Bucket list -Rule of 5’s
Places to see
Paris – City of Light, embodiment of beauty, art and culture – catacombs with ossuaries mute testimonies centuries of death
Great Wall of China – Built over two millennia 13,170 miles of fortifications to repel invading hordes, visible from space
Castle Bran – homebase of notorious Wallachian prince with a penchant for a particular execution method – possible inspiration for Stoker’s count
Moscow & St. Petersburg – Red Square, Lenin’s Tomb, Kremlin, Hermitage, Tsarskoye Selo
London – Theatre, museums, afternoon tea, Ripper Walking Tour
Things to do
Skydiving – my life in freefall
Scuba diving – see what lies upon the ocean floor: exotic marine creatures ,rusted hulks , sunken galleons
Everest – gaze in awe at gateway to the roof of the world;
Death zone awaits
Learn another language
Write a book
Reading List
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Night by Elie Wiesel
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
5 improvements
Let go of the detritus of life (what doesn’t matter in the end)
Fitness – up workouts to 6 days per week
Keep in touch with family more often
Start to do volunteer work again
Patience, patience, patience
post to show up in our grid.
The Poetry of List-Making