2010: A YEAR IN REVIEW

January
1: Gas $2.839, weight 208.
1: Snowshoe hike through Mariposa Grove. 7.30 miles; 3 hrs 57 min.
2: The outside Christmas lights and lights and decorations on the tree come down.
3: Papou takes a fall in the hospital. No bed alarm.
4: First day of work in 2010.
5: Gas $2.879.
7: Gas $2.899.
9: FIL discharged from hospital and admitted to skilled nursing facility.
9: The 3-hour "test."
10: Lewis Creek hike. Hot springs located.
11: Gas $2.949.
11: Palindrome Day 01-11-10 .
13: The first major deluge of 2010.
15: BroIL gets married to AllA.
16: Death Valley National Park.
18: Witnessed rain in Death Valley.
18: Gas $2.899.
20: FIL is discharged from skilled nursing facility.
21: IL's 54th anniversary.
21: Gas $2.839.
22: Carpool. A lot of driving especially when you throw in a Starbucks run.
26: Scorpion on our bedroom ceiling. He not there no more.
27: Gas $2.799.

February
3: Papou's shoulder surgery.
7: That game.
8: Scorpion kill #2. Front porch wall.
9: Gas $2.779.
13: Lake Tahoe. Vikingsholm.
14: Lake Tahoe. Spooner Junction with my favorite Valentine.
15: Lake Tahoe.
16: Scorpion kill #3. Same location as the last on 02-08-10. Must have been kin.
22: Gas $2.799.
24: Gas $2.859.
25: Gas $2.879.
27: KC's 23rd birthday.
28: Mariposa Grove 8-mile snowshoe hike.

March
1: Gas $2.899.
4: Gas $2.959.
7: Eight-mile snowshoe hike to Dewey Point.
10: Gas $2.999.
14: Scorpion kill #4 on the bedroom ceiling in the corner.
18: Freezer goes pfft.
19: Refrigerator goes pfft.
20: Alder Creek hike and camping at Wawona campground.
26: Scorpion kill #5: Front porch ceiling.
27: Let the spring mowing/cutting begin!
27: Changed the spa water.
27: Weight 198. I did it!
28: The Lilley Mountain March. 9.62 miles in 3:22.
28: Weight hits 195 after that long march.

April
3: Zojurishi rice cooker goes pfft.
5: Flat tire. Driver side rear.
6: Scorpion kill #6: On our bed while making the bed.
10: The terrace is "cleaned up" of old dead growth.
11: Gas $3.099 in the morning...
11: Aunt Dena's 90th birthday.
11: Gas $2.999 in the evening...Up 10 cents and down 10 in one day. Profiteers...
12: Purchased new refrigerator at Lowe's.
13: New refrigerator delivered.
17: The terrace is "irrigated."
18: The terrace is replanted.
20: We attend our first homeowners' association meeting.
23: New bathroom scale and new weight measurements.
24: Planted lemon tree in observance of Arbor Day
25: Took truck in to get new struts, tires and shocks.
25: Planted orange tree.
26: New tires, struts and shocks.
28: Purchased a new eco-friendly toilet.
29: Gas $3.059.
30: Back "flares up" again.

May
1: New toilet.
1: Planted lime.
1: New struts on the Sub.
1: Weedwhacked.
2: More weedwhacking.
8: Installed new sprinkler control and new front porch light.
9: Mother's Day at The Grind for brunch and later at Sidoti's for dinner.
15: JayMi's car is repaired.
16: More planting on the terrace and mowing.
19: Gas $2.979.
19: Gas $2.959. Hey! Ten cent drop in one day!
21: Fresno Grizzlies versus Nashvile Sound baseball game. Grizzlies lost 3-1.
22: IKEA in West Sacramento. Our first visit.
25: Gas $2.899.
28: Gas $2.859.
28: Sacramento bound.
29: IKEA! Purchased new bedroom furniture.
30: Assembled our new bedroom IKEA furniture.
31: Completed assembling of our new IKEA bedroom furniture.
31: Scorpion kill #7 on the front porch.

June
5: FIL's 78th birthday.
5: Gas $2.959.
11: Lone Pine to deliver computers.
12: Thor Peak summit.
16: Gas $2.999.
18: I get a foul ball. Reno Aces vs. Fresno Grizzlies.
19: Blackberry harvest.
20: Kayaking and fishing with my wife on Blackhawk Lake.
26: Changed the spa water.
26: Goodbye, old mattresses and boxsprings. Taken to the dump.
27: JayMi involved in an auto accident. Okay. Other driver pulled out in front of her.
28: Gas $3.059.
28: 109°. HOT!

