Hello, Yeah, It's Been Awhile. Not Much, How 'Bout You?

I was quiet surprised to see that my last post had been 2 1/2 months ago. What have I been doing since my last report of Oct 27?

Oct 29: Jeff Lynn's ELO concert.

Nov 3: A really bad day. I went to see the Chicago Bears embarrass themselves vs the Arizona Cardinals. I got a great last-minute ticket and loved the atmosphere for the game, which almost appeared to be a home game for da Bears. A great crowd of fans was disappointed and angry at what they witnessed ... and paid for tickets, parking, travel, etc.

Nov 14: Bachelor week began as my wife flew back to Illinois to help her sister, who was experiencing severe medical issues.

Nov 23: High school football state semi-finals as my nephew's team (he is head coach) goes for back-to-back state championships.

Nov 24: Wife flies out to Seattle to help our son pack up and move to Arizona to stay with us for three months or maybe a little longer.

Nov 28: Thanksgiving with my AZ family.

Nov 30: Nephew's team comes from behind with 1:14 to play to win the state title again by 1 point.

Dec 2: Wife returns with our son. We had been empty nesters for over four years, and our son had not lived with us for about 8 years.

Dec 19: Went to Indiana Pacers at Phoenix Suns NBA game.

Things seemed to be cruising pretty well until sometime in mid-December, I came down with a cold, had it almost go away, and then return with a vengeance. This kept up for several weeks into January. The cold seems to have finally run its course.

Jan 11: Burton Cummings concert.

I had two trips to Las Vegas (December and January) that I canceled due to this nagging cold. I haven't been to Las Vegas since September -- the longest stretch since I moved to Arizona, I think. I hope to head back to Las Vegas early in February.

I traveled a lot in four months (July - October) that included Las Vegas, Wisconsin/Illinois, Napa CA, Las Vegas again, Greece, and Texas/Oklahoma/Kansas. I dunno -- maybe I wore down my resistance with the trips? 

Anyway, I am feeling better and did a lot of thinking in December about my life and where I am. I have decided to make a couple of fundamental changes in my life for 2025 (I guess you could call them New Year resolutions) and already have both in process. I'll speak more about them later as the new year unfolds.

Thanks for reading!