{"id":11046,"date":"2018-01-01T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=11046"},"modified":"2017-12-30T08:28:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T12:28:34","slug":"low-res-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/low-res-3","title":{"rendered":"Low-res"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2017, I read more than 50 books, produced 52 weekly episodes of The Virtual Memories Show<\/em><\/strong>, dropped 20 lbs., made major progress on paying off my house, made some actual friends from the podcast, and got a new dog. I didn\u2019t donate enough to charity, but paying off the house 15 years early is making things a little tight.<\/p>\n

On the professional side, I helped a major piece of legislation through passage into law, testified in front of a Congressional committee, recruited many more companies into my trade association, solo-organized my first conference, and did a bit part in trying to fix drug shortages that resulted from the catastrophe Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

As usual, the only real resolution I can come up with for 2018 is, \u201cWrite more,\u201d and I\u2019ve started working on that. Otherwise, there isn’t a whole lot: Clean the garage? Get around to reading Henry James? Get some more of my Mt. Rushmore-level pod-guests onto the show? Be a better friend? Those all seem pretty marginal to me if I can just sustain 2017 levels, but we’ll see what the year brings.<\/p>\n

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In 2017, I read more than 50 books, produced 52 weekly episodes of The Virtual Memories Show, dropped 20 lbs., made major progress on paying off my house, made some actual friends from the podcast, and got a new dog. I didn\u2019t donate enough to charity, but paying off the house 15 years early is … <\/p>\n

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