Get 'er Done, Day 1

You know that TV show, "My Name is Earl"? It's fun, in a quirky, gentle way. This guy spends his formative years being a Class- A Douche. Then, something happens. I'm not sure what, but who cares? What am I, Google? Anyway, he resolves to redeem himself by making a list of people he'd wronged and then, one by one, helping everyone on it.

Inspired by Earl, I'm starting my own guilt-riddled list -- I am calling it "Get 'er Done," in honor of one great, redneck standup comedian -- (Sorry, I'm, at heart, a working-class guy, as revealed by my cultural references,) I've resolved to not start anything new until I either complete all my unfinished project or acknowledge, one by one, the ones I will never get done.

Nothing new, unless ordered to do so by my women -- who I must always obey.

I can hear the yawns. It sounds so much like a doomed New Year's Eve resolution. I know this is what you're thinking. Maybe you're right.

In the beginning, being new, I will start with simple things that immediately come to mind as priorities. The more weighty matters needing resolution, ones that get to the root of who I will become, will come later. This will be hard. I love to start things, what fun! Finishing, ugh. What a slog.

Here's the first list. These are projects already started, but awaiting completion:

Reroute heating duct to warm back room.
Rig sailboat (Thank GOD I'd already started this)
Inspect possible roof damage
Finish repair plan for porch
Insulate basement
Install house fan
Downstairs shop, mechanics
Upstairs shop, wood
Basement shop: sculpture,
Sell, get rid of books
Empty storage room of my stuff.

This is the start of my list, I wonder what will become of it, and of me?

Adding to the list:

Kitchen remodel

Dragonfly iPod Docking Station (pictured)

Reassemble my North Commando 750 cc motorcycle. Had this in parts for decades. The original owner tracked me down in Alabama, asked to buy it so he could restore it. I never gave him an answer, I never called him back. That's how much of an asshole I can be.