Texaiano's 101 Things in 1001 Days

complete –> #68 swim in the ocean

texaiano — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:05:08 +0000

68) visit the beach/ swim in the ocean

This week, the family and I took a vacation to visit some friends in Houston. Somehow, aquariums, turtles, the beach or some form of water recreation always seem to figure into our vacations. This trip was no exception.

Last time we were in Houston, we visited the very cool Downtown Aquarium. That place had a little bit of everything - exotic fish tanks, a petting tank, a white tiger, photo ops, a nice restaurant and even a small amusement park. It was kind of expensive, but considering all of the attractions, it was worth it.

This time, I took some of the older kids on a little road trip to Lake Jackson to visit the Sea Center Texas, a fresh water fish hatchery run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. We got to pet anemonies and crabs in the touch tank, saw fish from several different aquatic habitats found in or near the Texas coast, and toured the hatchery. I really enjoyed the tour and found it very informative. The kids had a good time too. Best of all — it was free! There wasn’t even a charge for parking! You can’t beat that.

The next day, our friends took us down to Galveston where spent the day at the beach. It was good to get some sun. The water was warm and kind of choppy, but not too rough for the little ones to play in the water. There was a lot of sea weed (I don’t remember there being so much sea weed the last time we went to the Gulf at SPI.) The kids played with some kids whose family was parked next to us, and we even saw a sting ray swimming in the waves near where the kids were playing.

We had a great time on our vacation, and it was great to be able to cross another thing off my 101 list. Be sure to check out my full 101 things in 1001 days list for more updates. Follow along, be inspired and leave me a comment to encourage me as I work to accomplish my goals.

complete –> #84 - learn how to groom dog

texaiano — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:57:15 +0000

84) learn how to groom dog

I learned how to groom the dog, bought a pair of pet clippers, and the pup hasn’t looked better.

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update –> #60 regular dates and D3D’s

texaiano — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:52:52 +0000

60) date night twice a month, and D3D’s once per month for a year

We’re still working on this one, but it’s getting better. I always spend a lot of time with my family, just not a lot of one on one time.

Lately, my wife and I have been getting out an average of once or twice a month. I go on a D3D with one of the kids every week.

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update –> #33 read 3 classic novels

texaiano — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:45:41 +0000

33) participate in book club and read 3 classic novels and at least 10 books not mentioned here

I haven’t joined a book club yet, but I have, err, read four classic books. Ok, I didn’t really read them; I listened to the audio book version from Librivox.org. That counts doesn’t it? For the purposes of our discussion here, we’ll say that it does count. I will refer to here to me having read the books.

The four titles that I’ve read are (in random order):

Tess: This isn’t one that I would have picked on my own, but I saw part of the “Masterpiece” on PBS and decided that I wanted to see what happens to her. As I was reading the book, the thought kept occurring to me that I probably wouldn’t fit in Victorian society because I speak my mind too much. If Tess had just been forthcoming about her circumstances, instead of bearing the shame that was thrust upon her, she would have been better off in the end. This is one lesson I will share with my girls when they get a little older.

Oliver Twist: I have seen various performances of Oliver Twist over the years, from the musical to part of the PBS “Masterpiece” performance, but this was my first time to read the book of Dickens’s novel. I found it to be quite darker than all of the adaptations that I have seen over the years. I wouldn’t let my kids read the book until they were older, but as an adult, I found it interesting to see just how much this kid was able to overcome.

Robinson Crusoe: Robinson Crusoe was a very complex book. The book is almost mythic, so I decided to give it a chance, though I almost put it down a couple of times. I found it hard to stomach some of his descriptions of the slave trade and indigenous populations, and I found it downright offensive that he when he embarked on a trip to illegally transport his own slaves to the Americas (even Brazil of all places!) Getting past all that, once he was in island solitude, I found the description of his life utterly fascinating….the way he survived; the way he salvaged from his ships; the way he hunted and domesticated the pigmy goats; and the way he came to know God. You have to take this one with a grain of salt, but as an intellectual exercise, I really enjoyed Robinson Crusoe.

The Hound of the Baskervilles: A classic Sherlock Holmes mystery…enough said!

Now I need to join a book club and read nine more. I’ll keep you posted. Be sure to check out my full 101 things in 1001 days list. Follow along, be inspired and leave me a comment to encourage me as I work to accomplish my goals.

complete –> #8 set up criteria to go back to school full time

texaiano — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:58:14 +0000

8) set up criteria to go back to school full time

I figured out what I need to do to be able to quit my job and go back to school full time. There’s only two criteria, really. First, I would have to have some kind of income to support my family. Second, we would have to be able to buy insurance. Simple enough…now, will it ever happen? That’s an entirely different discussion. Maybe someday! We’ll see. In the meantime, I’m doing school part time; that’s enough for now.

