{"id":15587,"date":"2020-01-01T11:23:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=15587"},"modified":"2020-01-01T11:23:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T16:23:35","slug":"2019-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=15587","title":{"rendered":"2019 In Review–Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Here it is, 2020, the year I begin retirement. But before Spouse and I set sail for new adventures, here is a brief retrospective of 2019…
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\n…January 2019 found me in the doldrums, enduring the monumental consequences of the Destroyer-In-Chief’s shutdown of the Federal Government. That fiasco put me in quite a bind, leading up to a major meeting that I was organizing at the end of the month when my Federal Government colleagues all had to pull out. What a nightmare.<\/p>\n

…then on return from that meeting in San Diego, I developed a severe circulatory problem in my left leg that scared the bejeebers out of me. All due to stress.<\/p>\n

\"\"…February and March 2019 were rather ho-hum with nothing special going on. Trips to Pittsburgh were frequent because my mother-in-law’s health was failing fast. <\/p>\n

…April was also rather ho-hum, though two things warmed my heart: our sixth marriage anniversary and an early start to motorcycle riding season. We also went to Pittsburgh every weekend… the end was near.<\/p>\n

…May found me traveling to Alaska for meetings. I truly enjoy visiting our nation’s largest state.<\/p>\n

…My mother-in-law passed away in mid-May. Spouse and I spent five days in Pittsburgh for the funeral and beginning to get a handle on the house, its contents, and the estate.<\/p>\n

…June was busy at work. I also had time to get out more on my Harley for riding fun. <\/p>\n

\"\"Spouse and I spent another five days in Pittsburgh during June dealing with matters of my mother in-law’s estate and really got down to figuring out what to do with contents of the house. Coincidentally with that June trip to Pittsburgh, I was able to serve as a judge again for a police motorcycle riding competition held in downtown Pittsburgh. This even previously was held in Northern Virginia for years, but moved to Pittsburgh in 2019. Photos here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Also, our first “real adult vacation” began 28 June with a trip to Toronto, Canada. Spouse and I went there to avoid the silliness of the Destroyer-In-Chief’s parade to himself in Washington, DC, and to celebrate Canada Day (1 July). We also went there to ride trams, and trams we rode… and rode… and rode. We saw a professional baseball game, delighted in some behind-the-scenes tours, and otherwise had a GREAT time!<\/p>\n

Tune in to the next post on this blog for July to December. More monumental decisions were made that affected the course of the rest of my life!<\/p>\n

Life is short: live life and love it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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