I watched 68 movies in 2020. The best ones were:
Jojo Rabbit
1917
Kajillionaire
The Last Dance
Feels Good Man
I read 39 books in 2020. Here are my favorites:
Civilized to Death – Christopher Ryan
State of Affairs – Ester Perel
Being Wrong – Kathryn Schultz
Denial of Death – Ernest Becker
Children of Ruin – Adrian Tchaikovsky
Best Purchases
Above-ground pool
Guitar
Flipbelt
Best Personal Accomplishment
Published Book – ExMormon’s Search For Meaning: On Life After Faith Crisis
Best New Habit
Stretching every morning (Now I can almost put my hands flat on the ground without bending my knees) – my chronic sore back is almost alleviated
Runner up: Playing guitar
2nd Runner up: Walking daily
Dumbest Moment
Putting the shopping cart away in the parking lot while forgetting the 12 pack stored on the bottom rack
Lowest Point
When smoke from the forest fires made it unhealthy to leave the house it made the already suffocating quarantine/political news/civil unrest nearly intolerable
Most Pleasurable
Riding motorcycle on warm summer night below harvest moon
New Skill
Crash course in keeping above-ground pool water clear
Best Trip
Park City skiing in February
Best DIY
Fixed gate on fence
Most Stressful
Being uninsured/under-insured during a pandemic
Most Painful
Swollen face from what I think was a spider attack while I slept
Most Prescient:
Remodeled Garage into living space/home office a month before being forced to work at home for nine months