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update –> #32 read a book in Portuguese

texaiano — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:59:53 +0000

32) increase Spanish, Portuguese and German vocabulary, as shown by reading a book in each

The other day I was browsing the foreign language section of the big used bookstore in the city and was thrilled to find a Portuguese translation of Agatha Christie’s The Secret Adversary. I like a good mystery, and though I had never read the book in English, it looked like something that I could handle, so I bought it.

Indeed, I was able to read it with minimal effort. In fact, I got so drawn into the story that toward the end, I had a hard time putting it down. My kids would laugh at me because I would often burst out excitedly “Gente! Não poden ver que é o Americano?!? It’s the American! “ (Spoiler alert: It wasn’t really the American who was the bad guy. It was the English lawyer, but I had my eye on him too. It had to be one of them, right? Anyway, I digress…)

I feel that reading the book has improved my Portuguese by helping me to review the grammar, to remember some words that I had forgotten, and to know how to better phrase things to sound like a native speaker. I had to use the dictionary a couple of times, but mostly I either knew the words or was able to infer the meaning through contextual clues.

My goal was to read a book in Portuguese, Spanish and German. The bookstore has a large selection of German and Spanish language books, especially classics (Goethe, Shultze and the like). I could probably pull it off in Spanish but will have to work on my German a bit more before I’m ready to try to read an entire book “auf Deutsch.”

When I bought my copy of “”O Inimigo Secreto,” the bookstore had several other Portuguese language novels, but by the time I went back, they were all sold out. I can’t wait until I can get another one because I found the experience of reading (and better yet, of understanding) a book in Portuguese to be an enjoyable one. I look forward to having the same experience in Spanish and in German.

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complete –> #64 Attend Fa-Dau Ball

texaiano — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:12:11 +0000

64) attend
Father-Daughter Ball Ball

Tonight was the annual Father-Daughter Ball, and I went with one of my
daughters. We had a BLAST! It was SO MUCH FUN! They had an excellant DJ who kept it upbeat and lively, with only a few slow dances. I haven’t danced that much in I don’t know how long. It was a two hour dance and we were on the floor for the better part of the night. My little one is already making plans to go next year.

I am marking this one a resounding 100% complete!

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update –> #79 Christmas decorations up after Thanksgiving

texaiano — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:28:23 +0000

79) put Christmas decorations up the day after thanksgiving and take them down new years day

We totally missed this one this year any way you slice it. We went out of town for Thanksgiving, which for those of you don’t know is on a Thursday, and didn’t get home until Sunday. That was a week ago. We had all of our usual week night activies, plus a couple more, so we didn’t have time to get out the Christmas decorations until tonight. Still, we’re doing better than last year, when we didn’t get our tree up until a week before Christmas. Maybe next year!

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complete –> #59 run a local marathon

texaiano — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:03:03 +0000

59) run a local marathon

This weekend, the kids I walked and ran to complete the 1 mile fun run of the local winter marathon. It was a cold Texas morning, and despite how much I absolutely dislike running, we had a lot of fun. I enjoyed it so much that I am thinking that doing the fun run might inspire me to jump into another goal, #56, loose 30% of body weight. You have to start somewhere, right?

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update –> #5 25 websites

texaiano — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:08:50 +0000

5) get 25 profitable niche websites up and running

I brainstormed this week and came up with about 30 possibilities. The next step is to brainstorm articles ideas for each topic. Once I have a good list of possible articles for each topic, the next step will be to come up with a schedule and start writing the ’seed’ articles. I like to have atleast 10 articles written before I put up the site. That way, I have a little breathing room if life gets busy or if I get writers block.
This coming week is Thanksgiving, so I probably will not get very far.

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update –> #2 PMP certification

texaiano — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:07:29 +0000

2) get PMP certified

This week, my company sponsored a Project Management Symposium, which I attended. Although attending the symposium wasn’t directly related to my goal of earning my PMP certification, I am reporting it here because after the symposium, I felt reenergized to pursue it.

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update –> #64 Fa-Dau Ball

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:03:25 +0000

64) attend Father-Daughter Ball
The ball this year is in December, and I have already bought my tickets.

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update –> #101 polymer clay dictionary

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:19:25 +0000

101) write polymer clay multi-language dictionary
I’ve started a multiple language dictionary project for polymer clay artists. So far, I only have a list of the terms in English that I think would be helpful to the polymer clay community. I have very few foreign language terms, but will be populating those columns soon.

In the next couple of days, I will publish what I have.

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update –> #88 weekly art project

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:17:36 +0000

88) complete one artistic project [drawing, origami, card, clay, etc.] per week for a year (52 total)
I have to admit that for this goal, I have been a total slacker. I haven’t really made any headway here.

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complete –> #85 train dog

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:14:28 +0000

85) train dog to use paper/go outside, heal, lay down, speak, roll over, fetch, jump
I’ve ceded this job over to my children, who are making steady progress with our puppy. Since I am not working on this one anymore, I’m going to go ahead and mark it off my list.

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complete –> #81 fix hard disk recover photos

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:12:49 +0000

81) fix hard disk on computer and recover photos
Our computer crashed back in 2008. We had most of our pictures from 2003 to 2008 stored on that computer, and although there were some CD back ups from 2003-2007, none of the 2008 photos were backed up.

