Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on December 31st, 2023 in Main 
2023 was a year of change, a year of success, and a year of fun. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights! In 2023 our family unit saw a couple of big changes. In January, after many months of no updates, Susan’s medical retirement from the FAA was abruptly approved. After more than 25 years of federal service, she was given 24 hours to remove her belongings and wrap up the dozens of projects she was overseeing. Once the shock wore off, Susan began pouring her newfound free time into lipedema awareness and her new shoe company, LegsLikeMine.… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on December 28th, 2023 in Main 
For the past eight years I have been tracking every movie, documentary, and television show I’ve watched. I didn’t do as good of a job in 2023 of writing everything down as I have in past years, so I’ll need to be more mindful of doing that next year. The two categories of movies that rarely get captured are films I end up watching on television while flipping channels, and films I only partially watch. This list is more about movies I sat down to intentionally watch and not things I happened to catch, especially in regards to television shows.… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on December 26th, 2023 in Main 
Some years it feels like doing the same holiday traditions over and over we is just going through the motions. Other years, the familiarity of those annual traditions provides comfort. That was the case this year for me. Our traditional events include baking Christmas cookies for Santa a few days before Christmas, having family over for snacks on Christmas Eve, having my dad over to open gifts and cook waffles on Christmas morning, and going over to my mom’s for lunch on Christmas Day. We did all of those things this year and none of them felt like an obligation.… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on December 12th, 2023 in Main 
In 2022 I bought one of those 12′ skeletons from Home Depot. Those skeletons are so tall and unwieldy that I had to call my buddy Jeff to come help me assemble it. We stood it up in front of my workshop facing the pool and strapped it to one of the porch’s support beams after a gentle wind blew the whole thing over. The skeleton is so tall that you can clearly see it over the fence when driving down the main road behind our neighborhood. I’m sure the neighbors were pleased. I left him standing the entire month… (read more)
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