My Final Blog

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So this is it.

One more farewell. One more thank you. One more daily blog.

This is my final blog post after more than eight years of writing every single day. For those following along- today marks 2972 days in a row. Had I started my 28 day countdown today, I would have made 3000 days by the end. But as a birthday gift to myself, I am allowing closure to this chapter on my terms.

I am finished. Time to retire Making It Up As I Go. Nothing of what I wrote was important, yet everything mattered to me. I shared my thoughts on life with the world. Strangers joined me, friends learned more about me, and family began to understand me.

I will be taking my blog offline in June. I plan to download all of my stories onto a hard drive and remove traces of my blog from the internet (to the best of my ability). So if you want to reread my stories or get life tips from yours truly- only a few months to do so. I don’t know if I will ever do anything with my stories, but I need them to be there for me.

It may not seem like it when you are just reading these words on a screen- I am extremely emotional right now. I have been grieving the loss of this part of my life since I announced that I was stopping. My daily routine is being shattered and destroyed by my own hands. I’m a little afraid of what to do next.

All I ever wanted was to share positive thoughts and experiences meant to motivate and entertain. I feel that I accomplished this goal along my journey. I want nothing but happiness for the world around me. Be kind to one another. Promote and celebrate each other’s successes. We all have a life to live in the best way possible.

My final words of advice come from one of my favorite authors. (Seems fitting considering I wrote in this journal every single day.)

“Give every day a chance to become the most beautiful day in your life.”

— Mark Twain

As always, I will continue to be Making It Up As I Go even once this is done.

Thank you for being on this journey with me.

I love you all.

The End.

Josef A. Havelka IV

Greatest Hits: Thank You

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As I bring a final blog of sharing my Greatest Hits, it’s time to give one last, and quick THANK YOU.

Thank you to those who entertained me Jim Henson and Carroll Spinney were a big part of my youth. As I grew up- Friends became equally as important.

My son has said Thank You on more than one occasion, including when he finished Grade Seven and entered into high school.

I also couldn’t pass on the chance to give a shout out to Thanksgiving.

Of course a huge Thank You To My Readers for years of support. I had so many readers that I had to Upgrade my blog as a thank you! And thank you to the Bloggers who showed kindness along the way. Day By Day writing was great, but I have been on the verge of ending my blog for some time- 2255 days in a row had me thinking of quitting.

This past month I have shared some of my Greatest Hits. I have had so many wonderful memories and experiences in the past 8 years. Tomorrow is my birthday and I will sign off forever after that. A bittersweet feeling, that’s for sure.

Thanks again everyone.

Greatest Hits: Goodbyes

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Saying Goodbye is always difficult. As I approach the end of my blog writing, I know that saying Goodbye is a way to create closure.

Back when I would be on the phone with my wife for hours, would would tell one another- You Say Goodbye. Saying Airport Goodbyes is sweet because oftentimes you know you’ll see the family and friends again. Other times it’s to close off a legacy of lifelong adventures: Goodbye Conventions or Coworkers.

Saying goodbye to friends who leave us forever is tough. Neighbor Bob, Jeremy and Andy are all people who were a part of my life and will never be there again. Same when I visit My Father’s Grave.

We said goodbye to our Home in order to move on. But Castle Havelka had some wonderful memories associated with it. We also bid farewell to our beloved 2003 Honda Element and the Pathfinder LE. Two cars that moved our family around on many adventures! One time I had to say goodbye to my Favorite Shirt.

Saying goodbye comes with a sense of appreciation of my followers. Tomorrow I am going to share my favorite Thank You’s as the Greatest Hit.

Greatest Hits: Writing

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I always wanted to be a writer. I thought I was fairly good at it back in high school as I took a writing class and got straight A’s two years in a row. The problem was putting it into practice to write a story. So I Moved the Goal Post.

I began to write Making It Up As I Go as a way to do a daily journal entry. Even at the start, I struggled with Motivation To Write every day. Eventually, 8 Years passed by.

I was lucky that one day a friend looked to me because I’m a Writer and asked me to attend Thunderbird Equestrian Center. I wrote about my experience at a horse show. Knowing nothing about horses or these events was a great learning opportunity.

I also enjoyed writing about the time that I was invited to be a Westin For A Day. I had a great time shooting military guns and experiencing something I never thought I’d try. Both blogs got shared amongst their respective communities. I felt great to be a part of these.

