Wow
4 years ago
I’d waited my whole life. My dad had waited his whole life. The only person I know who was around for 1918 is my Uncle Dick, and he was too young to remember much.
Now we all have memories.
| 1. |
learn Irish
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146 people |
| 2. |
buy bookcases
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1 person |
| 3. |
cook more
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1,936 people |
| 4. |
Finish what I start
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3,841 people |
| 5. |
impeach George W. Bush
1 cheer |
11 people |
| 6. |
live within my means
1 cheer |
168 people |
| 7. |
blog more interestingly
|
1 person |
| 8. |
help my mom stop smoking
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4 people |
| 9. |
become a librarian
1 cheer |
308 people |
| 10. |
stay healthy
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379 people |
| 11. |
have a child
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559 people |
| 12. |
win the lottery
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3,781 people |
| 13. |
learn ASL
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322 people |
| 14. |
keep in touch
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191 people |
| 15. |
lose 100 pounds
2 cheers |
1,755 people |
| 16. |
read Finnegans Wake and understand it
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6 people |
| 17. |
Go to library school
1 cheer |
24 people |
| 18. |
buy an iMac
1 cheer |
38 people |
| 19. |
I wanna rock
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133 people |
| 20. |
clean my apartment
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370 people |
| 21. |
write a book
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26,126 people |
| 22. |
move to Canada
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517 people |
| 23. |
Learn Perl, Python, and Javascript
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1 person |
| 24. |
foster a rescue animal
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2 people |
| 25. |
Be debt free
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2,044 people |
I’d waited my whole life. My dad had waited his whole life. The only person I know who was around for 1918 is my Uncle Dick, and he was too young to remember much.
Now we all have memories.
You get to help others by having people coddle you and feed you cookies and juice—what more could anyone ask? It’s no more painful than having an IV or getting a shot, and it feels good to do good.