Just in time! Now what to ask for…<\/p>\n
Previous years: 2015<\/a>, 2014<\/a>, 2013<\/a>, 2012<\/a>, forgotten year in 2011, 2010<\/a>, 2009<\/a>, 2008<\/a>, a forgotten year of 2007, 2006<\/a>, 2005<\/a>, 2004<\/a>, 2003<\/a>, 2002<\/a><\/p>\n 1. Presence > Present always! Just in time! Now what to ask for… Previous years: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, forgotten year in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, a forgotten year of 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 1. Presence > Present always! 2. Endless access to … Continue reading
\n2. Endless access to tasty snacks (that don’t necessarily create a headache or tummy ache later) like fresh fruits (Cara Cara oranges, Pink Lady apples, bright peaches and nectarines, blueberries, strawberries), spoonfuls of ice cream and sorbets, and CANDY
\n3. Better marketing tactics to sell my book, Ice Cream Travel Guide<\/a> and success at the Bay Area Book Festival<\/a> where I have an exhibition table
\n4. Support for my novel-in-progress whether in the form critiques, beta readers, and just flowing ideas; I wouldn’t mind some historical facts from the era and locales where my grandparents lived (1920s\/1930s\/1940s China? 1930s\/1940s Peru? 1920s Phillippines? 1960s Hong Kong?)
\n5. Photography skills with mobile devices
\n6. More storage on my computer or externally on a physical hard drive or cloud storage
\n7. Better socks
\n8. And a way that is environmental to dispose of my broken socks and stained clothes
\n9. Creative writing classes? Yup!
\n10. Pitching successfully to a popular publication
\n11. A second monitor for my desk (it’s crazy how frequently this keeps coming up…if I only could have a second monitor as I work on this design…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"