Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

[Ron Whitfield]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

Best thing that happened to me for 2011 was having my boy Austin come back safe and with no Purple Heart from his stint in Afghanistan with the US Marines.

Hard to top something great like that, Craig!

[GeckoGeek]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

Hurrah! Please tell him that some total strangers say a very sincere "thank you" for his service.

As they say, +1

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

Best thing that happened to me for 2011 was having my boy Austin come back safe and with no Purple Heart from his stint in Afghanistan with the US Marines.

Hurrah! Please tell him that some total strangers say a very sincere "thank you" for his service.

[TATTRAT]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

AMEN! Still hoping to see you in person someday.

Indeed!

Than you SO much for the GREAT holiday card, It really made me smile!

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

Best thing that happened to me for 2011 was having my boy Austin come back safe and with no Purple Heart from his stint in Afghanistan with the US Marines. Amazingly he said all of those video games he played before enlisting helped him immensely during those urban raids in the Helmand province of Sangen, Afghanistan.

First thing we did together was to have a few and exchange war stories from when I went in 22-years earlier in the northern parts of Afghanistan and when he spent half a year in the southern part.

[Kaonohi]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

I think the best thing that happened to me in 2011 was that a certain HT person put me on "IGNORE."
Life certainly has been better since then.

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

I passed a kidney stone.

heard the relief is better than having sex!

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

I passed a kidney stone.

Yeee-OUCH!!!
Been through that a few times myself, and I wouldn't wish that pain on anyone. Up your liquid intake - any kine liquids (beer & wine included), because you may now have a 50-50 chance of getting them again (if yours was standard kine).

the fact I am here to type about it!

AMEN! Still hoping to see you in person someday.

Like Leo, I'm making the most of forced transitions. Mine is getting the kick in the rear to finally try changing careers from computer geekery to teaching. Thanks for laying me off, stupid startup!

Hope we'll both have success stories to tell before long, Pohaku.

[Pohaku]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

Like Leo, I'm making the most of forced transitions. Mine is getting the kick in the rear to finally try changing careers from computer geekery to teaching. Thanks for laying me off, stupid startup!

[Ron Whitfield]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

That's a really nice electric guitar for folks like myself that didn't know.
I researched it.

I knew a few like yourself would be interested enuf to search and appreciate, MM. A search provides much better examples of info and pix than I could post of the one I got, a blacktop, just like I'd been dreaming of. Never heard of any new PRS being had for $500.

Hang around, Tats, for a long time. Best!

[Menehune Man]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

'12 is already starting off with a big bang for me, I just scored a brand friggin new PRS Santana SE for $500!
Excuse me while I continue my very happy dance!

That's a really nice electric guitar for folks like myself that didn't know.
I researched it.

[TATTRAT]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

Dana

My company supporting me through my still on going medical crap that is about to get kinds super serious(at least to me)

the fact I am here to type about it!

[Ron Whitfield]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

I passed a kidney stone.

No wonder you're such a sourpuss if that was the highlite of you're '11!

'12 is already starting off with a big bang for me, I just scored a brand friggin new PRS Santana SE for $500!
Excuse me while I continue my very happy dance!

[salmoned]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

I passed a kidney stone.

[Menehune Man]

Re: Best thing that happened to you in 2011 was?

Making it to 2012?!

Actually it was Sailing with Don and Brice from San Diego! Lived a dream.
We cast off at 640am 2/24/2011
Headed south along Baja Mexico then West towards Hawaii.
Tied on in Hilo at 9:35pm 3/22/2011

2776 nautical miles
26 days 15 hours at sea

The Flickr set of photos