I have always done my best to be Inspirational, sharing thoughts about my life every day. Creating a Daily Affirmation can be difficult. Once I used ChatGPT to write my blog. Quite an impressive program I must say.

I can’t believe I am about to conclude my daily blogs at the end of this week. It’s hard to say Goodbye. But tomorrow I will share some of my Goodbyes I have had over the years as a way to prepare myself for the finale.

Greatest Hits: Friendship

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I shared greatest hits about my wife and kids. I even spoke of our pets. Equally as important is friendship.

Friends can help your social meter get a recharge. Gathering Friends is like catching Pokémon. Making Friends is a strange occurrence at any time.

There are friends you’ve known Forever and there are Work Friends. There’s old friends you Randomly Bump Into or you make the time to meet up with Old Friends after 15 years and it feels like the friendship never faltered.

There’s something special about the Kindness of Friends who help you out when needed. I can’t express enough Getting a Little Help From Friends can really boost your mental wellbeing. I’ll always Appreciate My Friends.

It was because of a friend over 8 years ago that started me on this journey of Sharing My Mistakes which really turned out to be something much more than that. So I’d like to hit on Writing as tomorrow’s Greatest Hit.

Greatest Hits: Childhood

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Whenever I write about raising children or growing old, my thoughts often turn back to the memories of my childhood.

Memories of toys like Transformers and Roger Rabbit and getting The Hot Toys at Christmas. Or watching Saturday Morning Cartoons. Followed by the bot as popular Sunday Morning Cartoons. A favorite being Astroboy. Jim Hensen influenced my life in so many ways. Being Guided By TV is how I grew up and learned about life. It also scared me with Aliens abducting people.

I’d even sit in my room listening to my record player while Alvin And The Chipmunks squeaked away. That lead to years of music collecting: Milk Crates with a love for movie soundtracks like Tron.

Or running around playing as Kids singing songs about Eating Worms and acting like Little Psychpaths, often Getting Injuries when I wasn’t spending it Indoor Summers.

Most of my blogs share memories of my youth while discussing parenting. It made it hard to choose which ones to share.

Childhood memories always came with the promise of friendship. The perfect segue into tomorrow’s Greatest Hit: Friendship

Greatest Hits: Growing Old

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On March 15th, I am turning another year older. Getting Old doesn’t always need to be Receding Hair, nose hairs or Deteriorating Eyesight. I mean at one point I used to wear Contacts to make my eyes unique in red or spiderwebs.

I have changed my look numerous times over the years. Including The Darkest Timeline during Covid. I learned from an elderly neighbor that I didn’t have to turn into a Get Off My Lawn kind of person.

Grown Up Me is who I always wanted to become. I mean honestly, what adult doesn’t get Excited Over New Appliances? But other days, life can be just sort of Ouch.

I’m still Version 1.0 Josef A. Havelka. Perhaps one day I’ll make it to version 2.0. But being Josef is what I know best. I’ve had a pretty good life. And it all started in my Childhood. Even with its ups and downs. That will be tomorrow’s Greatest Hit.

Greatest Hits: Mental Health

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Alright… this topic may not always come across as an easy one to discuss. Over the years I have done my best to promote positive mental health. Dealing With Negativity in a constructive way is difficult at times. Some days I feel like I am An Invisible Man with no one understanding me.

Having a Salt Lamp helps with positive environmental stimuli. Compliments boost confidence and happiness. Receiving Kindness from friends boosts endorphins.

Having my wife around Complements both of our mental states. If I feel bad, my wife shares my Emotional Feelings. As mentioned before, Physical and Mental Health do go hand-in-hand.

The sadness of mental health is when it doesn’t get better; I lost a friend years ago- Jeremy and it really sucked. He’s not the only male in my life that has succumbed to difficulties around struggling mental health. I’ve grown Facial Hair to support Movember in the past in order to do my part. I know it’s not easy to seek help, but we all need to try and be there for one another.

I’ve learned a lot over the years. Writing in my blog helped me through a lot of feelings and emotions. I feel as I get older, my understanding of how to deal with situations has gotten wiser. So tomorrow’s Greatest Hit is Growing Old.

Greatest Hits: Pets

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Much like family, pets are an important part of our lives. I stand behind my thoughts that Life Needs A Dog.

When I met my wife, she came with baggage. A Good Dog named Chuppy. To expand Chuppy’s existence a little longer, we adopted Lex In 2013. I still look back on him fondly since we lost him in Long Ago in 2021- the Loss of Lex really hurt us all. In 2020, we adopted Maki to bring some bounce back in Lex before his final days.

