2006, Goals...?

So as I sit here trying to come up with something to blog about, I breezed onto /Todd Holdman's blog and he was talking about his goals for this year. Interesting, having a blog that actually has a purpose. Then I thought maybe that I could instead of just me typing to hear my own thoughts, use this space as a motivation for myself to get somethings done. Wow, could I actually be having an intelligent thought? Nah, it must be all the medications I am taking to get over this cold.

Really, can Tundra Talk serve a purpose? Can Tundra Talk rise above the wrasslin'talk, beer, and Vikings Suck jokes to achive something that few blogs reach? Immortality!!! Who knows, but we can sure give it a try.

Goals, goals, what goals could I have to achieve this year that are not just pipe dreams but actually attainable? I have achieved a lot of my life goals, great family, nice house, finally a good job. But how about the short term.

Well I could go obvious and say lose some weight. I am always shooting to do that. It always seems that I lose weight when I am not trying though. A few years ago I was sitting at 328lbs. Thats right, over three bills. A year later I had lost 60 and was down to 268. Still a bit high. I need to give up Coke, or at least regulare Coke. I have tried about 15 times but it is like trying to give up crack, not that I have tried that, it is tough. So, to say lose weight is a cop out, everyone says that.

How about material goals. I could set my sights on a big purchase this year and save up for it. What do I need? No what do I want? I gots the big screen, see earlier blog if you don't know how I got that. I gots a good car, I gots pretty much what I need. For now...I add that because I know Donna reads this and the next time I see some toy that I need, she could use this blog as evidence and shut me down. I guess you all know that watching less TV will not be on this list anywhere. The NFL in HD is truly a life changing experience. You must find a way to see it. Unless of course it is a Vikings game. Speaking of Big Screen have a look, I am truly blessed. And yes, the stork still does deliver those things.



I could go the home improvement route. I do need to do a few things around here. I need to put a wall up downstairs in the 'moose room'. Oh the 'moose room' is the room by the furnace where the moose head hangs. Basically the only room in the house Donna would let me hang the moose. I need to make it more 'room like' because our spare room will soon be the new baby's room. I need to put new shingles on the garage, new gutters, blah blah blah.

This is just not going to cut it. I need some big time goals. Something that will shake up the world. Something like, single handedly solve the ozone layer thing, or build the perfect bratwurst casarole, or figure out how to impeach Bush all by myself, or find a way to get Funyuns in Canada. That would be a big one, if I could pull it off, Funyuns could change the world if people would just buy into the theory. I just want to have a good list of goals, stick to them, and maybe check two or three of the list.

I still have the 'Guys sports list' of goals to fall back on.

1. Attend a Super Bowl
2. Attend a Grey Cup (done twice)
3. Attend a Wrestlemania (done)
4. Attend a Stanley Cup Final
5. Attend a World Series game
6. Attend a NFL game in every stadium in the league (Kingdome, Arizona, Old Mile High, Lambeau, Soldier Field)

Wow, I never noticed it before but all the stadiums I saw a game in are either gone or have been remodled. Guess I better start that list over.

I don't like the word 'Resolution' because to me that word just means something that you don't do. No one really lives up to your resolutions. I want something that I can actually attain.

Donna always makes me a list when she has some things for me to do. I agree with this method. I always work harder at attaining things when there is actually proof that I did something already by checking it off.

So know I have typed about 200 words and have not come up with one good thing to put on my list of 2006 goals. I suck. So here is my half assed list...in no particular order.

1. Blog more often. I have become lax in this area, need to step it up a notch.

2. Remodel the basement. Moose room is now a moose office.

3. Give up Coke. Not the drug, the drink.

4. Give more to charity. Whether it be time or money.

5. Not hate some certain people so much. To long of a story to go into.

6. Skate more, or Skate period.

7. Work harder to improve my shooting. I can always improve.

8. Clean more. I need to keep this house clean.

9. Find new and more creative things to cook. I can only live on Tater Tot cassarole for so long.

10. Eat out less. I have given up McDonalds now for about 2 years so now I need to give up the rest.

10.1 Okay, lose weight. I am such a cop out.


There you have it, the weakest list of goals out there. The only thing missing is the solve the ozone layer thing. Al Gore is on that one so I think I can go another year or so before I tackle that one.

Have a nice day and get back to work!!!