July
1: Moraine Campground.
2: Moraine Campground. Pam catches 1 trout.
3: Moraine Campground. Pam catches 4 more trout.
6: Gas $2.999.
10: Helped the ILs clean their new place in Oakhurst.
10: See my friends, Ken and Gary, at the Elbow Room in Fresno before Ken moves east to Virginia.
11: Helped the ILs move into their new place.
12: ILs have moved out. The last of the furniture relocated.
12: Mom has bypass surgery.
13: Cleaned the carpets. Gone are the residues of dog, cat, and a spilled drink or two.
14: Anniversary #3. Dinner at Pismos's in Fresno.
15: Gas $3.059.
16: Lone Pine Campground.
17: Lone Pine Campground.
18: Lone Pine Campground.
26: Flyfishing for the first time at Lone Pine Lake. I land two rainbow trout and release them.
27: We see Uncle H. in Escondido.
29: I catch my first freshwater fish (trout) as a "keeper" in Lee Vining Creek. I catch four (two got away) for the day, my wife catches eight. Got 10 for the day!
30: Uncle H. passes away.

August
3: Gas $2.999.
14: Scorpion kill #8 on the floor between the kitchen and dining room.
25: Twenty-five years living in California.
27: Susanville, CA
28: La Pine, OR
28: JayMi gets a "new" used car.
29: Portland, OR
30: Mt. St. Helens, WA
31: Newport, OR

September
1: Brookings, OR
2: Ft. Bragg, CA
3: Sacramento, CA
4: Gas $2.859.
7: Black widow kill #1. Front porch.
18: Scorpion kill #9 on den floor.
28: Wife is selected for the LDP.
29: Gas $2.799.
30: MIL's 80th birthday.

October
1: Gas $2.859.
4: Gas $2.899.
6: 103.7 KRZR changes it format from hard rock to dance music.
8: Gas $2.959.
8: Scorpion kill #10 on the living room wall.
12: Gas $2.999.
13: 3 years at our home.
14: 1,000,000th pushup at 5:19 a.m.
14: Scorpion kill #11 on our bedroom ceiling.
21: JayMi involved in yet another accident. Her "new" car totaled.
29: My wife's last day at "Mad Era."
30: Autumnal storm brings snow to the 4,000 foot level.
31: My SIL celebrates her first birthday in the United States.

November
1: Scorpion kill #12 on our bedroom ceiling.
1: My wife's first day of LDP.
8: Scorpion kill #13 on hallway floor.
11: My wife has all of her dental amalgams removed.
12: Purchased a new water heater, changed to Verizon, upgraded to Costco Executive Member.
13: New water heater installed.
15: Gas $3.059.
15: Scorpion kill #14 on bedroom ceiling.
17: New "pre-owned" dining room furniture delivered by the ILs. Seats six!
19: "Winter" storm cometh.
20: Changed the showerhead.
21: Snow levels at 2,000 feet.
21: We purchase 2 cords of almond wood.
23: Gas $2.999. Just before the big Thanksgiving Day travel period!
25: Got a new rice cooker and a fleece Dallas Cowboys blanket.
26: Got a Ruger .177 pellet rifle. Hello, Ruth! Also got a crock pot.
28: First confirmed kill of one of those dang ground squirrels. Head shot.
29: Got a soundbar for the television. Amplified sound!
30: Got a new Kobalt 2 1/4-ton floor jack.

December:
1: Gas $3.059.
4: Party at Pam's boss' house.
5: Purchased new furniture.
5: Spa water changed.
6: Picked up new furniture using the U-Haul.
6: Scorpion kills #15 and #16 on front porch by the water fountain.
7: Gas $3.099.
8: Amalgam free! Plus, a new ceramic crown to replace the gold!
11: Black widow kills #2 and #3. Hidden underneath fountain.
12: Silpada party. Nobody showed but us. Not even my ILs.
14: Gas $3.129.
18: The Claim Jumper restaurant in Fresno is shuttered. Damn!
23: Gas $3.159.
24: Caulked the shower stall.
27: Scorpion kill #17 on bathroom floor.
29: Purchased a new electric blanket since we gave ours away to JayMi.
31: No fast food for the entire year. No McDonald's, Wendy's, Carl's Jr., etc.
31: Weight 215.
31: Had fun.
31: No cold or flu for the second year in a row.

Pushups: 110,100 / 1,015,300
Crunch: 104,800 / 1,354,540
Pullups: 1,970 / 27,695
Vertical knee raises: 4,460 / 14,200
Miles: 325.43 / 121:11:40

Our 2010 resolution: Have fun. We definitely had fun.

Our New Year's resolution for 2011?

Have fun...and still eliminate the white spaces on our weekend calendar!


What happened in 2010.

SUPERSIZE NOT

As an "experiment" I vowed not to eat at any fastfood restaurants for 2010. No In-N-Out (my wife's favorite), Carl's Jr., Wendy's, Burger King, McDonald's, Chick-Fil-A, KFC (definite no-no).

Imagine a whole year without.

I did it. We did it.

AMALGAM FREE

Amalgam free. No more mercury in my system.

Plus, a new ceramic crown to replace the gold one I had back in September 2008.