I muddled around with it for a few months until this summer, when I sat down in earnest, and fixed it. I bought a new hard drive, re-installed the OS, found a linux file recovery program, compiled it and ran it. Finally, after about two weeks of working on it every day, I was able to recover all of the files from our crashed hard drive. What a mess, though. I am having to go through and reorganize them.

What’s the main lesson learned here kids? Take frequent backups and store them somewhere other than your hard drive! (This is very embarassing for me to admit. I know better. Shame on me.)

I am marking this one 100% complete.

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story and complete –> #77 new car

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:05:34 +0000

77) buy a new family car

I bought a new minivan for the family back in May. The family had been wanting a new car since our old one was all banged up and had over 100,000 miles on it, but I kept putting it off. What changed my mind, you ask?

Well, on the first Sunday in May, we were driving home across the state, coming from my father’s funeral. Around dusk, we hit a small deer. I swerved to miss it, but we ended up hitting it anyway. Luckily, the deer stayed low and didn’t fly up and hit the windshield, so no one was injured. We all came out ok, though we were very shook up.

It was getting dark, and we were out in the middle of nowhere with 4 small children and a car that was spewing all kinds of steam and liquids. The car barely ran, but with the Lord’s help, we were able to limp along for 16 miles until we made it to a motel in some small Texas town. The next day, our relatives came to get us and take us home.

The car still had a couple of years of good use in it, even it wasn’t a pretty site to behold, but after hitting the deer, it was totaled. We had to get a new car.

Oh, and did I mention that all this happened on our anniversary? That night, my wife and I enjoyed a beautiful (**ahem, cough, cough**) romantic evening for 6 in a motel room in some small town in the middle of nowhere. It was a night that none of us will soon forget. I guess every gray cloud does have a silver lining.

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complete –> 65) go bowling

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:02:56 +0000

65) go bowling in a bowling alley with family (not Wii)
Since we got our Wii, bowling has been a very popular activity at our house. The kids liked it so much that when I was writing my 101 in 1001 list back in January, I decided to make bowling at the bowling alley one of my goals.

This summer we went to the bowling alley twice as a family, had fun and will probably go again. The first time was when we were visiting my Brother-in-Law in Austin. The other time was on Labor Day. Little known to us, the missionaries from our church went bowling on their day off (P Day), which happened to be Labor Day. The missionaries change areas every few months, so we hadn’t had a chance to meet this set yet. About a month later, they visited us at our home and remembered us from the bowling alley. Is it a good thing or a bad thing when total strangers remember you like that? LOL!

I am marking this one as complete.

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update –> 59) run a local marathon

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:54:55 +0000

59) run a local marathon
The kid’s school is using one of the local marathons as a fundraiser for gym equipment, so they talked me into it. We’re going to do the fun run this year. OK. Maybe it isn’t a full marathon, but considering how out of shape I am, and how much I absolutely HATE running, which was was how my grandfather used to discipline me and my cousins when we were kids, I think that doing a fun run is a great start. I am going to mark this as 100% complete, but there may be more updates in the future.

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completed –> 57) take a yoga class

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:51:36 +0000

57) take a yoga class
One of the local malls was offering free yoga classes this summer, so I took one. You’ve gotta love free things. I enjoyed the class too. One thing I learned was that my left side is stiffer than my right side, which I favor. I haven’t done any more yoga, but I do try to stretch every night.

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update –> 50) get a physical

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:49:05 +0000

50) complete physical/doctor visit by St. Patrick’s day
I haven’t seen the doctor yet this year. I was going to put it off until next year, but since my deductible is so high (>$2000, before they cover anything), and it will reset in January, I will probably get this done soon. My wife has been urging me to do it.

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update –> 47) learn IPA

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:46:44 +0000

47) learn International Phonetic Alphabet

IPA is HARD!!!…a lot harder than I thought it would be; therefore, I have made very little progress as of yet.

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update –> 35) random Wikipedia article

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:42:42 +0000

35) read one random English language Wikipedia article per day for 3 months

I subscribe to the Wikipedia article of the day, but I don’t read it consistently. What I have read has taught me a lot, but I will do it every day for 3 months before I mark this off. Check back soon.

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update –> 26) build up cash reserve

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:34:14 +0000

26) build up cash reserve
This goal is really a re-iteration of financial baby step 1. See step 11 (Work on Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps 1, 2, and 3) for my latest update. (Hint: As of this posting, I had one but it was wiped out, so I’m back to square one.)

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update –> 15) remember important dates

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:30:51 +0000

15) remember important dates, send cards [birthday/anniversary/etc.]
I am doing a little better with this, thanks to Facebook, which gives me birthday reminders. I am still working on remembering the dates on my own.

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update –> 12) file incm txes

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:30:05 +0000

12) file incm txes on time [no extensions]
I’ll go and and address this since I hadn’t updated the blog since February. I didn’t make it this year. We’ll try again next year.