I am always Remembering our Family Dogs. But last summer we had a cat who passed away. Boba came with our house and became a great friend for Darwin. But Darwin still loves Maki and uses her as a Therapy Dog.

Perhaps I should have title today’s Greatest Hits: Dogs. I don’t have any blogs written about having a fish tank or guinea pigs. But something about having a dog really helps with our mental health. Which is going to be tomorrow’s Greatest Hit.

Greatest Hits: Family

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I know I have touched on each of our children separately as well as my wife. But combined they create Quality Time together that makes me Appreciate Them. Except when they hang up on me at MarioKart.

We have done road trips and Camping at 20 Mile Bay, Fun Activities We create memories through Holiday Movies and Backyard Movies, and trips to the Drive-In. We also are Loyal to businesses that have become family.

Plus we have done Visits with Extended Family. At the start of my blogging, there was my Online Family that made me feel welcomed. Over the years, we extended to our Con Family and made great connections.

I love my family. As I mentioned, it has also extended beyond my wife and kids. Tomorrow I want to share about the family we chose- Pets.

Greatest Hits: Food

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I’m going to start right at the top with the food category. A couple of times we hosted Epic Mealtime for my birthday. A large amount of Meatloaf served for everyone’s enjoyment. We’ve also made fun food for Halloween and the Walking Dead viewing parties: Festive Food.

Cake is another favorite food. We have made numerous Cakes. Cheesecake was at our wedding. But I do love Apple Pie. We even use cake mix for our Waffles with Fresh Fruit.

Baking Before Christmas occurs every year. And our favorite cookie recipe: Wookiee Cookies with Peanut Butter Cookies at a close second.

Our kids help make meals like Turkey Dinner, Homemade Pasta, Pizza, Tacos, or various Asian Influences and Baking. I do sometimes miss our Deep Fryer.

We love to Stockpile Cheese for the holidays. We love Cheese. Or Baked Brie. And especially Grilled Cheese.

And Bacon, especially on a Peanut Butter Bacon Burger. Peanut Butter is a major staple in our home, as we fight for Firsties when opening a new container.

These are a majority of the foods we have at home. Family meals have always been important for us. In fact, we love to do a lot of things that are “Family Centric”. I think that will be tomorrow’s Greatest Hit!

Greatest Hits: Alcohol

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Over the years I spent a lot of time writing about my experience with Alcohol. I’m most proud of the fact I have been now over One Year Sober approaching 18 months now. I did enjoy drinking over the years, but for my physical and mental health, I wanted to stop. I had done Sober September for three years in a row to get started.

Years were spent stopping in at various breweries, specialty enjoying Local Breweries such as Locality, Dead Frog and my personal favorite- Trading Post which can be found written about multiple times. Including Oktoberfest shenanigans.

And on road trips we were Touring Breweries collecting Growlers to share with friends later on. I even made a Growler Caddy to help move the beers.

Christmas was a time to set up the Booze Tree and perhaps indulge in Bailey’s. The hard stuff had us Expanding My Tastes. We toured Shelter Point Distillery and Root and Wings to sample some local craft vodka and whiskey. We have also gotten pretty drunk on a Wine Tour with friends. The same friends we traveled to Mexico and enjoyed an all-inclusive.

I always knew it would have to come to an end, looking back at 2016’s But I Like Beer. But I also did a few stunts as the Designated Driver- Dinner Train.

All of that aside, I look back fondly on most of the experiences with alcohol. Yet I know I needed to step back from indulging in excess. For now, I plan to continue in it drinking. Maybe one day that will change.

Drinking often goes hand in hand with food. So I want to share some of my Greatest Food Hits tomorrow!

Greatest Hits: Health

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After writing about Speed Skating yesterday, I wanted to touch on my own physical health.

Like most kids, I was Active Growing Up. I have always gone on Short Walks as well. I tired to exercise in order to strengthen my 1.5 Lungs. Using an Inhaler is just a way of life for me.

But there is always the Pain Pity Party I have mostly from Back Pain. I try and Stretch but then it’s Back Again with Back Pain. Sometimes, I Have No Idea How My Body Works.

But I have tried Physiotherapy and Acupuncture with Cupping to help subside the pain.

