Into 2009

It's that time of year. And it's almost that time of year. And I have lasagna to make, so I'll just put up a short post here.

2008 was a crazy year for me. I got my deed this year for land my father left me, which saw me dipping my hands into agriculture, land management and real estate - all relatively unfamiliar things for me until this year. As usual, I dove in and gained some level of competency in all of the above - what level is yet to be determined. I am in no way an expert, that much I know. But in all of that, I learned a lot more too.

2009 will largely speak for itself. But plans for this site include a more innate focus on book reviews, quotations, and technology related writing. In essence, more of the same... but with a twist. I am informally retiring from 'professional' Information Technology. I will not be looking for projects or work; I have enough on my plate with the land, agriculture and real estate - and, hopefully, writing.

Bonus: To map things out, I've been using FreeMind, a mind mapping tool. I won't get into the pros and cons of mind mapping as I am fairly new at it, but I will say that it seems to be a comfortable way for me to look at the scattered impulses and projects that I'm involved in.