Funny how you remember the days off better than the days of work. Looking back this year (in reverse order) I did take today off - Tuesday December 27 - to go hunting at the El Cibolo Ranch. Very enjoyable and a super nice day. No deer on the ground but I am planning to return.
Earlier this year, I also went hunting on Presidents Day -a Monday in February. Another blue sky day.
And I did play golf in Laredo on Monday Columbus Day in October. Again a perfect day. Amazing how Mondays off are so good compared to Mondays otherwise. Of course Monday December 26 was a nice day off as well.
Monday in January I went to Chichen Itza in the Central Yucatan Mexico. Had I done that on the weekend or during the summer... how crowded and hot it would have been. But Monday in January was very mild and unhurried.
Monday November 14 was a sick day. While I was not well that day, it was an important day for healing.
Monday in August I travelled to Madison WI and had dinner that night with Sarah.
Monday in May I played golf with Clint after Sarah's graduation that weekend. Then I drove to Brenham TX and visited my family friends the Hart Family. Very enjoyable. I did get to walk around the town square during the afternoon - very uncrowded.
So I've made the most of Monday this year. And Monday Jan 2 is coming up!
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Looking back over 2016
With only 13 days to go this year, I guess its not too early to go back over the year. Since I didn't do a Christmas family letter this year, you lucky blog readers get a special extra. Thanks for being here.
Family wise, it was a year of transition. Sarah graduated from UT Austin in May and so a lot of things revolved around that and her move to Madison WI. In January and then June when she had vacation time, we went on 2 family vacations, first to Cancun Mexico and then to Fort Lauderdale, FL.
We had a lot of family come to Austin for the graduation as well and we had a nice celebratory lunch with Travis's family and friends.
I made sure that I didn't have to be involved in any moving to Madison, but I did go visit twice, in August for a week and then October for a weekend.
Susan continues to work hard and getting away is sometimes the only way around work. Just the two of us, we went to Beaver Creek, CO, to South Padre Island in the summer weekends, and then to Las Vegas to see George Strait (her favorite).
Work for me continues to be of interest, and I'm getting better at it. As a result I want to be more selective with new cases in 2017. Larger, more complex matters are what I want to work on. Smaller fish can go elsewhere.
A highlight was resolving a large Chapter 11 bankruptcy creditor case out of Plano TX involving multiple liens claims and adversary proceedings in Pleasanton, Cotulla, Big Spring and Midland.
Also a large mediation involved a circumstance I had never experienced. A case that had a mediation agreement that was not followed.
And preparing for a contested arbitration case that is set for hearing in January had been a lot of work and preparation. No one but me in the office understands how to prepare a case for a trial. Like I said I've been at this for 24 years and am getting better at it. But it is still hard.
I took action to achieve progress toward my goal of visiting all 50 states. New states I went to this year are: Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
I also took action to play my 12 new golf courses. That will be the subject of another post. Good experiences in Austin, Laredo TX and Rochester MN
And 3 signficant actions happened:
My book Hideaway was published by me to good reviews. "Kindle It!"
My movie Transient played in Los Angeles, New York and McAllen. As executive producer, I was able to speak on stage after the McAllen premiere.
I have a professional golfer as a client and he has status on the Champions Tour PGA starting May 18, 2017. We are working on getting sponsor exemptions for 2017, hopefully in Madison WI in June.
* Merry Christmas!
Family wise, it was a year of transition. Sarah graduated from UT Austin in May and so a lot of things revolved around that and her move to Madison WI. In January and then June when she had vacation time, we went on 2 family vacations, first to Cancun Mexico and then to Fort Lauderdale, FL.
We had a lot of family come to Austin for the graduation as well and we had a nice celebratory lunch with Travis's family and friends.
I made sure that I didn't have to be involved in any moving to Madison, but I did go visit twice, in August for a week and then October for a weekend.
Susan continues to work hard and getting away is sometimes the only way around work. Just the two of us, we went to Beaver Creek, CO, to South Padre Island in the summer weekends, and then to Las Vegas to see George Strait (her favorite).
Work for me continues to be of interest, and I'm getting better at it. As a result I want to be more selective with new cases in 2017. Larger, more complex matters are what I want to work on. Smaller fish can go elsewhere.
A highlight was resolving a large Chapter 11 bankruptcy creditor case out of Plano TX involving multiple liens claims and adversary proceedings in Pleasanton, Cotulla, Big Spring and Midland.
Also a large mediation involved a circumstance I had never experienced. A case that had a mediation agreement that was not followed.
And preparing for a contested arbitration case that is set for hearing in January had been a lot of work and preparation. No one but me in the office understands how to prepare a case for a trial. Like I said I've been at this for 24 years and am getting better at it. But it is still hard.
I took action to achieve progress toward my goal of visiting all 50 states. New states I went to this year are: Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
I also took action to play my 12 new golf courses. That will be the subject of another post. Good experiences in Austin, Laredo TX and Rochester MN
And 3 signficant actions happened:
My book Hideaway was published by me to good reviews. "Kindle It!"
My movie Transient played in Los Angeles, New York and McAllen. As executive producer, I was able to speak on stage after the McAllen premiere.
I have a professional golfer as a client and he has status on the Champions Tour PGA starting May 18, 2017. We are working on getting sponsor exemptions for 2017, hopefully in Madison WI in June.
* Merry Christmas!
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