I started answering the 40 Questions this year, then realized about a quarter of the way through that I didn’t really want to answer them. Not my preferred format.

Instead, I’m trying something else: Making a list of Top 3 things in various categories for the year.

• Books
  • Shores of Bohemia: A Cape Cod Story, 1910-1960 by John Taylor Williams
  • Daemon by Daniel Suarez
  • The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
• Shows
  • Billions
  • The Gilded Age
  • Trash Truck – Charlie’s favorite and one that we actually like
• Articles
  • A blog post is a very long and complex search query to find fascinating people and make them route interesting stuff to your inbox by Henrik Karlsson.
  • Mapping digital worlds by Nadia Asparouhova
  • More People Should Write by James Somers
• New blog follows – All indie blogs this year
  • Jim Nielsen
  • Anh
  • Manuel Moreale, in particular the People and Blogs series.
• Meals
  • Woodfired pizza with vodka sauce and pepperoni at Baci
  • Khao Soi at Nicky’s Thai in Sewickley, PA
  • Shepherd’s pie (homemade, it sticks out in my mind because I had low expectations and it ended up being really good!)
• Places
  • Monterey, CA
  • Cape Cod, MA
  • Beacon, NY. Very close to us, but we have a great time whenever we visit.
• New-to-me Music
  • The Hold Steady
  • Sudan Archives
  • Frou Frou
• Tiki drinks
  • Nui Nui
  • Lost Lake
  • Commando Grog
• Purchases
  • Opal pebble ice maker
  • Swivel desk for Ikea Poang chair
  • Chacos Chelsea Boots
• Software
  • Arc
  • Obsidian
  • Carrot Weather
• Memories
  • Walking in downtown Beacon with Amanda and Charlie
  • Taking Charlie out in the Guideboat on Lake Sebago for the first time
  • “Charlie Walks” – Walks where Charlie chooses where we go, the pace, and what we look at.