Attend a protest in person.
Donate to 2 charities.
Read something inspirational weekly. (aim for daily though)
Read 4 books.
Try a new food.
Learn how to start a business.
Get more exercise than you did in 2011.
Take the 21-Day no complaints challenge.
Give someone a gift. (Holidays & Birthdays don’t count)
Update my blog 26+ times this year.
Learn about investing.
Eat more fruits and veggies, cut back on carbs and sugar.
Attend a performance by Pretty Lights.
Move to a larger city.
Read this out loud in the morning once per week.
Buy fewer things.
Buy a motorcycle.
Be more disciplined.
Read less depressing content.
Drink all of my Silver Needle Tea.
One energy drink per week max, must be sugar free.
Take public transportation 3 times.
Go discing at Blue Ribbon Pines.
Less road rage.
Buy or use something that helps make you more sustainable/green.
Find an all new podcast to listen to.
Help a stranger.
Call and unsubscribe from print junk mail whenever possible.
Restructure my blog.
Review a product on my blog.
Submit a pocket dump to EDC.

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GOALS FROM 2011 (ACCOUNTABILITY)

Health
FAILED (went 4 times) Go to the farmers market at least 6 times this year.
FAILED Lose 30lbs
FAILED (although it was the most active I have been in my adult life) April-October: Walk/Bike 1 hour per weekday
FAILED Avoid fast food unless on the road
FAILED Drink at least 2 cups of tea weekdays
FAILED Drink a glass of water with a meal at least 3 times per day
SUCCESS! Take a Multivitamin at least every other day
SUCCESS! Take Vitamin D, and Fish Oil weekdays
FAILED Always eat breakfast
FAILED Stick to protein supplements for at least 2 months
KIND OF (started a new vegetable shake and fruit smoothie thing) Make sure 3 meals or snacks contain 1 fruit or vegetable
FAILED Drink at most 1 caffeinated beverage per day (tea doesn’t count)
SUCCESS! Cut back on soda to not more than 1 can per day
SUCCESS! Lower salt intake
FAILED. When tired, get sleep or drink B Vitamins / Matcha instead of Caffeine
SUCCESS! Continue to buy organic food whenever if it is available
FAILED No eating or drinking anything but water after 7pm

Lifestyle
FAILED Save money every month
FAILED Travel to Milwaukee
FAILED Attend 2 sporting events
FAILED Go to a Minnesota Wild game
FAILED Go to a Concert
SUCCESS! Read or listen to 5 books
SUCCESS! Go discing at least 5 times this year
FAILED Go discing at Blue Ribbon Pines
KIND OF (Quit 2nd Job!) Get a better paying second job
FAILED Be more punctual
SUCCESS! Donate at least $20 to 2 charities (Donated to 5 charities!)
FAILED Volunteer somewhere at least 1 time
FAILED Update blog 52+ times this year
FAILED No cigarettes this year – not even 1

Character
FAILED Record meals, weight, diet and workouts
SUCCESS! Keep my apartment cleaner
FAILED Hang up my clothes
SUCCESS! Try meditation
SUCCESS! Eat Chinese food with chopsticks only
SUCCESS! Go out of your way to help someone

Other
SUCCESS! Pay off car
KIND OF (Increased money applied to debt) Save money after paying off car or put in towards student loan debt
FAILED Start a business, or find another source of income
FAILED Open a ROTH IRA
FAILED Buy a book
SUCCESS! Learn how to do 2 things you didn’t know how to do last year
FAILED Look at this list of goals once per week

TOTAL FOR 2011…. 14 Successes! 27 Failures. 3 Half Attempted.

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GOALS FROM 2010

Health
Lose 50lbs by November 1st
April 1st – November 1: 30mins walking, 20mins biking weekdays
No more eating out at fast food places.
Drink at least 2 cups of tea per day
Drink a glass of water with a meal at least 3 times per day
Take a multivitamin daily
Always eat breakfast
Eat 5-7 SMALL Meals/Snacks per day. (every 2.5-3 hours)
Make sure 3 of those meals or snacks contain 1 fruit or vegtable
Drink at most 1 caffeinated beverage per day
Cut back on soda to not more than 1 can per day
Lower salt intake
Take vitamin D during winter months
Take vitamin B6 and B12 and drink matcha instead of sugar and caffeine
Buy more organic food.
Bike to pine island
No eating or drinking anything but water after 7pm

Lifestyle
Buy another lamp this year.
Buy another plant
Buy a desktop computer
Try to buy a laptop (bought one, thanks Tom!)
Visit Chicago
Go to at least 2 different sporting events (went to a Packer game and Twins game)
Go to a concert
Read or listen to 10 books (only read 2)
Get a library card
Go discing at least 2 per month
Go discing at Blue Ribbon Pines
Get a better paying second job
Be more punctual
Set all clocks to the same time
Develop routines
Try matcha, buy a matcha set
Donate at least $20 to 2 charities (ACLU, EFF, NORML)
Volunteer somewhere at least 1 time
Go see Bound for Severance again
Update blog once per week (I was close this year!)
Floss more

Character
Buy more black clothes
Develop a personal style
Carry a journal/notebook
Carry a backpack to work
Keep my apartment cleaner
Hang up my clothes

I first got into this from watching the Random Show with Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose. Tim showed a set of knifes that he has purchased, and it seemed like a manly interest to take up. I am a bit ashamed to say I ran right out and bought the Kershaw Leek after watching this video, and indeed this is a kick ass little knife. It reminded me of the excitement I had when I got my first Swiss Army knife as a kid.

I have always liked flashlights, and Zippos but never really knew there was a group of people who dedicate their lives to collecting and reviewing this stuff until I began watching a couple knife reviews on YouTube. Then I discovered Nutnfancy. The guy has 906 videos with over 84 million views at the time of this post. He has somewhat of a cult following among EDC’ers. He knows his shit and his reviews are really informative and interesting. Before you know it, you are committing tens of hours watching reviews of knifes and guns trying to find the best one.

This site is EDC porn at it’s greatest. People post their pocket dumps on that site and you can get ideas of cool things that you would like to collect, but be warned…. it’s addicting and expensive. Worst of all you probably won’t use much of this stuff but instead just collect them to look at.

That’s why this video cracks me up so much.

Is everyone against “the people” now? First corporations, then politicians, and now the police. What is this country coming to?

If you haven’t yet please close your Bank of America accounts, and put your money into local banks and credit unions. Bank of America does not care about you. Don’t stand for things like this. These people are scum who put profits ahead of the welfare of people, while working to bring down our economy and taking giant bonuses for it.