THIS EMAIL CONTAINS LINKS TO ALL THE BLOGS PUBLISHED
DURING MY YEAR 77. SEE "THE LINKS" BELOW.
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"Although death, we realize, is part of life,
there's a wider range of activities in the part before you die."
~Robert Brault
"Never underestimate the importance of having fun."
~ Randy Pausch
"You have exactly one life in which to do everything you'll ever do.
Act accordingly."
~ Colin Wright
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation,
because your character is what you really are,
while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
~John Wooden
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When I came up with the idea of writing about my activities during the year I would be 77 years old, I had no idea of the enjoyment that would flow from the process. I've always enjoyed planning, and in early 2017 I began planning the YEAR 77 project. I created a website using the WIX organization template and updated my Bucket List. While my original Bucket List consisted only of activities I wanted to do, I realized that by 2017 I had already done many of them, so I created my Updated Bucket List. This list included Memories of activities already accomplished, recognition of Birthdays of friends and family members, favorite Family Photos, activities with Friends (both Memories and Future Plans), Childhood activities not done since then, Adult activities not done for a long time, family Gatherings and Tours, favorite current activities like Running, Hiking and riding my Harley, Memorials for loved ones lost, and other Miscellaneous activities. It was a surprisingly long list, and this was the list of activities I would do and write about during my YEAR 77 - July 7, 2017 through July 6, 2018.
Planning and doing all these activities, coordinating them with friends and family members, writing and publishing the blogs during my YEAR 77, has been one of the most rewarding years of my life. It was a very active year for sure, and was also fun and interesting. Periodic unsolicited comments from readers of the blogs were the icing on the cake. As shown in the table below, I published 148 Blogs during the year (149 including this Recap). I turned 78 on July 7th and my YEAR 77 activities are now over.
"I thought it would take longer to grow old."
As a matter of my own interest, and the possible interest of readers who may not have seen all of the published blogs, I decided to summarize all blogs published during my YEAR 77. The table below simply shows the number of blogs published in the various categories I selected. Below the table I summarized all blogs published in what amounts to a Table of Contents. I show the date published, the blog title, and the lead photo that accompanied the blog. Each title is linked to the actual published blog for anyone who wants to read that blog. It's a long list, but sort of interesting to see the variety of activities over the twelve month period.
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Category and Number of Blogs Published
About -------------------------------------------------------1
Bicycling ----------------------------------------------------2
Birthdays (incl. monthly serial blogs) --------------------18
Bonnie & I --------------------------------------------------4
Cars --------------------------------------------------------2
Family -----------------------------------------------------18
Friends -----------------------------------------------------5
Harley Rides ----------------------------------------------18
Hiking -----------------------------------------------------12
Memorial -------------------------------------------------11
Miscellaneous ---------------------------------------------9
Monthly Report ------------------------------------------13
Name Glossary (excl. early listings)-=---------------------1
Planning (incl. monthly revisions) ------------------------12
Running ----------------------------------------------------6
Sports Activities ----------------------------------------12
Tours ------------------------------------------------------5
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Total -------------------------------------------------------------149
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THE LINKS - Below is a recap of all YEAR 77 Blogs, listed by Category and by date published. The title of each blog has been linked to that specific blog as published on the Year 77 website (https://ronaldyear77.wixsite.com/year77activites). Clicking on the blog title will take you there.
The links are currently being updated from being broken earlier.