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update –> 11) Financial Baby Steps

texaiano — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:28:15 +0000

11) Work on Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps 1, 2, and 3
Dave Ramsey’s financial baby step 1 is to save a $1,000 emergency fund. At one time over the past few months, I had that one knocked out, but something came up and we had to use the emergency fund. We’re back to square one. I’m marking this one as 5% complete.

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completed –> 28) enroll in college

texaiano — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:10:23 +0000

28) enroll in college
I’ve been very picky about college. In the past, I’ve tried night school, but with a family and career, it just didn’t work out. I wanted to attend a flexible program, from a real university (some place that you’ve actually heard of), which would allow me to earn a real degree. I found such a program at the University of Alabama in its External Degree Program. I have enrolled and plan on pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology. I was able to transfer in my past credits. I will also be able to submit a portfolio of my professional accomplisments and training for credit. My classes start in January. I am very excited. ROLL TIDE!

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update –> 8) go back to school full time

texaiano — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:03:48 +0000

8) set up exit criteria to go back to school full time
I’m still working my J-O-B, but I have enrolled in school. See #28 (Enroll in college) for more information. I still need to come up with a plan to go to school full time.

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update –> #5 niche websites

texaiano — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:42 +0000

5) get 25 profitable niche websites up and running
I have two sites going right now, a turtle themed site, and another site which focuses on building strong stronger families through making memories, and enjoying those memories every day. I haven’t updated either of these in a long time. In fact, the turtle website is totally down. I will be working on updating these soon.

My Current Websites:
SoManyTurtles.com
FotoFamilyMemories.com

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complete –> #1 get a mentor

texaiano — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:39:43 +0000

1) get a mentor and work to develop enterpreneurship, leadership and soft skills

I reported back in February that I had gotten a mentor. That was the real deliverable, for the purposes of this list, so I am going to mark this as complete, with ongoing green status.

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I’m not a total slacker….

texaiano — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:55:29 +0000

I promise! OK, it’s true that my last update was on February 21st, but I haven’t forgotten my 101 in 1001 goals. Over the next couple of days, I will post some updates on my individual goals. I am also going to update the list page, making it into more of a chart where I can mark the percentage complete (or on items without a clear deliverable, I will indicate green, yellow or red to indicate ongong progress.) After that, I’ll try to update the site once a week…or maybe once every other week…er…ok, atleast once a quarter :)

Watch for my updates, leave your comments, and don’t be afraid to send me an email to prod me along if I’m not making progress.

My first week updates 2/21/09

texaiano — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:50:34 +0000

My first week of the 101 in 1001 challenge is over, and what a whiz-bang of a week it has been. Here are my updates:

Under the Career category:
01 - get a mentor — I got one! I made a list of people who I thought would be good mentors, people who I trusted and thought I could learn something from. The more I thought about the names on the list, the more one name kep coming to the top. I asked that person out to lunch and asked him to be my mentor. He agreed and gave me my first assignment - to reread “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey.

06 - post 5 articles/week — I’ve been a slacker on this one, only posting one article on my turtle website. I need to do better.

Under the Spiritual and Service: category:
18 - read scriptures daily and study one passage daily in depth — I read Book of Mormon twice this week, but didn’t study any passages in depth (scripture mastery)

Under the Intellectual and Skills category:

28 - enroll in college — I haven’t enrolled yet, but I did a lot of research and comparisons and requested more information from one school that I like.

33 - participate in book club, read 3 classic novels plus 10 books — this week, I read a couple of books in the Chronicles of Narnia series (”Prince Caspian”, and “The Dawn Trader”)

35 - read one random English language Wikipedia article per day — I have been reading the daily featured Wikipedia article of the day….learning a lot.

Under the Physical and Health category:

49 - 10,000 steps — I didn’t increase my steps, but I did get a new pedometer (the one that I was using last year broke). Hey, it’s not much, but every small step is a step forward, right?

Under the Family and Home Life category:

60 - date night twice a month and D3D’s once per month for a year — My wife and I went out (with the kids) on Valentine’s day to dinner and a movie (Paul Blart, Mall Cop). Yeah, it was real romantic, I know, but we couldn’t do what we had planned on so this was a fun alternative. To make up for it, this weekend, we went out to a nice Italian restaurant for dinner, followed up by crepes at the Oriental market. This year, we are doing better on dates. Last year, we barely got out, but this year, we’ve already been several times. I’ve also started doing D3D’s (Da-Dau-Dates…don’t want to spell it out…soo many sickos on the internet) with the kids again. Since Thanksgiving, we had done a lot of activities as a family, but not so many one on one activities.

83 - bake something every week — fresh, made from scratch (with help from the bread machine) cinnamon roles for breakfast before Church

I lost my thumb drive, where I was keeping track of my lists, so numbers 14 (personal improvement goals), 44 (entertainment skills), and 74 (home improvement projects) were interrupted. I need to go back through my notes and try to recreate these lists.

