At the instance of Rod Dreher in his CrunchyCon blog, these are 10 things I would like (and could be likely) to do before I “kick the bucket”. Here, “kick the bucket” means “die” because, in real life, I have actually kicked many actual buckets. This is an important distinction.
Without further ado, in no particular order:
01 Shoot 80 or better in a round of golf.
02 Fly fishing, successfully catching fish.
03 Learn Latin.
04 Go camping, alone, for 1 whole weekend.
05 Grow corn.
06 Watch a MLB baseball game at the 19 stadiums I haven’t been to yet.
07 See Dave Brubeck in concert before he kicks his bucket.
08 Visit Rome.
09 Get a short story published.
10 Place first in a major barbecue competition.
Oh, sure—there are others. Juggle, marathon, skydiving, trumpet, mountain cabin—but the list should be at least realistic.
Comments (2)
I have had the chance to see Dave Brubeck three times, twice at the Folly Theater and once outside at Swope Park. He is a great musician and a Catholic as well. Few people know that he grew up on a cattle farm, a place not many would guess him to have been raised.
Glad to see your new blog. A good start. The hard part lies ahead.
Pray (no matter how late) and go to Mass (no matter how early), the rest falls into place.
Posted by wolftracker | April 4, 2008 11:09 PM
Posted on April 4, 2008 23:09
Hi wolftracker-- I'm jealous that you've seen Brubeck 3 times! I can help credit him (along with Stan Getz) for bringing my wife and I together. We really wanted to see him last year when he was at the GEM, hopefully he'll come back to KC sooner than later!
Posted by WRC | April 7, 2008 9:52 AM
Posted on April 7, 2008 09:52