Rim Repair

Last spring I decided to take care of a problem that had been bothering me for quite some time. I had not been taking care of my rims very well, and the aluminum was getting pitted and corroded around the edge. I decided to try to fix the problem myself. It turned out to be a bigger project than I had planned.

Corrosion

First week: World Junior Champoinships of Hockey

 

So, for the first week my thing I've never done before was go to the World Junior Championships, being held here in Calgary. I've never been to an international hockey event, I've never been to a Team Canada game, and I've never seen a gold medal game of any kind before. I went to 6 games in total, including the two semi finals, and the gold medal game. One of my favorite moments in the tournament was being under the giant Canada flag that made it's way across the seats in the upper bowl of the dome. Don't think I've ever done that before.

The Team Canada game was so loud. It was like a playoff game, one of the loudest games I've ever heard. Canada eventually lost to Russia in a disappointing loss. They just weren't playing the same game as the rest of the world, their game was much more physical, and it got them in trouble. Still, and amazing experience.

Thing a Week

Ok. So, with the new year, I tend to do a resolution. My resolutions are a little different from most people, though, in that I strive to have a positive resolution. Instead of "stop doing something I shouldn't be doing", or "do that thing I should do but hate", I try to use the resolution as a kick start for those things I always wanted to do, but have somehow put off. One year, I attempted to read more. Another year, I kept a log book (primarily for work). Last years was to start a blog. As you can tell, my track record isn't perfect, but I do give it a shot.

This year, my resolution is to try to do something new each week. Sometimes they will be big things, other times they will be a little more mundane. I read somewhere that for kids time seems to pass more slowly because they are constantly experiencing new things, and that the best way to prolong your life was to get deeply into something new every 90 days. OK, so I'm not going to commit that heavily, but I like that concept, and want to try it out myself. Even if it is on a smaller scale. So here we go.

So, what counts as a new thing? For starters it shouldn't be too close to a variation on a theme of something I do all the time. "I've never seen THAT episode of Seinfeld" won't cut it. Obviously, as you can tell, making things will factor heavily in my goal, but it certainly won't be limited to that alone. And if I do, I'm hoping that my technique I use will be the primary "new thing". My goal for this experiment is two-fold. To gain new experiences, and to gain new capabilities. These will hopefully help me choose the new thing to do. If other people comment, I may take those suggestions into account.



Oh, and if you haven't figured it out yet, I'm using this as an excuse to also do one of those things that seems like a chore - update my blog more regularly. That, however, doesn't count as a new thing for the week.