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Time for the resolutions, in my traditional categories: A habit Last year, my plan was a plank a day, but I only made it part way through the year. I'm going to stick with the theme of weight-bearing exercise and go with this: Add yoga or Pilates to my online fitness class regime. I've signed up for the first one, so I'm on my way! I already pay for the Frame online membership, so this costs me nothing but time. (And if it replaces a dance class, then it's not even costing me time.) A side-resolution: If I manage to attend fewer than three live classes in a week (or if I fail to sign up for a live yoga/Pilates), then I have to do an on-demand class. A 'one and done' project I have two things I want to do under this heading. The first, and simplest, is: have my hearing tested I doubt it's bad enough to do anything about, but it won't hurt to have it checked. The more involved one is: make a spreadsheet of all my regular outgoings, including charity donat...

I wrote this for an old acquaintance who sent me an email holiday letter, and figured: why not add it to my year in review?  Our 2022 was not too bad.  Phil published two crime novels ( https://pdviner.mycapps.co.uk/)  and the short film he made with our neighbor during lockdown went to film festivals and even won some awards. He's now got the bug to return to his first love, filmmaking, and is planning to do a low-budget adaptation of his novel  The Call  in 2023. He also volunteers for a community bakery and his sourdough and cinnamon buns have reached perfection! [Grover] turned 15 last week, and we celebrated with a trip to London to see the Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of My Neighbor Totoro, which was fantastic. Her main interests Dungeons and Dragons (acting as the dungeon-master for her group of friends, coming up with characters and adventures for them) and anything Japanese. She's been taking Japanese lessons over Zoom to fulfill the "skills" ...