{"id":4316,"date":"2012-12-30T22:22:59","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T04:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2012-12-30T22:22:59","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T04:22:59","slug":"final-tallies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/2012\/12\/final-tallies\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Tallies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday, 29 December 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the “The only constant is change” department:<\/p>\n

I’ve talked several times here about my decision to keep track of how much money I’ve found during the year. And, well, now it’s time to take an inventory. I suppose there’s a really tiny chance that I find some money lying on the sidewalk sometime in the next 48 hours but, with snow covering anything, it seems unlikely. I’ve also often found money in the hallways at work and at school but, of course, I won’t be attending either anymore this year, so those options are out. And I suppose I might go to a store in the next couple of days but…I’m gonna try my darndest not to. So, I’m not likely to find a penny on the floor of any store.<\/p>\n

That being said, I found $17.93 this year. I haven’t found anything since a measly penny I found back on the 11th and, ever since, I’ve been hoping for just a little more to put me over the $18 mark but, again, that seems unlikely now.<\/p>\n

December marks my least successful month, in terms of money found. I only found twenty-one cents all month, down from my previous low of 37 cents (a dubious record I set last month). Winter months are harder, since I stay home more, and it gets darker earlier.<\/p>\n

You may recall that, early on in the year, I was gunning to double my haul from last year. Last year I found $13.68, so while I’ve clearly bested that, I’m not likely to find the remaining ~$10 I need to double it in the short time remaining this year.<\/p>\n

Anyway, that’s it for the money-finding this year. I’ll keep track again next year, ’cause I think it’s so much fun. And, as always, I’ll keep you posted if anything interesting turns up.<\/p>\n

Sunday, 30 December 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0On the other hand, a list I will not be maintaining next year is my list of books I’ve read<\/a>. Well, at least not the online version. Don’t get me wrong, I have no intention of not keeping track on my own lists here on my computer. But this Word Press version on my blog is annoying to have to update. The resulting list is kind of a mess, too. It’s also redundant. So, from now on, I’ll stick to my Excel version exclusively.<\/p>\n

This year, as you can see from the list, I read 75 books. This only includes actual books (not magazines or brochures) that are 48 pages or longer. It also only includes books that I’ve never read before. I know Owen and I read at least four books that I had read before (including, most recently, the very enjoyable The Triumph of the Swan<\/em>), but I didn’t list any book I had already read.<\/p>\n

This was, indeed, a perfect year to publicly list the books I read. For one thing, I read for a variety of reasons – books I needed to read to review, books I had to read for class, those I read (or listened to) for fun, and those that I read to my children. Secondly, this was a record-setting year. Back in 2000, I read 71 books, and that was my zenith until I broke that record earlier this year (I wrote about that here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

There are still over 24 hours left in the year, but I doubt I’ll be adding to the 2012 list. I have an audio book I’m listening to in my car and, even though I’m nearly done with it, I don’t expect to listen to anymore of it until the next time I drive to work…which won’t be until 2013. Also, I have a few books I’m working through the old-fashioned way (i.e., reading them), but I don’t think I’ll be able to polish off any of them as soon as tomorrow. So, all those will likely go towards 2013’s tally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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