- Cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks - several people die
- SpaceX Dragon - first private-enterprise supply ship - docks with International Space Station May 25.
- Dad has surgery - he and Mom stay at our house for a good portion of February and March.
- Sherry's wonderful dress made from wood.
- The warmest March on record includes a day when the daily low temperature (61F) is higher than the previous record high. (March 18) The new record high for the day was 80 F.
- Trips included: Austin, Texas (twice); Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; San Francisco; Anaheim; Vienna and Munich; Chicago; Louisville; Las Vegas; Japan
- Maya Analise Will - lost, but loved
- Moved Leah out of NYU
- Leah went to Trinity College in the University of Dublin, Ireland
- Sarah and Troy bought their house.
- Mass shooting at the premiere night of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colorado.
- Sherry's back surgery
- Big Movies: The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Les Miserables
- Curiosity lands on Mars
- Olympics in London
- Michael Phelps finishes his swimming career with more gold medals (18) and overall medals (22) than any other Olympian.
- Sikh temple shooting in Wisconsin
- "Geek and Sundry" channel starts on YouTube, with Felicia Day's "Flog", Wil Wheaton's "Tabletop" and "Written by a Kid." And Season 6 of "The Guild"
- Felix Baumgartner skydives from space.
- Barack Obama elected to his second term.
- The Minnesota House and Senate both change from Republican control to DFL control.
- Judy Ohly, our neighbor, narrowly lost challenging Dave Senjem for the Senate seat.
- The "Marriage Amendment" and "Photo ID Amendment" were both defeated
- Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of the New York, New Jersey coast
- Lucas was on a Disney Cruise which was rocked by Sandy on its last day.
- Sherry made the Gandalf costume and Jester's hat for the boys.
- Sherry interned for Richard Beckel at Primeau.
- Will Kids DnD - Deepwater
- Marisa and Adam expecting again! A boy!
- Disney buys Star Wars
- 20 children and 6 adults slain at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown Connecticut
- Adrian Peterson rushes for a 2,097-yard season, 9 yards short of the single-season rushing record, having blown out his ACL and torn his MCL on December, 23 2011. The Vikings (3-13 in 2011) ride him into the playoffs.
- Bought the Santa Fe
The Ideas, Opinions and Musings of Steven T Will. My most frequent topics are movies, games and learning. Oh, and I like to share photos. But since I try to post most weekdays when I'm not on vacation, I delve into other things too: religion, words, news items, quotes. And then, on occasion, I post snippets and wisps. Welcome, and enjoy!
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