New Year’s Meme

(Idea from Notes of an Anesthesioboist .) I last did this on 1 Jan 2010, then forgot all about it. I’m a little late this year. 1. What did you do in 2012 that you’ve never done before? Finished a bathroom renovation. I’d never had anyone else renovate anything in a house; this renovation started in Oct 2011 and ended in February 2012. Also, designed and planted my first permaculture garden. And met someone in person (Shelley and Gerard) whom I’d only known through Facebook! 2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next … Continue reading New Year’s Meme

2011 Book Summary

A la Jessamyn number of books read in 2011: 55 number of books read in 2010: 34 number of books read in 2009: 74 (still have to compile 2006-2008) number of books read in 2005:  37 number of books read in 2004: 46 average read per month: 4.6 books average read per week: slightly more than 1 book number read in worst month: 1 (May) number read in best month: 12 (August) percentage by male authors: 53% (29) percentage by female authors: 47% (26) fiction as percentage of total: >96% (53) crime fiction as percentage of fiction total: 83% (44 … Continue reading 2011 Book Summary