I'm doing 17 things
…is a Vonnegut book.
A Scanner Darkly has been my breakfast of champions lately, because it is what I’ve been reading at breakfast. What a strange book.
sipes23's Life List
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1. mourn my mother
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2. improve my spanish
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3. master latin
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4. Read more books in their original language
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5. read all of Philip K Dick's novels
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6. learn to kayak
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7. drive the whole length of US Highway 20
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8. participate in the Northern Cities Shift
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9. Be the best father I can be
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10. go out on "date nights" with my spouse on a regular basis
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11. travel the entire length of US Highway 41
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12. visit all 50 states
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13. get my masters in linguistics
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14. find ways to economize that don't detract from quality of life
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15. learn bookbinding
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16. Have adventures
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17. learn ruby on rails
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How I did it
It made me
Big Sister? 
How I did it: My wife and I discussed the baby's impending arrival quite far in advance. We talked up fun stuff about the baby. We talked up how Little Girl will be able to be a Big Helper. Other than that, it is probably difficult to help a small child adjust to the reality of a new sibling. Read how I did it…
It made me 
How I did it: Well, I didn't set out to do it, that's for sure. My dad just took me to games, and he still does even though I go to games on my own too. I suppose little league and baseball cards didn't hurt either. Read how I did it…
It made me
Score!
How I did it: Well, I kind of fell into this sooner rather than later. Once I got laid off, I had more time to do whatever it is that I'm going to do. Once the parents of the students I teach caught wind of my newfound free time, they wanted more help. The internet comes to the rescue again. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I went to my brother’s birthday party, and a good time was had by all. On the way home, as the kids were snoozing in the back, I felt like I was on the verge of crying and couldn’t figure out why. I then realized that my mother wasn’t at the party. And wouldn’t ever be again. This is an ugly reality.
I was setting up a video at YouTube. It was of the farm (I can’t really call it the family farm) in the 1940s. There was one person whose identity I wasn’t sure of, so I thought, “I’ll just ask mom.” Wrong. I’ll never be able to ask her again.