ABOUT
July 7, 2017 ABOUT ME AND THIS WEBSITE
BICYCLING
August 5, 2017 CYCLING - REPEAT OF A MISPLACED ACTIVITY
August 30, 2017 MEMORIES - CYCLING THE CALIFORNIA COAST
BONNIE & I
October 29, 2017 OUR 56th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AT MT. ADA
November 21, 2017 TRAVEL WITH BONNIE REPORT - TOUR THE UNITED STATES
February 15, 2018 VALENTINE'S DAY WITH BONNIE
July 5, 2017 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS - BIG BEAR LAKE
BIRTHDAYS
July 9, 2017 77th BIRTHDAY PARTY
November 13, 2017 JENNY'S SPECIAL YEAR 77 BIRTHDAY ACTIVITY - HEARST CASTLE
February 4, 2017 TRACY CLAIR'S BIRTHDAY - TRADITIONAL FAMILY DINNER
May 19, 2018 HEATHER'S BIRTHDAY - TRADITIONAL FAMILY LUNCH
June 3, 2018 BONNIE'S BIRTHDAY - TRADITIONAL FAMILY LUNCH
July 1, 2018 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FRIENDS & FAMILY
(Thirteen Monthly Blogs - July 2017 to July 2018)
CARS
October 15, 2017 SPORTS CAR - AND COLLECTOR CARS
May 5, 2018 MEMORIES - OUR FAMILY CAR - "THE FORTY"
FAMILY
July 15, 2017 HADFIELD FAMILY REUNION
August 13, 2017 HUMPHERYS FAMILY REUNION
December 25, 2017 CHRISTMAS 2017 - HOST A FAMILY GATHERING
March 19, 2018 SHEEPDOG TRIALS - A FAMILY VISIT
May 13, 2018 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY - BONNIE, JENNY & HEATHER
July 6, 2018 YEAR 77 FINAL PHOTOS - SILLY PHOTOS OF RON
FRIENDS
September 29, 2017 VISIT FRIENDS - HARLEY RIDE TO MONROE, OREGON - VISIT DENNIE & ALISON
January 1, 2018 NEW YEAR'S GATHERING - MESQUITE
April 2, 2018 2018 MINI-ZONK IN MESQUITE - SIGMA ZONK FRATORITY
June 15, 2018 RENO - A GATHERING OF OLD FRIENDS
HARLEY RIDES
August 1, 2017 PERIODIC HARLEY DAY-RIDES
August 9, 2017 ANNUAL SUMMER SCOOTER RIDES
August 23, 2017 2017 SUMMER SCOOTER RIDE - ALL DAILY REPORTS
August 27, 2017 HARLEY DAY-RIDE -- CAMP WILLIAMS - AZUSA CANYON
September 3, 2017 HARLEY DAY-RIDE -- MOTHER'S KITCHEN - PALOMAR MOUNTAIN
October 22, 2017 HARLEY DAY-RIDE -- MT BALDY LODGE RESTAURANT - MT BALDY VILLAGE
November 18, 2017 HARLEY DAY-RIDE -- COOKS CORNER - TRABUCO CANYON
December 23, 2017 HARLEY DAY-RIDE -- THE ROCK STORE - MALIBU CANYON
January 13, 2018 HARLEY DAY-RIDE - CRYSTAL LAKE RECREATIONAL AREA
February 17, 2018 HARLEY DAY-RIDE -- ANNIE'S CAFE - LAKE ELSINORE
April 28, 2018 HARLEY RIDE - HOG $100 CHALLENGE RIDE
April 28, 2018 HARLEY RIDE - ARTICLE SUBMITTED TO HARLEY-DAVIDSON
May 24, 2018 MEMORIES - IRON BUTT & OTHER HARLEY RIDES
July 10, 2018 MY HOG MAGAZINE ARTICLE IS PUBLISHED !!
HIKING
July 16, 2017 HIKING - THE CRIMSON TRAIL AND OTHER UTAH TRAILS
August 30, 2017 HIKING - THE BEN OVERTURFF TRAIL TO DEER PARK
September 9, 2017 HIKING - THE ROAD TO NOWHERE
October 8, 2017 HIKING - THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE
November 5, 2017 HIKING - MT SAN JACINTO PEAK
November 15, 2017 HIKING - MONROVIA HILLSIDE WILDERNESS PRESERVE
December 16, 2017 HIKING - MONROVIA PEAK AND OTHER HIKES IN THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS
February 22, 2018 HIKING - ECHO MOUNTAIN
March 24, 2018 HIKING - ORCHARD CAMP
April 6, 2018 HIKING - EATON CANYON AND HENNINGER FLATS
June 10, 2018 HIKING - PINEKNOT TRAIL TO GRANDVIEW POINT - OTHER HIKES IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS
MEMORIAL
July 12, 2017 PERSONAL MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE - CLYDE
August 5, 2017 PERSONAL MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE - MOM
September 3, 2017 PERSONAL MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE - RON R.