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#1 - get a mentor

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:54:38 +0000

Under the category of Career:
#1) get a mentor and work to develop enterpreneurship, leadership and soft skills

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#2 - get Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:54:15 +0000

Under the category of Career:
#2) get PMP certification

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#3 - join and participate in Toastmasters

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:53:33 +0000

Under the category of Career:
#3) join and participate in Toastmasters

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#4 - show progress toward improving professional IT skills4

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:53:05 +0000

Under the category of Career:
#4) show progress toward improving professional IT skills [see list]

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#5 - get 25 profitable nich websites up and running

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:52:46 +0000

Under the category of Career:
#5) get 25 profitable niche websites up and running

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#6 - post regularly on websites (min=5/week)

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:51:09 +0000

Under the category of Career:
#6) post at least 5 articles online on those per week (min. 5 for all the websites)

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#7 - publish 5 ebooks on LuLu.com

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:50:22 +0000

Under the category of Career:
#7) publish 5 ebooks on Lulu.com

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#8 - plan return to school strategy

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:49:30 +0000

Under the category of Career:
#8) set up exit criteria to go back to school full time

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#9 - write critical documents (will, etc.)

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:48:36 +0000

Under the category of Financial:
#9) write a will and living will; write a letter about my children to appointed caregivers, to include with will

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#10 - increase income 10% year over year

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:47:13 +0000

Under the category of Financial:
#10) increase income 10% year over year

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#11 - work on Dave Ramsey’s financial Baby Steps 1, 2 and 3

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:46:32 +0000

Under the category of Financial:
#11) Work on Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps 1, 2, and 3

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#12 - file txes on time (no extensions!)

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:45:39 +0000

Under the category of Financial:
#12) file incm txes on time [no extensions]

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#13 - learn to remember people’s names

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:38:09 +0000

Under the category of Personal Development:
#13) learn to remember people’s names

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#14 - show progress toward ongoing Personal Improvement goals

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:37:30 +0000

Under the category of Personal Development:
#14) show progress toward ongoing Personal Improvement Goals

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#15 - remember important dates and send cards

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:36:46 +0000

Under the category of Personal Development:
#15) remember important dates, send cards [birthday/anniversary/etc.]

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#16 - write 4 plans

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:32:39 +0000

Under the category of Spiritual and Service:
#16) create 4 plans [Financial, Missionary, Spiritual, and Emergency Preparedness]

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#17 - implement 4 plans

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:32:18 +0000

Under the category of Spiritual and Service:
#17) implement 4 plans (Financial, Missionary, Spiritual, and Emergency Preparedness)

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#18 - work scripture study plan

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:28:08 +0000

Under the category of Spiritual and Service:
#18) work scripture study plan

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#19 - achieve 100% home teaching every month

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:26:48 +0000

Under the category of Spiritual and Service:
#19) achieve 100% home teaching every month

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#20 - complete pedigree and 4 generation chart (geneology)

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:26:04 +0000

Under the category of Spiritual and Service:
#20) complete pedigree and 4 generation family history charts

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#21 - donate 40 hours to Habitat for Humanity

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:24:56 +0000

Under the category of Spiritual and Service:
#21) donate 40 hrs to Habitat for Humanity

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#22 - drive for Meals on Wheels

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:24:16 +0000

Under the category of Spiritual and Service:
#22) drive a Meals On Wheels route

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#23 - write to a soldier and a missionary

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:23:05 +0000

Under the category of Spiritual and Service:
#23) send a care package to a soldier in Iraq and to a missionary

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#24 - gather in a year’s supply

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:21:58 +0000

Under the category of Preparedness:
#24) gather in year’s supply [food storage]

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#25 - get first aid and CPR certified

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:21:08 +0000

Under the category of Preparedness:
#25) become first aid and cpr certified [adult and child]

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#26 - build up a cash reserve

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:17:57 +0000

Under the category of Preparedness:
#26) build up cash reserve

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#28 - enroll in college

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:12:01 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#28) enroll in college

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#29 - learn greetings, goodbyes and pleasantries in 100 languages

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:11:27 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#29) learn greetings, goodbyes, and pleasantries in 100 languages.

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#30 - learn Japanse Hirigana and Katakana scripts

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:08:46 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#30) learn Japanese scripts Hirigana and Katakana

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#31 - take JLTP level 4 (beginner) test

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:07:49 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#31) take Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLTP) level 4 (beginner) test

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#32 - increase foreign language vocabulary

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:06:46 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#32) increase Spanish, Portuguese and German vocabulary, as shown by reading a book in each

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#33 - participate in book club, read more books

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:05:18 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#33) participate in book club and read 3 classic novels and at least 10 books not mentioned here

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#34 - participate in 3 Paperback book swaps

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:04:31 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#34) participate in 3 paperback book swaps

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#35 - read one random English language Wikipedia article per day

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:03:54 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#35) read one random English language Wikipedia article per day

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#36 - learn rules, history, trivia and stats of popular sports

