2001: 9/11
2002: Began working at the library, Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City
2004: Summer Games in Athens
2006: Winter Games in Torino
2008: Summer Games in Beijing, mother diagnosed with cancer
2009: Dog passed away at age thirteen
2010: Olympic Games in Vancouver, cat Prince passed away
2011: Mom passed away
2012: Olympic Games in London, cat Paul passed away (about the lowest point in my life)
2013: Got my driver's license for the first time at age 48
2014: Winter Games in Sochi
2015: Rejoined Toastmasters after a sixteen year absence
2016: Summer Games in Rio de Janiero, cat Peter passed away at age 18
2017: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal win two Major championships each, Denis Istomin defeats Djokovic at AO