Besides scoliosis I also suffer from Eosinophilic Esophagitis. I take these Little Pink Pills that help. They were also really good at preventing hangovers. A couple of times, I have had to get my Heart Tested. I kind of like having a Heart that works.

Those last couple of things are partly due to alcohol. Tomorrow I want to share my greatest hits about the subject.

Greatest Hits: Speed Skating

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Since 2010 we had our kids involved in Speed Skating. It was hard to leave our first club- Leaving Langley Blades.

We have gotten tons of Swag over the years. Plus Olympic Oval Unboxing.

We have traveled to numerous places Grand Prairie , Fort St. John, Red Deer, Quebec, and numerous times to Calgary.

Theory achieved a big goal of competing in 2020 BC Winter Games and Darwin was there as a Mentor. The Opening Ceremonies were a hit. Darwin has also been Coaching for awhile now.

We’ve done our part volunteering- Stepping Up over the years. Or Marking The Ice prior to the season starting. Plus I was a Bucket Boy one time. Or the time we spent at Poco Volunteering. Loads of Parents Volunteer. We even got a friend of ours out to volunteer with First Aid at numerous meets as well.

Besides all the speed skating, I have done my best at keeping up with my own Health. That will be tomorrow’s Greatest Hit.

Greatest Hits: Travel

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Over the years, we have had a ton of fun adventures. Mostly with my family and various road trips and vacations. Here are some of our experiences.

More often than not, we end up at Disneyland. Our favorite time was at Halloween in Disneyland. We were sad that Covid had hampered our travel plans, but we still planned a trip Back in 2021 and got excited to finally get there in 2022.

Getting there involved a lot of road trips. 2022 Beginnings or using out Pathfinder for numerous trips.

Sometimes we stayed close by for Rest and Relaxation or a trip in the ferry to Victoria,BC or a couple ferry rides to Visit Family. We also did a few camping trips to 20 Mile Bay over the years.

Besides Disneyland in California, we enjoyed Tokyo DisneySea. But Tokyo had so much to offer our family. We were lucky to travel there during Cherry Blossom Blooming.

Now my wife and I are planning future vac and travel plans with just the two of us. We got the bug with our Trip to Mexico without kids.

Those are all of our fun trips. But we also traveled for Speed Skating. Which will be tomorrow’s Greatest Hit!

Greatest Hits: Lee-Anne

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My life would be very different if it wasn’t for Lee-Anne. We met back in the year 2000. Our lives have been insufferable inseparable every since. I’m always Celebrating Her.

We have been married for over 20 Years. I always look back fondly at the milestone Anniversary Dates. Not to mention All The Memorable Birthday Gifts I gave her As well as her Half A Century on this planet.

I Married A Wonderful Mother. Lee-Anne and I always wanted Children. We celebrate Lee-Anne as being a Fantastic Mother every chance we get. Especially Mother’s Day.

We have done a lot of things together. We have Matching Mugs and love to wear matching clothes. With plenty of Family Trips behind us, we hope to do more trips together. Like when we celebrated Her Birthday In Mexico

Tomorrow I want to go more in depth about some of our travels. Greatest Hits: Travel

Greatest Hits: Dom

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Our oldest child was born in 2002. We named her Random based on Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Over the past few years entering into adulthood, they have created their own unique identity. They are non-binary and go by the name Dom now.

I’ve always been a proud parent of Dom. And here are some of those moments. Dom Turns 20 or even when they Turned 21, it’s hard to believe they are an adult now.

Dom and I have had a few days of one on one time in the past. Like we did in 2017-Random Time. Or when they Turned 17 and had me there for a big piercing moment. More recently, they asked me to be a part of Building Their Computer.

I love them at they paved the way for their younger siblings. Like being the first to get a Learner’s License. Or just being there as an older sibling: July 15.

They are also very talented, hard working and intelligent. Saving their money to Buy their first computer 2018. Designing complex Calculus plotting. Entering into BCIT to work in film.

They are also creative. Making Zoomfest Shirt Films, or when they Interviewed Me for a school project.

I do miss having Dom living with us. But now that they are older and moved out, I know it’s for the best for them. They are on a great pathway towards the life they always wanted- working hard behind the scenes in the film industry.

I wouldn’t have these wonderful kids if it wasn’t for my partner. Tomorrow’s Greatest Hit is my supportive and loving wife, Lee-Anne!

Greatest Hits: Darwin

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We have three kids. I already shared about our youngest yesterday. Now onto sharing some stories of our middle child.- Darwin.

