I'm doing 41 things
Starting today
6 months ago
Latke Fest 2008. 75 people. Lots of potatoes. More food. Alcohol. Can’t wait!
Happy Phantom's Life List
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1. Figure out this arthritis thing and get back to exercise
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2. Survive the transition
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3. Get the back stoop fixed
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4. Get over my uncontrollable fear of centipedes!
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5. Exercise 3 times per week
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6. fight injustice
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7. Save Roe
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8. Spend more time with friends and family
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9. Enjoy every moment with my husband
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10. get out of credit card debt
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11. Be a better vegetarian
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12. Celebrate at least once every month for a year
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13. Never see or speak with her again
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14. Help with a democratic Burma
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15. end genocide in darfur
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16. Prevent a US war with Iran
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17. Bring the U.S. Supreme Court back from injustice
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18. Raise awareness and money for Crohn's disease and Colitis
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19. Share my favorite recipes with people on 43Things
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20. think before i speak
12 entries . 61 cheers557 people -
21. Stop being obsessed with politics
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22. Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org
9 entries . 20 cheers66 people -
23. Landscape my yard
27 entries . 20 cheers278 people -
24. Get arrested for a cause.
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25. read the top 50 censored books
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26. climb a mountain
2 entries . 35 cheers1,661 people -
27. hike the appalachian trail
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28. Become Executive Director of a non-profit
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29. Read the entire Bible
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30. Learn How to Fix my Bike
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31. visit all 50 states
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32. Make a friend from 43things
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33. Help build a house with Habitat for Humanity
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34. Figure out how to help people with the goal "commit suicide"
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35. Clean up and redecorate the 2nd bedroom
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36. go to an alanis morissette concert
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37. Go to the Finger Lakes Wine Festival again
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38. build a new back deck
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39. List 43 of my favorite things
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40. Create my own family cookbook
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41. Celebrate Chanukah 5769 with all my friends!
1 entry . 1 cheer3 people
How I did it
It made me
excited 
How I did it: I woke up at 5:30 am despite working 12 hours the day before and all weekend. I could not wait to get to the polls.I live in a sleepy rural town in upstate New York, so there were no long lines. In fact, at 6:30 am I was the 40th person to vote. Believe it or not, that was huge.I stepped into the voting booth and flicked all the little levers on Row A. I paused for a moment, taking in the moment. I was electing America's first Black… Read how I did it…
It made me
Absolutely extatic
How I did it: I looked on the Obama web site for ways to get involved. Then I actually did it. I made phone calls out of state from local union halls. I even traveled out of state a few times. I was an endless pain in the ass on facebook too. Read how I did it…
It made me
Surprised 
How I did it: I liked having a diary of my dreams. I tended to remember them better that way. And since they were so strange, I got to be amused by them.I learned that I have a lot of control issues, privacy issues and just a sick and twisted mind. But I don't think you all are interested in reading about me running from tornadoes anymore or searching for a bathroom with a wall. Hope you enjoyed it. If I get a really good one, I'll post more. But I nee… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Back to physical therapy
6 months ago
I love my physical therapist. I went over the whole diagnosis and conversations with the orthopedist and the rhuematologist. She spent some time explaining what movements will aggravate the arthritis (great, everything related to sex). Then we went over exercises to strengthen the muscles that support my hip joint.
Then the good news: I can bike and ski! Yahoo!
4 weeks of PT including aqua therapy. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Surprising progress
6 months ago
Discover is down to $3,000. And we’re looking into a home equity line of credit to consolidate the credit card and a 2nd mortgage into a much lower interest rate. I think we’ll be set by June.
