Inside
my house everyone is asleep still. When I woke up over two hours ago I made my
way downstairs and turned on the television. The latest Batman movie was on so
I sat down and watched some of it despite how I feel about all the plot holes
in the film. I enjoyed the first Dark Knight movie, as for the second and the
third, I always find myself rooting for the Joker or Bain even though I know
they can never win I still like their style, their humanity and the disdain for
all that the Bats holds sacred. And I’m a big fan of the Bats, just not the
emo-bats he’s become. After the movie, HBO started a Bill Mahr episode, I have
not watched him in a while so I tried, and I was quickly reminded why I stopped
watching him. He has become so smug and self-important that I start to feel ill
just looking at him. So I grabbed my laptop, a cigar and a Red Bull and headed
to the porch. I’m glad I did.
It
means I get to spend time with you guys. Which is always cool with me. Which
brings me to my point… well as good of a point as I always have.
In
another month I will be celebrating another birthday, and I use the term
celebrating loosely, because I rarely ever celebrate my birthday. Now, I’m looking
at less days ahead then I have behind and I don’t really feel too much
nostalgia. I feel more maudlin than anything. I’m getting to the point I
suppose we all get to in our lives. The point where I have more things I want
to do but no time to do them. Also, I’m at a point where I want to take time
off yet the demands of my time at work is at an all-time high. It is a
precarious position to be in and one in which I hope you never find yourself
in.
However,
I am going to take a bit of a vacation shortly after my date of birth and I’m
planning on a nice road trip on my motorcycle. This makes me happy and gives me
something to look forward to. I’m planning on going out alone and seeing some
things on my bucket list. This is the point in life I seem to be at. I am going
to try and check off the little things on the list. As for the big things…
well, they will have to wait until I am much wealthier. As for the list, well,
I figure this is a good place as any to post my dreams:
1. Galapagos
Islands: to see nature unfettered with minimal disturbance by mankind, to me,
would be sheer joy. Plus I get to see my favorite bird of all time; the Blue
Footed Boobie.
2. Alaska:
Ever since I was a kid paging through Nation Geographic, Boys Life and Popular
Mechanics looking at the ads for young men to come work on the pipe line, I
have wanted to get the largest state in the US. And with all the recent shows
about Alaska on the Discovery Channel the desire to go is ever growing.
3. Grand
Canyon: One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world right here in America. I
have books about this scar on the earth’s surface and it has intrigued me all
my life.
4. Mount
Rushmore: A man made carving where the busts of our greatest leaders and took
fourteen years and over four-hundred men to carve on the side of a mountain and
not one person died… that is a must see!
5. The
Badlands: you have to travel through them to see Mount Rushmore, you may as
well enjoy the scenery of some of Americas greatest wilderness.
6. Monticello:
a Greek house built on a leveled mountain by our country’s greatest mind, yes,
I think this is a must.
7. Poplar
Forrest: Jefferson’s summer home which he received in dowry when he married his
wife. He also used this home as a refuge from the public. And, it is in the
shape of an Octagon; HOW COOL IS THAT?
8. Painted
Desert: I remember as a child watching old western movies and most of them were
filmed in this amazing landscape. Another childhood dream.
9. Four
Corners: The point where four states meet: Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and
Utah, one can literally stand in one spot and be in four states at the same
time. It is a dimensional anomaly on earth and anyone can do it!
1. Tail
of the Dragon: this is strictly a motorcycle thing. It is in North Carolina
and has 318 curves in the short eleven
mile ride.
Now, as you can see, these are my top ten. Sure
there are plenty of other things I want to do but I have had to trim down my
list due to my age and my actual ability to achieve them. Numbers one and two
are going to be the toughest for me since it is a money issue, but six through
ten. Well, I could accomplish those with a nice long vacation. Unfortunately I
don’t have long vacations but I am planning a trip where I will be able to mark
off some of my list. The good thing is, I’m in an ideal location for three of
them. All readily achievable. Which I hope to have at least two crossed off by
the end of this year.
What does your Bucket List look like?
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