Darwin always made a special point of having a day devoted to just her and I hanging out. A June 4th coffee date. A Darwin/Daddy Day last year she treated me to a show in Vancouver. We also went on a Last Minute Dinner Date one time. We also Made Dinner together. Another time, we did a Bike Ride Around Barnston. I took her to see a Live Magic Show for her birthday one year.

Darwin is always fun- like the Extreme Blanket Fort she has made a couple times. Or hunting for A Costume together.

I’m also really proud of Darwin and her accomplishments. She’s a part of the SFU Orchestra, performing a couple of times Playing Bassoon which she made a PowerPoint presentation about back in 2016 in order for us to agree to let her play bassoon.

She has taught me about Emojis and Slang. She has volunteered for Speed Skating and continues to coach. And she has done so much more, like Cheerleading, Cosplay, Good Grades,and Loving Hello Kitty.

Even though I have written about Theory and Darwin, I still have one more kid to write about tomorrow: Dom.

Greatest Hits: Theory

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How can I share some of my Greatest Hits without mentioning my family? I going to start in reverse order this time and share my favorite blogs about Theory!

First off- he’s 17 turning 18. He has become a great person into the start of adulthood- Theory is 17. He is enjoying his final year of high school and majoring in Photography, check out another Picture Perfect blog.

Even though he’s on the verge of being an adult, he still likes being a kid at heart: A Day Out With Thomas. He also spent time at conventions teaching kids to play board games and helping with Lego. Back in 2015, he was the “Star” of a short film based in Toy Traders. I devoted an entire year to my son: 2019.

Of course, his name appears on graffiti on railcars all the time: Graffiti is Art. I also really appreciated the opportunity to be a volunteer parent for his Grade 7 Camp.

Of course there is also tons of speed skating that he has done over the years. My most proud moments are BC Winter Games 2020, Earning Silver, and becoming Most Improved.

Theory has been a great kid and a pretty darn good little brother. Tomorrow I shall share about one of his older siblings- Darwin.

Greatest Hits: Christmas

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Halloween and Christmas are neck and neck as my favorite holiday times. Over the years I have written a ton about both. Sharing memories and stories about my kids… Here’s a look back at a few of my favorite things:

Decorating is my favorite aspect. Transitioning from Halloween to Christmas is east when we all love Nightmare Before Christmas Our new home looks great: Interior Decorations 2021. And our last home looked great as well: Cleaning for Christmas.

Christmas Eve has become extra special because our son helps to make the dinner: Christmas Eve By Our Son. For a few years, we have been involving our kids with Christmas Meals: Preparing Meals and back in 2019. We also love baking: Getting Baked and More Cookie Baking

Can’t have a Christmas Eve without awaiting Christmas Day; 2020 or even some Christmas Morning Chaos.

Family time is what Christmas is all about: Christmas Video Games and Playtime. Movies are import as well: Christmas Films including Die Hard!

But it’s always sad to see it go away each year: 2017 Christmas Teardown and Removing Christmas.

To me, Christmas is always about family. I love my family tremendously. Because I have mentioned my son doing Christmas Dinners, I shall talk about him first in Tomorrow’s Greatest Hits: Theory.

Greatest Hits: Cosplay

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For years I have loved movies and shows. So much so that I love to pretend I am that character from time to time. We even got our kids involved at a young age. Our two oldest continue to create costumes and cosplay.

A first off, we have met some amazing cosplayers over the years- 2016 Cosplay. A long time ago I made a Hudsucker Proxy outfit. Last weekend, our 19 year old wore it to a convention. Three weeks ago, our other adult kid was busy making a cosplay for the same show: Cosplay Roots. Years ago, my middle and I went out to piece together a last minute Costume for her: Looking For a Costume.

We used to attend numerous comic conventions because of my wife’s business. Many times we would create a Last Minute Costume. My wife has always been a fun loving woman who has enjoyed dressing up with me since we first met: Costumes Are Fun

Halloween is also a time of costume making. Dressing up for Halloween has always been a favorite pastime: Get Those Costumes Ready. One year I spent hours and hours creating my Skesis.

Cosplay and Costumes are a great way to express yourself and share your fandoms with the world. Getting creative with our kids was great as well. Conventions and Halloween always brought me joy. But so did tomorrow’s topic: Christmas.

Greatest Hits: Star Wars

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If I didn’t include Star Wars in my greatest hits, there would definitely be something wrong.

