Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Mood:
sharp
Topic: 1. Things to Do.....
Things to Do Before I Die
- Life is Not a Spectator Sport -
My Flexible *List* of Goals in Random Order
( Blue = "To Do." Red = "Process Initiated." Green = "Accomplished." Magenta = "Improbable but Nifty." )
- Start a BLOG, with No Ambition to Change the World
- Catalogue Books
- Organize Wardrobe
- Write & Publish Op-Ed on Fuel Economy just to Piss Off HUMMER Owners
- Restart & Finish reading Anne Rice's "Merrick"
- Learn how to Play "Five Notes" from "Close Encounters"
- Learn how to Play "Ode to Joy"
- Learn how to Play Theme from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" --- on the guitar
- Make it to a Stadium Concert I'll enjoy
- Invent & Patent Something WAY COOL
- Start an Urban Legend
- Coin a Word or Phrase
- Spend a Holiday Serving Meals for the Homeless
- Complete Genealogy Data on Great Grandfather's Descendants
- Work out at a Gym, or build a space exclusively for cardio exercise and weight training
- Basic Yoga
- Join a Tai Ch'i Class
- Make Bread, Pizza, & Doughnuts from Scratch
- Bake a Batch of Awesome Bisquits
- Learn How to Pick Locks
- Learn Poker
- Ride Amtrak from Atlanta to New Orleans & Back
- Spend Quality Time in Sedona, AZ
- Vacation at childhood grounds in Lancaster Co., PA
- Visit "Guidestones" in Elbert County ( link )
- Disney World & EPCOT again ('nuf said)
- Explore Toronto
- Take a Whirlwind Tour of Europe just to say I've been there
- Help Open a Used-Book Store, a Shoe Store, or Italian Restaurant (with a lunch buffet), or some other business whose product is desperately needed in a small town. Cover windows with paper for weeks before the Grand Opening, and write "ADULT VIDEO" in large print over most of the paper, along w/ various associated promotional blurbs (e.g., "Live Lingerie Models") around the "ADULT VIDEO".
- Capture an Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP) Recording
- Become a Pro Seller online
- Become a professional Astrologer
- Engineer a Working Photovoltaic Solar Panel
- Brew and Distill Ethanol "for Motor Fuel."
- Build a Geodesic Dome Greenhouse
- Grow, Market Organic Herbs & Vegetables
- Make Really Cool Stuff from Bamboo
- Try Roller Blading
- Try Scuba Diving
- Try Wind Surfing
- Learn how to ride a SkateBoard
- Have Lunch at the Hare Krishna Ashram
- Build a Refractive Solar Cooker and Show it Off
- Get a Physical Notebook as a Handy Tool for this List
- Finish Artwork for Brian's Birthday Gift
- Finish Last Will & Testament, accounting for any benefactors who die prematurely
- Author and publish a sci-fi comic book series in lieu of writing a sci-fi novel (after finding an illustrator); turn it into a screenplay.
Posted by greenconner
at 12:01 AM EST
Updated: Wednesday, 19 August 2009 7:00 PM EDT
Law of Conservation of Matter and Energy
Topic: 4. Style & Physics
Law of Conservation of Matter: During an ordinary chemical change, there is no detectable increase or decrease in the quantity of matter.
The Law of Conservation of Energy: Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can change its form.
The Total Quantity of Matter + Energy Available in the Universe is a FIXED Amount and Never Any More or Less.
Posted by greenconner
at 9:53 PM EST
Updated: Friday, 4 September 2009 10:33 AM EDT
"A Body In Motion....."
Mood:
caffeinated
Topic: 2. Progress Reports
List
regarding
Things to Do Before I Die
Came up with
idea for INVENTION, 11/17. All I will reveal is that it is
a
toy, and I'm researching whether or not a patent already exists.
Sent my hate
mail to Green Day, 11/18. I feel better, but still wonder if the
address greendaymail@aol.com is the best one to get the band's
attention.
Got intrigued by the "Georgia
Guidestones" (link) and added the Mecca to my List.
Need to modify item to remind myself to bring DOWSING gear. Plus,
find a map to locate Elbert County
Peace
Posted by greenconner
at 10:23 AM EST
Updated: Friday, 7 January 2005 4:55 AM EST
Dear Santa Claus
Mood:
cheeky
Topic: 3. Saturnalia
SATURNALIA For
DUMMIES
Again we approach the Romans' annual festival of SATURNALIA ( link ), that orgy of consumerist affluenza and empty gestures disguised as a Christian holiday.
Scholars realize, of course, that Christianity's Jesus was not born on any day in December, but in some warmer month when shepherds would be out and about. "December" as we know it was not even the same as the Julian (link) calendar's "December" of 2,000 years ago, and King Herod died in the year 4 B.C.
Since no mortal alive is certain of the exact date of Jesus' birth, Church leaders long ago decided to schedule the Feast Day to coincide with pagan celebrations that centered around the Winter Solstice.
Once a religious holiday is bastardized, secularized, and commercialized, we need to question "Who's dictating the rules that we follow?" If it's just a day when the banks and post office are closed, that's fine. If it's a day focused on family life and/or worship, that's fine, too. Stay out of each others' way.
If it's a day of charitable service for those less fortunate, I APPLAUD you.
There is certainly a priceless scene in a child's amazement and thrill when they tear through wrapping on an avalanche of new toys on Christmas.
Let us NOT, however, let the retail advertisers intimidate us into believing that money buys affection. That turns our loved ones into prostitutes.
As much as I thrive on hunting down those "perfect" gifts for people to express my SINCERE fondnesss for them, I despise the extortive guilt-baiting that overshadows the obligatory buying and handing over material objects. Gifts from me generally come from the heart, and I hope the recipients know that.
However, the joys of sharing holidays with cherished ones has un-avoidable compromises, so I can cope with the manufactured cheer in exchanging faked gifts with people I barely know. (Meanwhile, I brace for January's crash in society's collective mood when the bills come.)
To relieve others' frustration over what I would appreciate this year, here I publish ideas in a rough "Wish List," with some links to informative visual examples.
- TOOL SHED with LOCK
- FOOD PROCESSOR "MAGIC BULLET" (link)
- Dave Espino's "AUCTIONS FOR INCOME" CD-ROM (link 1-800-353-6655)
- FUTON
- GNOMES
- VIDEO GAMING SYSTEM
- BATH ROBE (full-length, hooded, thick, soft)
- Brown VEST (like this )
- Formal Black SHOES
- FAUX FUR LONGCOAT (link )
- VELVET NECKTIE (just curious if anyone makes them)
- SCOOTER (suggested look & features -- )
- Razor Pocket Rocket - 155001 (link)
- Firehawk Deluxe Electric - FHE-36 (link)
- Zoomer Ride on Scooter (link)
- ARCHERY GEAR (ask at Sporting Goods store)
- Recurve Bow, 30 or more pound draw weight
Posted by greenconner
at 8:27 AM EST
Updated: Thursday, 21 September 2006 6:32 PM EDT