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:46:03 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#36) learn rules, history, and trivia/stats of football, baseball, soccer, and cricket [conversation skills]; and learn rudimentary plays of play soccer, volleyball, basketball, and golf ["get game"]

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#37 - memorize US Declaration of Independence

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:45:23 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#37) memorize U.S. Declaration of Independence

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#38 - re-read the United States Constitution

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:34:07 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#38) re-read the United States Constitution and the amendments, memorized tenants of each

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#39 - reasearch and write out 25 word studies

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:33:06 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#39) research and write out 25 word studies

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#40 - write English course based on the Book of Mormon

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:32:02 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#40) write English course based on “Book of Mormon”

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#41 - write book with 5 short stories

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:30:58 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#41) write book w/ 5 short stories

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#42 - write young adult Christian novel

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:30:20 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#42) write young adult Christian novel

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#43 - monthly learning focus

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:29:39 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#43) monthly learning focus [How Stuff Works]

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#44 - noticeably increase entertainment skills

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:28:57 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#44) noticeably increase entertainment skills [see list]

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#45 - learn basic ASL signs

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:28:20 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#45) learn basics signs ASL/American Sign language

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#46 - learn Gregg shorthand

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:27:39 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#46) learn Gregg short hand

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#47- learn the International Phonetic Alphabet

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:26:51 +0000

Under the category of Intellectual/ Skills:
#47) learn International Phonetic Alphabet

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#48 - complete 10 Volkssport events

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:25:27 +0000

Under the category of Physical/ Health:
#48) complete 10 Volkssport events

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#49 - 10,000 steps a day for 5 consecutive months

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:24:11 +0000

Under the category of Physical/ Health:
#49) complete 10,000 steps per day for 5 consecutive months

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#50 - complete physical/doctor visit by St. Patrick’s day

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:21:55 +0000

Under the category of Physical/ Health:
#50) complete physical/doctor visit by St. Patrick’s day

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#51 - do 100 push-ups and 25 pull-ups

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:18:15 +0000

Under the category of Physical/ Health:
#51) do 100 push-ups and sit ups and 25 pull ups [military style]…OK. I admit it. I can’t do this already, and that makes me kind of a wimp, but say that to my face and I’ll kick you from here to Timbuktu.

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#52 - ear 3 karate belts

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:15:17 +0000

Under the category of Physical/ Health:
#52) earn 3 karate belts

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#53 - increase exersize for 6 months at a time

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:14:44 +0000

Under the category of Physical/ Health:
#53) exercise at least twice a week for six months [2/6], at least three times per week for six months [3/6] and at least times five week for six months [5/6]

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#54 - get a 30 minute massage once a year

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:12:00 +0000

Under the category of Physical/ Health:
#54) get a 30 minute massage once a year

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#55 - improve swimming skills by increasing laps in pool

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:11:23 +0000

Under the category of Physical/ Health:
#55) improve swimming skills by increasing laps in pool

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#56 - loose 30% of body weight

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:10:49 +0000

Under the category of Physical/ Health:
#56) loose 30% of body weight (don’t ask because I’m not telling :-)

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#57 - take a yoga class

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:09:45 +0000

Under the category of Physical/ Health:
#57) take a yoga class

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#58 - read all 3 “You:An Owner’s Manual” books and implement 10 suggestions from each

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:07:59 +0000

Under the category of Physical/ Health:
#58) read all 3 of the “You an owner’s manual” books [not "You: The Patient"] and implement 10 suggestions from each

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#59 - run a local marathon

texaiano — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:07:13 +0000

Under the category of Physical/ Health:
#59) run a local marathon

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#60 - regular date nights with wife

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:21:08 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#60) date night twice a month, and D3D’s (daddy-daughter-date) once per month

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#61 - do something to make my wife feel special everyday

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:19:44 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#61) do something to make my wife feel special every day

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#62 - take wife on formal date

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:18:55 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#62) take wife on date dressed up in tux/formal, picked up in limo

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#63 - participate/organize Bring Child to Work day

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:18:06 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#63) participate/organize bring child to work day

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#64 - attend Fa-Dau Ball

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:16:06 +0000

64) attend Father-Daughter Ball

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#64) attend Father-Daughter Ball

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#65 - go bowling with family

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:15:27 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#65) go bowling in a bowling alley with family (not Wii)

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#66 - take kids camping

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:14:43 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#66) take kids camping and back porch camping

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#67 - take family to Utah and Dog Bark Inn in ID

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:13:12 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#67) take family to Utah, and Dog Bark Inn in ID

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#68 - visit the beach and swim in the ocean

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:12:18 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#68) visit the beach/ swim in the ocean

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#69 - Have a weekend away with friends

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:11:35 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#69) have a weekend away with friends

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#70 - write letters to my children

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:10:37 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#70) write letters to my children on their graduation, marriage and just because

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#71 - write, illustrate and record a narration of the children’s story, complete with songs and recipes

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:02:49 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#71) write, illustrate and record a narration of the children’s story, complete w/ songs and recipes

