What Should I Do in 2010 ?
What Should I Do in 2010 ?
Well the first thing is to thank everybody for 2009 I suppose but it’s that perennial question that’s always raised at this time of year.
What are you New Year’s Resolutions ?
When people ask me What are you New Year’s Resolutions I usually reply I have none which inevitably brings about the follow-up question
What are your plans for next year then - it’s a natural enough question I suppose and a natural time to look back on on things and see what you’d like to change in your life.
Here’s a few things that happened last year in a Hot or Not style list
Hot in 2009
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Photography
Living an alternative lifestyle
Different and fascinating interests
Even healthier lifestyle
This site having over 22 million hits in 2009
The kitchen garden
Sabaton
Days out
Looking at things with new eyes
Cold in 2009
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£142.50 for a TV licence
The price of decent cheese
As you can see, there wasn’t much in my life that was negative last year, I’m most fortunate . . .
Well, I’m not really as that suggests luck played a part in it, it didn’t but it’s a phrase most like to use so we’ll go with it.
Whether fortunate or lucky is etymologically correct is less important than the fact I feel ‘fortunate and lucky’
What do I want for 2010 - well pretty much what I had in 2009 - a repeat year would be more than satisfactory !
Here is a picture I took on New Year’s Eve - it’s not fantastic but it is to me. It’s the first picture I’ve taken of an owl. I was on a day trip with my brother and he suggested as it was heading toward dusk we round the day off in search of a barn owl - and he found us one - fantastic !
Barn Owl at Nocton Fen in Lincolnshire
Here’s an interesting take I did this time last year, check it out - perhaps I should have done that again - Oh well too late now 
It’s done - as is 2009
Thanks to everybody for everything - you all know who you are
Thanks to everybody who visits the site and a Happy New Year to you
All the best for 2010
Rod
No Sleep ’til Moscow
Me in my new Motorhead No Sleep ‘Til Moscow tour shirt !
Complete with Russian military Ushanka hat !
Credit List - Companies We’d Like to Thank:
T-shirt - courtesy of my brother Xmas 2009
Hat - courtesy of ebay
Sunglasses - Ray Ban
Jewellery - Part of the Royal Crown Jewels of Wybers Wood
WWI Iron Cross - courtesy of Spinks
Jeans by Diesel
Infra-red camera remote used to take picture - LB xmas 2009
Cigar - models own
Femme Fatale said,
January 1, 2010 @ 10:51 am
Rod,
A truly amazing photo of the owl.
Thank you for opening my mind to the interesting past of Lincolnshire and thank you for making me smile
Happy New Year to you and your readers
Cheers
FF
xx
Rod said,
January 1, 2010 @ 10:56 am
FF,
many thanks for that and for all the contributions in 2009
Regards
Rod
Cid said,
January 1, 2010 @ 1:26 pm
Rod,
It must be a real dilemma…. flaps up or down? Perhaps you could put a photo of yourself wearing that hat on the blog every week…. a sort of human pine cone. One flap down could mean changeable, both flaps at right angles, a good day for drying washing?
My own Ushanka hat had to be re-wired by a qualified Milliner since the regulations changed…. on a good day I can pick up Sky
Cid
Rod said,
January 1, 2010 @ 7:36 pm
Cid,
flaps down today and a blessing they were too - first time worn thus and to be recommended in this weather
Best
Rod
chris keyworth said,
January 1, 2010 @ 9:39 pm
dont know about you lot but im dieing with swine flue and not feeling very clever at the mo..
chris
Little Brother said,
January 1, 2010 @ 10:16 pm
Rod,
Nice shots even if they did both involve great expense on my part
LB
Rod said,
January 2, 2010 @ 8:51 am
Chris,
sorry to hear that, at least you’re not a girl - check out Rod Damon’s guide to flu
Get well soon Chris
Best
Rod
Rod said,
January 2, 2010 @ 8:53 am
LB,
good thing you’ve an executive job and commensurate salary then
Remember I’m a lowly retiree - a pensioner without a pension in fact
Cheers
Rod
Lindi lou said,
January 3, 2010 @ 1:54 pm
Glad to hear you are sticking to your new year routine Rod. You don’t need resolutions as you are utterly perfect in every way (LOL!). Nice owl by the way xx
Rod said,
January 3, 2010 @ 3:41 pm
LL,
I’ll stick to the formula, I’m not sure it’s winning one but it’s not too bad
I hope to be bring some more owls to a website near you soon - hopefully people will be able to contain their excitement at the thought
Cheers
Rod
Amiguru said,
January 7, 2010 @ 10:27 am
Rod,
Wasn’t certain of where to put this. Like most schools we’re closed yet again today so I’m thinking of making a career change and train as a snow disposal operative. Or out of season, a salt and grit miner
People seem to think we’ve had a lot of the white stuff; may I suggest that they take a look at this to see what it is like when it really snows in the UK?
http://www.topfoto.co.uk/gallery/1947Winter/default.htm
I remember it well as a five-year-old.
Regards,
le
N
Rod said,
January 7, 2010 @ 11:46 am
Neville,
I don’t remember the schools shutting “when I was a lad” once I think one winter because the whole boiler system had broken down - but that’s it !
Best
Rod