I'm doing 10 things
Done this.
Olin's Life List
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1. Be happy
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2. write essays, articles and blog entries to get my ideas out in the world
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3. write a book
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4. run a half marathon
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5. help the great apes, the polar bears and the pit bulls
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6. make a film
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7. introduce myself to at least one attractive woman a week
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8. Compete in the Toastmasters International Speech Contest and Progress Further than Division Level
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9. Compete in the Seattle Comedy Competition
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10. Earn part of my living through writing and other creative activities
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Recent entries
Not too long ago I became involved in a group for mystery writers. All the members regularly submit parts of their work for critique. The critiques are very useful (when I can lay my ego aside), but the most useful function of the group is that it gets me to write. I am now at work on a mystery novel that features (or course!) dogs.
Since I last made an entry, I have accomplished this goal. It took getting myself certified for a service animal so the landlord would allow him, but I got Roscoe about six weeks ago. He is a pitbull/whippet mix (you know some whippet owner was not happy about that!). I met him at the shelter where I volunteer months ago and we became buddies. He was there for several months, then got adopted. I was happy to see him find a home, but then the people who adopted him moved off and left him. He was alone in the yard for a couple of weeks, with the neighbors feeding him. Fortunately, he has a microchip - everyone get your dogs microchipped! - so he came back to the shelter and I adopted him.
