Before reviewing the 2008 resolutions, it’s time to check in with the bucket list–the things I want to accomplish before kicking the . . . ahem . . . bucket.

The original list originally appeared on January 15, 2008.

Further revisions and additions appeared March 4, 2008.

Of the twenty-seven intentions, of which I estimated a decade or more for completion, there was progress on four items in the first year.

5) Write five novels. One in the can. In the middle of a second.

12) Become proficient in Krav Maga. Began studying in March 2008. Switched to a private instructor in late July. Though proficiency will take years more, some of the basic flow and movements are sinking in for me. A very long journey remains.

23) Complete Six hour ATV tour of the Mojave Desert. Done March 2008. Exceeded 50 mph over the flats. Fuuuuuuuuuuun.

26) Bet 100 bucks on outside box black at Ceaser’s Palace in Vegas. Done March 2008. Gambling has never been my thing