Star Wars has been a big part of my life. In 2017 I spoke of everything that inspired me- from my car to decorating our home: My Enjoyment of Star Wars.

A couple of years ago, Towel Day fell on the 45th anniversary of Star Wars. 45 Years Towel Day is reference to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy- a pertinent part of the life I have with my wife.

Not only is Towel Day significant, but so is Star Wars Day. A day that I set aside a few hours to enjoy the franchise in one way or another.

In video games, my name is Deathstar1138. I have passed it onto my son and he carries on the legacy.

Disneyland improved on my already favorite genre and created Galaxy’s Edge. A couple years prior to that, we immersed ourselves in The Void and had our own Star Wars Adventure.

Last year, my daughter’s friend got us seats to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, where we enjoyed a live performance of the music whilst watching the film:Darwin/Daddy Day.

I have plenty more blog posts regarding Star Wars, just do a quick search and you will see. But even as the franchise is a favorite of mine, I still wrote blogs about plenty of other things.

Getting into characters is also a ton of fun. Tomorrow, let me share with you about Cosplay.

Greatest Hits: Movies

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Movies have been a huge part of my life. When I was a child, I questioned: Where Was My Father Figure. Or films that captured a unique style of stop motion storytelling:Wizard of Speed and Time.

With my family, we have spent, and still spend, time outdoors enjoying Backyard Movies. One time my son invited me to the movies with his friends and it really touched my heart: Saying I Love You In Different Ways.

We also enjoyed many experiences at the Drive-In: Back to the Future, or a Rain Filled Movie Night. Or movies that celebrate special occasions like Getting into Christmas or our yearly viewing of Independence Day ID4. Plus plenty of Disney Films have been watched as a family.

I enjoy really bad movies as well. A couple of years ago I spent an entire month watching Terror on Tubi and Movie Schlockfest

The greatest memories I have were the five years I spent working at Colossus nearby 25 years ago: Colossus and from five years ago I did another recap: 20 Years Ago. Those memories helped create lasting friendships and where the journey with my wife began. You can’t have movies without Popcorn.

The one blog that I wrote one time and shared every year as my “One Day Off” entertained me because no one noticed I had shared it every year… Groundhog Day.

Movies are important to me. I like the way they can transport you out of reality for a couple of hours. I also love the fact that I was able to share with my kids many of the films that made me who I am today.

One in particular is getting its own Greatest Hit tomorrow: Star Wars.

Greatest Hits: Music

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I have a love for music, like most folks do. Over the years, most of my blogs regarding music are about my love for the art. I still enjoy listening to music throughout my home: Music Is Life

Here is some of my favorite blogs about my kids and their music careers at school. Money for Music. Sometimes my kids also played for just the sheer pleasure of it: Music.

My friends have also made a name for themselves and I am always excited to share their Success in Music whenever I can.

At one point I mentioned music and my father: Playing 78’s. I also wrote a short piece about my favorite song: The Day The Music Died. I love musicals and over the years have enjoyed live performances and movies: Music of the Night.

I really do love listening to music. I play music in all sorts of formats as well. From vinyl to streaming and even phonograph.

Maybe one day I will create my own music. But until then, I’ll just enjoy listening to what everyone else creates. There is a lot to appreciate out there.

Besides music, tomorrow I shall share about Movies and the impact on my life.

Greatest Hits: Technology

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I’m always one for being excited about the advancements of the world around me. Anything technology based gets me raring to go! I love being able to see firsthand how it works and the potential for the future use.

Back in February of 2016, when I first began to blog, I shared my thoughts on technology both old and future. Check it out: Technology

Yesterday I re-shared stories about Video Games. One of my favorite experiences was at various conventions. Button Mashing had me playing VR games before it hit mainstream.

Now we have VR at home and we all enjoy playing on it. My son was really into it for a while:VR Sharing. Sometimes I even question what is real: Is This The Real Life.

Back in 2020, I finally dabbled in 3D printing: The Future is Now. I have since moved onto Resin Printing and my first attempts were here: Resin Printing

Even our home is filled with advanced technology. Utilizing Google Home and various Smart Devices: Google Home

Technology goes hand-in-hand with human evolution. What was once a vision or science fiction becomes reality. I’m not going to lie though, I still have a soft spot for older technology used for entertainment purposes. From film to music to gaming- I like to remember the roots that started my lifelong obsession with tech.

Moving on from Technology, tomorrow I want to share stories about Music.