I'm doing 39 things
Now I know the basic steps, “Slow, slow, quick quick, slow.”
I think.
More to come.
cafegroundzero's Life List
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1. learn to do the tango
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2. write a novel
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3. Learn Homeric Greek.
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4. complete the last drafts of my novels.
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5. get out of debt, and build up a substantial amount of savings
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6. write a dictionary
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7. Get a second Bachelor's Degree in Math.
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8. own a half dozen horses, and the land on which to graze them
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9. Write a best selling book
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10. Learn to program in two computer languages.
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11. Build a Canoe
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12. Get the D.O.T.s involved in keeping wildlife from becoming road kill.
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13. run another marathon
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14. Get my PhD funded.
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15. Pay off the mortgage and buy property in Europe.
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16. build a house with habitat for humanity
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17. learn to fence
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18. Memorize the Quran
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19. study music theory more
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20. get my national teaching certificate
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21. Visit the Potowatami communities.
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22. Submit my writing (publications or contests) at least 12 times this year.
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23. ancient greek
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24. Establish a shelter and vocational rehab program for people with children and pets.
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25. Start making my own clothes
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26. become financially independent and stable
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27. start my own company
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28. 2 mn situps 3 times a week
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29. Memorize "Howl" by Ginsberg
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30. Learn Urdu
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31. find a way to fund my studies
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32. emulate Webster and write a revenge novel
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33. complete my degree
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34. publish something in a respectable journal, magazine, or edited website
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35. Learn to pick locks
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36. piece together a quilt.
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37. finish my masters
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38. Find a 43 things Group
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39. manage my time better
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How I did it
It made me
amazed, pleased 
How I did it: I began reading from an anthology of English literature, then got the play out of the library, with Cliff Notes and the No Fear edition.I only used the Cliff Notes and No Fear when I got bogged down a few times, for instance when there is the confrontation between Hamlet, Claudius, his mother, and Laertes. Read how I did it…
It made me
pleasantly surprised
How I did it: I bought a few pocket paperback editions and began taking them, one at a time, to work with me, reading on breaks, and on days off of work. Also, I visited the public library from time to time, and checked out guides on how to read and interpret the ones I was reading.I realized that I should have started with Richard II first, so I put aside Henry VI and have taken up Richard II. Read how I did it…
It made me
proud 
How I did it: Using days of unemployment, I read every day for three weeks, renewed the book, and read a few more days till I knocked off the last four chapters at one sitting. Read how I did it…
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