September 7, 2017 PERSONAL MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE - MEL
September 11, 2017 MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE - NINE-ELEVEN
October 16, 2017 PERSONAL MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE - BOYLES
November 18, 2017 PERSONAL MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE - WARREN
March 11, 2018 PERSONAL MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE - MERLIN
March 22, 2018 PERSONAL MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE - LENORE
April 23, 2018 PERSONAL MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE - DAD
June 30, 2018 PERSONAL MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE - CHRISTIAN
MISCELLANEOUS
August 28, 2017 UPDATE - EXPERIENCING A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
November 24, 2017 MASSAGE - A NEVER BEFORE ACTIVITY
February 8, 2018 MEMORIES AND PLANS - OLYMPIC GAMES
April 8, 2018 TWO FAVORITE STORIES
May 28, 2018 TRAIL MOTORCYCLING - REPEAT OF A MISPLACED ACTIVITY
June 23, 2018 FISHING - REPEAT OF A CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY
June 27, 2018 HORSEBACK RIDE - REPEAT OF A CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY
July 2, 2018 VOLUNTEERING - GIVING BACK
July 3, 2018 HEALTH & HAPPINESS - MY PROGRAM
MONTHLY REPORT
July 29, 2017 JULY WRAP-UP REPORT
August 31, 2017 AUGUST WRAP-UP REPORT
September 30, 2017 SEPTEMBER WRAP-UP REPORT
October 31, 2017 OCTOBER WRAP-UP REPORT
November 30, 2017 NOVEMBER WRAP-UP REPORT
December 31, 2017 DECEMBER WRAP-UP REPORT
February 1, 2018 JANUARY WRAP-UP REPORT
February 28, 2018 FEBRUARY - WRAP-UP REPORT
April 1, 2018 MARCH - WRAP-UP REPORT
April 30, 2018 APRIL - WRAP-UP REPORT
May 31, 2018 MAY - WRAP-UP REPORT
June 30, 2018 JUNE - WRAP-UP REPORT
July 10, 2018 MY REQUEST - AND THE FINAL WRAP-UP REPORT
NAME GLOSSARY
July 5, 2018 FINAL UPDATE - LAST NAME GLOSSARY
PLANNING
October 19, 2017 RETIREMENT YEARS - FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
RUNNING
July 14, 2017 RUNNING - THE HIGHLINE TRAIL IN LOGAN CANYON
September 17, 2017 MEMORIES - NORTHERN LIGHTS AND RELAY RUNS
October 10, 2017 MEMORIES - RUNNING FULL & HALF MARATHONS
April 11, 2018 RUNNING - MEMORIES OF UNUSUAL EVENTS
May 12, 2018 RUNNING - FOUNTAIN TO THE FALLS RUN/WALK
June 17, 2018 RUNNING - THE HOLCOMB VALLEY TRAIL RUN
SPORTS ACTIVITIES
July 18, 2017 PING PONG - REPEAT OF A MISPLACED ACTIVITY
November 7, 2017 GOLFING - REPEAT OF A MISPLACED ACTIVITY
November 26, 2017 BOWLING - REPEAT OF A CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY
December 9, 2017 ROLLER SKATING - REPEAT OF A CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY
January 28, 2018 ICE SKATING - REPEAT OF A CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY
January 31, 2018 SKIING - ANNUAL PARK CITY SKI TRIP
February 22, 2018 SNOW SKIING - A FAVORITE WINTER ACTIVITY
March 13, 2018 SNOW SKIING - MARCH UPDATE - A FAVORITE WINTER ACTIVITY
March 29, 2018 TENNIS - REPEAT OF A MISPLACED ACTIVITY
June 5, 2018 MEMORIES - RIVER RAFTING
TOURS
October 2, 2017 FAMILY TOUR - RUBEL CASTLE
December 17, 2017 FAMILY TOUR - RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
January 11, 2018 TOUR - PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM
April 16, 2018 FAMILY TOUR - ANGELS FLIGHT RAILWAY and OLVERA STREET
April 22, 2018 FAMILY TOUR - KING TUT EXHIBITION
THIS IS THE END OF THE RECAP OF YEAR 77 BLOGS -