Resolutions 2025

Even though most resolutions fail, I still think there is value in the attempt. Regardless of the outcome, I'll learn something. That's why I focus my resolutions around education and there are several things I would like to know more about this year.

First a recap of various courses completed in prior years:

cocktail making
swing dancing
woodworking
swimming
rock climbing
improv comedy
drawing
geometry
bass guitar
chess
Japanese
dog training

Likely there are even more that I'm forgetting. So what's on the agenda for 2025? Acting and first-aid.

In December I was called to be on stage for a musical number at a show. I've no live theater experience and always considered myself to have stage fright. However, that 7 minutes sharing a spotlight was really fun and it seems my "performance" was actually convincing. After the show I was asked if I was an audience plant. Someone really considered me a professional actor! Imagine! Let's see if she was right.

The second, more practical skill to learn is first-aid. That should be common knowledge but I freely admin I am a fool in such things. An area easily improved at a local community center I suspect.