Personal Accomplishments/Memorable Moments for 2008

[Mr_Wizard]

My wife and I were talking last night about our accomplishments and memorable moments of 2008 of my big ones were:

Getting Married
Making it back all in one piece from Iraq (again)
Finishing Undergraduate Degree
Passing Security + certification
Taking my wife to Jamaica for her birthday
Getting back in contact with my Mom
Taking my wife to her first hockey game
Getting back on 2 wheels
Hosting a kick ass Halloween party

All in all it has been a pretty good year.

[Embraer]

mine pales in comparison....i wrote and developed the courseware for an airline indoctrination program for my pilots, and had it approved by the FAA on the first go. our POI is a real ballbuster, so that felt damn good.

my reward was more work.

[aap1966]

Originally Posted by Mr_Wizard

My wife and I were talking last night about our accomplishments and memorable moments of 2008 of my big ones were:

Getting Married
Making it back all in one piece from Iraq (again)
Finishing Undergraduate Degree
Passing Security + certification
Taking my wife to Jamaica for her birthday
Getting back in contact with my Mom
Taking my wife to her first hockey game
Getting back on 2 wheels
Hosting a kick ass Halloween party

All in all it has been a pretty good year.

Numbers 1 & 2 make it a good year--the rest is icing on the cake.
Cheers mate.

[911Rob]

I agree with app1966; congrats to you!
Great list!
Cheers,

[scottmandue]

I made it through the year with out pooping myself!



Oh wait... damn.

[Buckterrier]

Stayed sober
Got divorced
23years with the same company
Attended the Steelers vs. Patys - Steelers kicked arse and took names
Prostate ok

Small stuff but stuff none the less

[BeerBurner]

I got hitched to a woman who not only encourages my car addiction but wants me to buy that 911 I've always wanted. I'm still not sure if this is a set-up...

BB.

[azasadny]

Let's see:

- diagnosed with a liver disease and became a vegetarian, no alcohol of any kind
- learned how to reload my own ammo (.45ACP, 9mm, .223)
- survived a 50% personnel cut at work
- helped my son learn how to drive

[scottmandue]

But seriously...

Congrats Mr. Wizard

Especially on #1 and #2

[surflvr911sc]

I had to wait all year for it...



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[YTNUKLR]

Turned 21 !!!

Went to New York, Washington D.C., Philadelphia

Saw some amazing DJ's in San Francisco, see first item on list

Finished my Computer Science and Math requirements! (at least for a couple years)

Went to S.E. Asia for a month

Paid for my tuition to university.

Learned how to build a computer

Should have another (my 8th) 911 engine done before the end of the year

Started playing the guitar (friend gave me a Yamaha 12-string before he moved back to Tennessee)

Found an excellent girl I am seeing

Learned a bunch of new techniques in 3D Solid Modeling (CAD), working on building a brake-testing rig for my new Monoblock 930 Turbo Brake Calipers, and Proper Replicas of High-Butterfly MFI Throttle Bodies

Only 2 more semesters of college! (Good and bad.)

This year has been balls-to-the-wall, but I have grown a ton personally...

[jhynesrockmtn]

• Met my fiance
• Got my vintage racing license and completed 1st season
• Got my motorcycle endorsement and commuted this summer on 2 wheels
• Took a dirt bike class with my son
• Took amazing carribean vacation

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all

[pwd72s]

still alive

Mr. Wizard? Thanks for your service!

Scott? Still waiting for supercourse pics to be posted here.

[RWebb]

- sued the feds & won a very difficult case which also protected habitat for an endangered species

- moved oven and fridge to different palce in kitchen; freed up add'l space & moved door to garage over to make room; replaced ugly old door with firesafe pretty wooden door

- fence repairs

- stained deck; stained or painted ugly PT wood supports

- built very large bamboo planters tro screen out an obnoxious old woman neighbor - not finished on that one

- dug holes/planted 6 trees and 2 bushes in back yard -- am now waiting for trees to get big enuff to shade the house in summer...

- dealt with flood from busted toilet supply line & lousy contractor....

- fixed - after much labor - lousy trans. that a lying, cheatin' SOB ripped me off on... prepared to sue his a$$

- finally got clutch actuation working on oddball trans. install in car

- repaired crazed R bumper install that the painter had rigged up on car; compared various reasonable ways to mount bumper & chose easies & most wt. savings way to do it

* the above two have threads on them for the curious

- addressed sleep apnea medical problem [still in progress]

- forced self to do recovery exercises for a serious hand trauma event

seems like a lot but reminds of all the stuff I did not get done this year....

[Rick Lee]

1) Moved to AZ (longtime goal)
2) Got my house in VA rented out on a two year lease for positive cash
3) Got a three car garage now
4) Rode my bike up the CA coast
5) Celebrated my one year wedding anniversary
6) Made it to some more Rush concerts
7) Will spend Xmas and New Year's in China
8) Finally own an air compressor (longtime goal)

[Danimal16]

1) Went to Iraq.
2) Got home from Iraq (civilian once again)
3) Worked with WHO on water treatment plants and water clean up in Iraq.
4) Repaired and Started K3 Refinery
5) Law Suits with State of California are going in the right direction
6) Law Suits against accountant and Blonde zilla going well.
7) Saw things I did not want to and wish I could forget.

[RWebb]

blonde-zilla's are always bad news...

[Hebrewhomeboy]

1) Got divorced, and thus finally started having sex again.
2) survived a junkie ex girlfriend
3) went to Korea and studied at Kyunghee University for a short period of time
4) bought my Porsche, which was the start of a wonderful addiction
5) did a ton of "soul searching" and growing up, and got 1 step closer to being the me that I want to be.
6) wrote and recording more music than at any other time in my life.

All in all, a very eventful year, and most of it good.

[Danimal16]

Originally Posted by RWebb

blonde-zilla's are always bad news...

Now were talkin'. No way I would pump out 18 kids with her!!! Now number one, big mistake on my part. Wish I could practice with her! She was a keeper and I was stupid! Just my humble opinion, I could be wrong.

[vash]

decent year.

got married
learn to lie about her cooking. YUM!
got into position where her getting laid off is a mere inconvienence.

killed my first pig with a bow.