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#72 - establish bookmark company for the kids (etsy shop)kids,

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:01:42 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#72) establish bookmark company for the kids [Etsy shop]

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#73 - collect 50 state quarters X 2 mints for each kid

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:00:40 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#73) collect 50 state quarters X 2 mints for each kid

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#74 - finish list of home improvement projects

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:59:44 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#74) finish list of home improvement projects

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#75 - clean out garage and storage unit

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:58:47 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#75) clean out garage and storage

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#76 - permanently archive off photos

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:57:34 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#76) permanently archive off photos [safely]

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#77 - buy a new family car

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:56:38 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#77) buy a new family car

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#78 - plant garden with ornamental plants and trees, fruit and vegetables

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:56:01 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#78) plant garden with ornamental plants and trees, fruit, vegetables

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#79 - put Christmas decorations up the day after Thanksgiving and take them down on New Year’s day

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:54:51 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#79) put Christmas decorations up the day after Thanksgiving and take them down New Years day

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#80 - recycle old computer

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:53:19 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#80) recycle old computer

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#81 - fix hard disk on computer and recover photos

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:27:37 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#81) fix hard disk on computer and recover photos

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#82 - master 25 new recipes

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:26:53 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#82) master 25 new recipes

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#83 - Bake something every week

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:26:16 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#83) bake something every week

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#84 - learn how to groom the dog

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:21:28 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#84) learn how to groom dog

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#85 - train dog to use paper/go outside, heal, lay down, speak, roll over, fetch and jump

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:19:16 +0000

Under the category of Family/ Home Life:
#85) train dog to use paper/go outside, heal, lay down, speak, roll over, fetch, jump

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#86 - complete ‘100 Strangers’ project

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:01:12 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#86) complete “100 Strangers Project”

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#87 - complete 25 Fotofamilymemories.com projects per year

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:57:09 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#87) complete 25 FotoFamilyMemory projects per year [art challenge, different mediums, etc]

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#88 - complete one artistic project per week

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:52:47 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#88) complete one artistic project [drawing, origami, card, clay, etc.] per week

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#89 - do a photographic portrait session featuring my wife

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:51:33 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#89) do a photographic portrait session featuring my wife

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#90 - learn to play ‘Simplified Hymns’, memorize associated numbers in regular hymnal and learn to play 5 songs on the guitar

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:50:13 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#90) learn to play “Simplified Hymns” and memorize associated numbers in regular hymnal, and learn to play at least 5 songs on the guitar

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#91 - enter 12 polymer clay challenges and donate 10 Bottles of Hope

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:48:36 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#91) enter 12 polymer clay challenges, and donate 10 Bottles of Hope

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#92 - host 10 swaps on swap-bot.com

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:46:56 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#92) host 10 swaps on Swap-Bot

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#93 - host a chocolate tasting series

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:46:17 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#93) host a chocolate tasting series

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#94 - improve golf swing and golf score

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:45:37 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#94) improve golf swing and golf score [lower handicap]

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#95 - make 5 dorodango with sand from different locations

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:44:41 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#95) make 5 Dorodango with sand from different locations

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#96 - make a kite and fly it

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:43:40 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#96) make a kite and fly it

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#97 - master 2 calligraphic scripts

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:39:19 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#97) master 2 calligraphic scripts [Italic, Gothic]

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#98 - research and buy a good DSLR

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:38:23 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#98) research and buy a good DSLR

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#99 - take and develop 1 roll of film per month

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:37:45 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#99) take and develop 1 roll of film per month

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#100 - create a custom vanity set for the children

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:26:26 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
100) create custom vanity set [mirror, brush, comb, etc.] for my kids

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#101 - write polymer clay multi-language dictionary

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:19:10 +0000

Under the category of Art/ Talents/ Hobbies:
#101) write polymer clay multi-language dictionary

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Today is Day #1!!! Let’s get busy!!!

texaiano — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:49:18 +0000

You’ll remember that I posted by 101 things in 1001 days list a while back, but that I was going to hold off my official start date until later so that my 1001st day would be November 11, 2011. Well, today (February 13, 2009) is the day, day #1. I am officially starting and will post periodic updates. Please keep in touch and drop me an encouraging word every now and again. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know everyone following this project.

Ate logo! -Texaiano

PS. I am going to post each goal, one by one, tagging each one as I go, so that you can access each goal by the number by going to looking at the key word. The convention to get to the goals, then, would be: http://www.texaiano.com/tag/< number >.
For example, if you wanted to see updates about my goal number 1, to get a mentor, you would access the URL: http://www.teaxiano.com/tag/1.

First ATCs

texaiano — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:09:48 +0000

I made my first two ATCs tonight for the “Newbies to ACT swap. I used pastel chalks as the medium and drew a colorful clown topped circus tent on one and a black, white, and pale orange/yellow sumi koi on the other. These didn’t come out anywhere near Picasso’s level, but I think they are decent for a first try. I don’t think I will be using pastel chalk for ATCs again, though. They are too small and the chalks too subtle to convey any sense of detail.

