“Miles to go before I sleep.” *
The local TV news stations ran a story about a visiting Korean man who walked the snowy Philly streets wearing a hat, shorts and boots only. His explanation was he was inspired by the movie, “Bucket List”. Apparently walking in freezing weather as if it were July had worked its way onto his special list of things to do before he dies. Go figure people.
Most people are too young to be bothered with making such a list. Those of us who are long in the tooth and are hearing angel feathers may not have enough umph to pull it off. This leaves a small window to harvest the notches on our lives’ belts. I’d better get going.
Not in order of importance:
- be interviewed by a faux news show host, e.g., Stephen Colbert, Jon Steward. I’d love to expose a slow news day in this manner.
- finish my half-finished novel. I don’t care much if it’s published, but if it could be, that would make it
- be the healthiest man at my 50th high school class reunion in 2013. (trophy husbands don’t count)
- play a game of HORSE basketball with my grandchildren.
- take a ride in the Cash Cab. Alternative: be someone’s mobile shout out.
- have an award named after me.
- greet the troops coming from or going to Iraq & Afghanistan at the Bangor International Airport.
- dance with my wife, Lyn on our 50th wedding anniversary.
- reconcile with everyone who dislikes me for the wrong reasons.
The great thing about bucket lists is even when they’re wrong they’re not. Each of us have things they’d like to do before their big dirt nap. I hope we all take some time out to work on them.
* “Stopping by the woods on a snowy day”. Robert Frost