Minor Accomplishments About Which You Are Inordinately Proud

I bought a turkey for my chest freezer for 59¢/lb.

Traffic on my way home was extra bad, but I shaved 15 minutes or so off my time by improvising a route so that I approximated my usual commute time.

I can still parallel park with the best of them.

We started doing trivia last year at a local brewery with some of the people we knew from Crossfit. Last year, if we were the only ones who showed up, we would merge our team with some of the other people we had met at trivia (there are a number of regulars). Starting last week, we decided to play as a team on our own. Last week we finished second, and this week, we brought another friend, and finished first (and also won what they call the baffler, which meant one round was free). Since Mrs. Rumak does not actually drink beer (although she did have a snack this week), and I generally drink two each time we go (and our friend drank three, but only because after we won, I told him he should have another), we are now earning beer faster than we are drinking it.

I successfully wrote the date without forgetting it was 2016

Well, that professor will be upping your workload.

Got my new laptop set up, along with Windows 10, without wanting to defenestrate it.

The stereo system in the car stopped working for some reason, and I needed to input a security code. So I called the dealership (itself a minor accomplishment), got the code, pressed all the buttons in the correct sequence, and made the stereo work again.

I'm really good at getting high-demand tickets out of the Ticketmaster machine.

I asked not one but TWO possible new sponsors for their contact info at my regular AA meeting tonight.

I discovered that the door to my neighboring office, the one with the insanely loud phone ringer, was left unlocked. The office occupant is rarely there but gets phone calls frequently, so I snuck in and turned down the volume setting.

Trimmed my hair last night, without making a mess of the back.

I should have a bob by the time my birthday rolls around next month! I can't wait.

Actually came to work today instead of using one of my vacation days to say "fuck off snow." This makes me feel proud but not especially good.

Woke up late, still made it to work on time. Only 2/18 stoplights were red. I've never encountered so many green lights on this route.