2023 Shareholder Report

prepared by the board

Random thoughts to finish out the year

Best Song

I’m not sure I purposefully listened to anything that was released this year so I’ll skip this one…

Best Movie

Other than Hallmark/Lifetime Christmas romances (I cannot resist catching at least a few, but am unable to articulate why that might be), the only two movies I saw this year were Asteroid City and Stop Making Sense. So those are my two favorites.

I love the poignancy of Wes Anderson’s work, and the cinematic precision he puts into everything he does. I haven’t seen all his films, but I’ve seen almost all. Favorites include Rushmore, Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and Asteroid City. Even The French Dispatch had its moments, although when I watched it with one of my bffs and her husband, I was the only one laughing…

And I wrote a whole thing on Stop Making Sense so that’s all I need to say about it here.

Best TV

I am a huge, unapologetic, fanatical Ted Lasso fan. Best TV ever in the history of all TV on any planet anywhere. I usually don’t come out with strong opinions about most things in public places but hot damn, this show is funny, heartwarming, thoughtful, poignant … All the things. Brilliant acting and writing. So lovely in every way. I almost tear up just thinking about it. There are certain things that allow me to safely experience emotions—this is one of those things.

Side note: The Boyfriend complains that there is too much darkness and violence on TV. Then Ted Lasso comes out and he calls it schmaltzy and formulaic. He’s lucky I haven’t moved out yet.

Trips Taken

April: Napa, CA

June: Los Angeles, CA

August – September: Oahu, HI > Los Angeles, CA > San Diego, CA

Best Day of the Year

Nothing stands out so let’s just call them all fabulous.

Best Purchase

This will be remembered as the winter I discovered fleece-lined joggers.

Things to do This Week

• Decide whether or not to stay on Substack – because ultimately everything gets politicized, and you have to decide where you come down on things

• Pick a 2024 word – which will ultimately be forgotten by the second week of January but it feels like a good thing to do

• Buy pencils and a sketchbook so I can be more artsy next year

• Finish knitting 2 Xmas gifts that are obviously going to be very late

• Psych myself up for actually reading the New Yorker in 2024

• Finish my “Marketing Plan” for my next book, The Big Cheese, which consists of telling Instagram I’ve written a book and then crossing my fingers

Things to do Next Year

• Publish at least two books

• If I stay on Substack, add a 100-word story to each post

• Eat less sugar

• Continue my 200-day Wordle streak

• Go with the flow, since Flow is my word for 2024.

Happy New Year – may 2024 bring you much joy and many blessings.

Watch all the way to the end for an endorsement of my fleece-lined joggers:

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