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January 20, 2025
I have no desire to make my writing about politics since I get enough of that rammed down my throat in the daily news, but I want to put this here for my own reference to be able to easily look back on over the coming four years. I saw this on a Bluesky post, so here is where we stand today, January 20, 2025. Unemployment 4.1%, Gas $3.12 a gallon, but here it is $2.68 a gallon, S&P 500 5,996.56, Inflation rate 2.9%, and Dow Jones 43,487.83 Just a few indicators of where the US economy stands right now. I’m intrigued by what it will be next year at…
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Goals Update
I read the other day that 25% of people give up on their New Year’s resolutions by the end of the first week and about 43% give up by the end of January. Not following through was the main reason I decided not to set resolutions, but rather set some goals that I could check in on throughout the year or change/adapt as necessary. As a reminder (I won’t write this every post but just to summarize here in this update) my goals were as follows: We have been out to eat only twice since 1/1 ( record for us), the 20% reduction is still in progress, looking good on…
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Welcome 2025!
One of my previous yoga teachers gave all of her students a blank journal with a note that the year is like the journal, blank and ready to be written, so write it well. I hope to do so in 2025. As many may know, while there were joys in 2024 there was a lot more heartache for my family. Hoping that this year is devoid of anything like last year brought. Many Americans create New Year resolutions, generally, things that they want to change about their life – lose weight, save money, exercise more. According to some data, about 80% of New Year resolutions fail. As such, I have…
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Mexico City – Day 2
We knew Wednesday was going to be a busy day and was it ever! We boarded our bus at our usual 9:00 a.m. and headed to the historic district. After a brief intro from our host reminding us that Mexico City was settled where it was by the Aztecs because they found the eagle sitting on the cactus eating a snake in that location, we headed to the Templo Mayor where the Aztecs first built their temple. After a brief walk through the ruins we entered the museum and enjoyed seeing many of the artifacts that were found throughout the ruins. We had a lunch reservation at La Opera, a…
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Mexico City -Day 1
We arrived in Mexico City Monday evening after a three hour flight on Aeromexico. The flight was uneventful and fairly smooth so we weren’t completely beat when we arrived at around 18:15 and met up with my classmate for the 45 minute ride to the Radisson Perisur in the south of the city. Most classmates were already in the bar so we had a drink and a bite and got to bed early since the next day would be a busy one with a three hour boat ride and dinner at our friend’s home. One quick note about this hotel, and we didn’t know it when we checked in, but…
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“Home” again
A week ago yesterday my cousin’s daughter called me to let me know that her mom had passed away, at age 61. This was devastating news, of course, but even more so because we had just reacquainted about 9 years ago when she reached out to let me know that her daughter had moved to NYC. She had seen on Facebook that we were moving to NYC and wanted us to get in touch. Shortly after we moved to New York, her daughter graduated from college and we all spent a great time celebrating her daughter’s graduation and being together. We spent a few more times enjoying the city, and…
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Moving into fall
Fall, autumn, is my very favorite season. I don’t know if it is a result of fond memories of going back to school (yes, I was one of those kids that always loved school) or whether it is the beautiful colors that come along with the season, or if it is that I know that I’ll be able to start to make all of the slow simmering, roasting foods that signal the coming of cooler weather. Whatever it is, I love the gradual descent into shorter days and cooler weather. Here in Colorado we are not there yet. This Labor Day weekend brings upper 80s and full on sun. A…