As I look at the circus tent, it looks more and more like it might be an elephant head clown on top of the big top. What do you think?

According to Niki Kavakonis Designs, in Chinese, “Carp” is similar sounding to the word “business”. It is also homophonic with “profit” or “advantage” whilst “fish” is homophonic to “surplus” or “wealth”. Paintings featuring Koi Carp are therefore considered symbolic of good fortune in business or academic life.

At first, I didn’t like how the koi drawing turned out, but the more I look at this drawing, the more I like it. In fact, I almost didn’t send it, but since I made a committment, I followed through. One thing that I will do, though, is draw another koi, this time on a larger paper.

These ATCs were mailed to my swap parters on 1/22/2009.

IT Skills Improvement Plan

texaiano — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:37:12 +0000

Here is the list of IT skills that I want to improve:

perl/PHP
Ruby on Rails
LAMP, OTLP architectures
xml
sed/awk
package managers (bittorrent, windows installer, rpm, sun flash and jumpstart, hp sdux/ignite)
version control (rcs, vcs, etc)
network troubleshooting
disk management (vcs, sun, hp, windows)
basic oracle administration,
cisco switch basics
basic programming (c, c++, java)
SQL fundamentals
certifications:
Microsoft MCSE
HP-UX system administration
Sun system administration
Oracle DBA level 1
CCNA
SNIA

Reading List

texaiano — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:52:58 +0000

Here is a my reading list on Amazon.com. Amazon calls it as “wish” list. I don’t expect to get any of these, rather, I am just using it as a convenient place to show what I want to read. If you have any good suggestions, please leave a comment.

Scripture Study Plan

texaiano — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:22:06 +0000

scripture study plan:
Read the Book of Mormon every day
Read the Bible and Doctrine and Covenants atleast once all the way through

Study in depth/memorize 1 passage in depth daily:
100 seminary scriptures
Articles of faith
For strength of youth
Family, a proclamation to the world
The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles
Psalms
Proverbs
Corinthians 13
Philipians 4
pertinent verses from Titus

Study:
Nursery manual
Teaching no greater calling
Missionary scriptures
My mission lessons
My new member lessons
new missionary manual (”Preach my Gospel”)
Gospel Principles

key speeches of modern priesthood leaders
Pride, Ezra Taft Benson
etc.

Other books to study:
Institute manuals
True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference.
Duties and Blessings of the Priesthood, Part A.
Duties and Blessings of the Priesthood, Part B
Being a Righteous Husband and Father
Basic Self-Reliance manual
Essentials of Home Production and Storage. Booklet
Jesus the Christ. Softcover book
Our Search for Happiness by Elder M. Russell Ballard,
Jesus the Christ by Elder James E. Talmage,
True to the Faith
Our Heritage
Religions of the World: A Latter-day Saint View. Manual
The Miracle of Forgiveness. Softcover book
Truth Restored. Softcover book
Priesthood in Action. Softcover book
Family Home Evening Resource Book.
Priesthood Manuals:
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: David O. McKay. Softcover book
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Heber J. Grant
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball.
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff. Softcover book
Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: John Taylor. Softcover book

Gospel Doctrine
New Testament Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual
Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual
Book of Mormon Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual
Doctrine and Covenants and Church History: Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual
The Presidents of the Church. Manual

pamphlets:
All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Finances.
All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage.
Essentials of Home Production and Storage. Booklet
Family First
Family Guidebook.
Let Virtue Garnish Thy Thoughts. Booklet
One for the Money: Guide to Family Finance
Only an Elder
Parent’s Guide, A. Booklet
Our Family: A Practical Guide for Building a Gospel-Centered Home
Purpose of Life, The
Repentance Brings Forgiveness
Some Riches Do Grow On Trees . . . Family Trees!
To the Home Teachers of the Church

I’ve posted my list!!

texaiano — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:28:18 +0000

I finished my 101 goals and posted it tonight. I also submitted it to the Day Zero for 101 items in 1001 days. That’s all of the requirements for the swap, so I am going to mark it as complete.

Shout out to new 101 in 1001 Swap.bot partner

texaiano — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:20:31 +0000

I have been assigned a partner to make sure I post my list. I think my partner was choosen because I am very religious and that person is interested in learning about religion. (It’s interesting to see how the swap-bot partners are choosen.)

I have a list of 101 goals, but I want to go back over it before I post it. Also, I like PurpleTX’s idea of not officially “starting” until 2-13-2009 so that day 1001 would fall on 11-11-11.

Creating 100-1001 list

texaiano — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:35:19 +0000

Wow! What I challenge! I am still 10 days out from the Day 0 of the 101 things to do in 1001 days swap. My partner hasn’t been assigned yet; however, I am so anxious about the project that I went ahead and started my list. Boy! Has it been hard. My initial list of things I want to do is over 250 items long. I am trying to wittle it down down. I may end up making my 101 in 1001 list, as well as another, more long term list. Stay tuned. In any event, this is going to get interesting.