I’ve noticed that just about
everyone, now a days, is putting together a bucket list. I was first aware of
this “list” when I first saw that movie “Bucket List” way back in 2007. The
more I think about it, it never occurred to me to find things to do before I
die.
I’m sure there are millions of
things to do, but being the age that I am now, I think I have done just about
all the things I wanted to do in my life. Yes, of course there are a few more
things that I could probably put on this so-called list.
Heck, I figure that my
daughter-in-law, who is thirty something can do it why not me. There a few
things that I really don’t care about any more like air travel, for instance,
unless I am the pilot. Been there, done that. Besides, I am truly afraid of
flying. I did most that when I was younger, but times have changed, I think for
the worst as far as air travel is concerned.
But, I guess I could throw in a few
places I would still love to go to. I mean I’ve gone white water rafting a few
times, canoed rivers, backpacked and hiked trails, driven across the country
several times and I do want to do that again. My list may be weird but it’s
what I want to do before I die, my Bucket List.
1. Publish
my first novel
2. publish
my first short story
3. publish
my second short story.
4. Have
my first fictional autobiography, DAP traditionally published
5. Finish
my third novel, ROB
6. Finish
my fourth novel, Gate 4
7. Finish
my fifth novel, C-Med
8. Finish
my sixth novel, White Lake
9. Finish
my seventh novel, Pole
10. Finish
those 45 sci-fi stories I outlined 20 years ago
The list above I want to finish before I do the other things
on my list.
11. Meet
every woman I have known through the internet…wait, I did that already, but
heck I’ll have to do that again.
12. Learn
how to make beer
13. Learn
how to fly a plane
14. Learn
how to pilot a sail boat
15. Learn
Spanish, for real! I had it in High school, collage, a Spanish speaking friend
and I still can’t speak Spanish.
16. Take
the train to Montreal
17. Learn
how to ball room dance
18. Learn
how to play the piano – I took lessons once, so long ago
19. See
a Full solar eclipse
20. Bowl
a 300 – I rolled a 299
21. Hit
a home run in softball, over the fence -- I’ve had an inside the park home run,
but…
22. Go
to a Detroit Tigers game in every city they play
23. See
Mount Rushmore
24. See
the Northern Lights
25. Learn
to snowboard
26. Run
the Warrior Dash
27. Run
a half marathon
28. Heck,
run a 5k
29. RV
across the USA
30. Drive
to Alaska – a long time dream
31. Finally,
do at least one orbit of the Earth in someone’s rocket ship.
