goes . . . 

* At least 8 road trips:  We smashed our all-time record. Road trips were made to MN [multiple times], TX, including San Antonio, FL, including Everglades NP, CA twice, including Bass Lake & Yosemite, Sequoia, & Kings Canyon NPs, plus Mission Springs [Lois] & Lake Tahoe [me], Concordia, MO [my 50-yr high school class reunion, Black Hills with the grandkids, IA to visit my brother, niece, & their families, Family Reunion in Omaha, another trip to FL [Lois], Sedona [Lois' sibling reunion], including visits to multiple state & NPs, Sioux Falls [Paul]. Final grade = A+

* Give up french fries:  A few slip-ups, but just a few. Final grade = B

* Get a DNA report from ancestry.com:  I am 52% Germanic Europe, 35% England & NW Europe, 8% Sweden, 3% Norway, 2% other regions. [Does "other" include Neanderthal?] Final grade = A [not A+, because I procrastinated]

* Do my PT exercises at least 3X/week:  Final grade = D

* Avoid useless FB arguments:  A few slip-ups. Final grade = B

* Add to our NP & bucket lists: A resounding success, with visits to Everglades, Grand Canyon, Zion, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon, & Capitol Reef. Final grade = A+

* Lose at least 10 lbs:  A debacle. I gained back all the weight I lost in 2021, plus some. Final grade = F

Final avg = C+ 

LECKBAND TEMP CHALLENGE

I understand that my temp challenges hold little fascination for anyone outside the immediate Leckband family, but they amuse me. Also, re:  the accusation that I only do a Temp Challenge when it seems likely that Norfolk will win? Guilty as charged. Results based on wundergroud.com @ 9:11a. NOTE:  It's not everyday that all Leckband locations can boast of some type of weather advisory. Here goes . . . 

#5, Balmiest Leckbands, Lincoln, NE:  4/feels like 4; predicted high temp of 5; winter storm warning

#4, Beatrice, NE:  3/3; 5; winter storm warning

#3, Ventura, IA:  -5/-5; -1; wind chill advisory

#2, Eagan, MN:  -8/-8; -2; wind chill advisory

#1, Norfolk NE:  -3/-21; 6; wind chill advisory [We're #1! We're #1!]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

"Experts warn of cannibalism among space colonists if food systems fail." Fox News Online

DEPT. OF SHAMELESS JOKE-STEALING

"After test-driving an electric Hummer pickup truck in Michigan ... President Biden said, 'This sucker's something else!' OK, but don't give him one. The last thing anyone needs is a 78-yr-old man driving a car you can't hear coming." Late Night with Seth Meyers, Norfolk Daily News latelaughs, 12//31

"Before heading out to the office, I asked my 8-yr-old daughter, 'So, do I look OK?' She looked me up & down before giving me the thumbs up & saying, 'Not as bad as you did yesterday!'" Reader's Digest, Sept 2021

"Don't call us, we'll call you. These hiring managers took to reddit.com to share the oddest job candidates they've interviewed. 'And what do you think you could bring to this role?' 'Hire me & find out.' We stopped the interview then & there.'" Ditto

"During my son's confirmation, the archbishop asked him if he wanted to go to heaven. My son replied, 'Not yet.'" Ditto