“THE LIST”
1. Improve my golf game to always shoot in the 90’s or better
2. Finish rebuilding the John Deere Model 40 S 1953 tractor
3. Tour the Holy Lands
4. Tour Ireland and Scotland – visit the Allman castle
5. Live to see my grandchildren graduate from high school / college
6. Whitewater raft the Gauley and New River in WV
7. Go to Alaska and see the pipeline from end to end / and take an Alaskan cruise - not necessarily at the same time
8. Climb the Southside of Mt St Helen and look over the edge of the crater at the “dome”
9. Write a short story about growing up on a farm in West Virginia
10. View the Grand Canyon from the North Rim and South Rim
11. Visit and view Mount Rushmore
12. Drive Pikes Peak
13. Practice the piano for at least a half hour each day
14. Spend at least one hour in the Word to include reading thru the Bible in a year again
15. Write a daily journal of events big or small
16. Sing in a gospel quartet
17. Raise a few acres of alfalfa on the farm – sell to horse owners
18. Kayak on the Susquehanna River with Brian Wessel
19. Fly fish in a WV Mountain stream
20. Build a hay barn to hold 1000 40 pound square bales
21. Learn to SCUBA dive
22. See Connie’s complete recovery from her RSD and paralysis
23. Compile a DVD of Connie’s and my world travels
24. Own a Corvette
25. Visit the children and grandchildren more often
26. Assist Amie with marketing her Architectural firm
27. Assist Ginger with starting her own Gym
28. Take flying lessons again – solo
29. Build another house
30. Vacation with the whole family somewhere – maybe the Outer Banks
31. Visit the pyramids
32. Go on a mission trip to Southern Appalachia
33. Purchase beef calves in the spring and sell in the fall
34. Bale and sell 3000 square bales of feed hay from the farm
35. Facilitate a Bible Study for small group
36. Have a bed and maybe breakfast on Rockford Mountain
37. Relax
38. Become a better Christian witness each day
39. Learn to have more control over my temper
40. Give encouraging words to those I encounter
41. Strive to be a better salesman
42. Lose 15 pounds this year
43. Sell a million brick on one project
44. Make the right decision in the upcoming Presidential election
45. Try to accomplish a few of the above list
I’ve given considerable thought to the items on “The List”. There are a few that are doable without doubt. Others, well we’ll just have to wait and see.
I took 100 as the base, subtracted 66 - my age - which gives me 34 items then added 11 to give a grand total of 45.
