What's Left to Finish by December 31, 2020

I’ve decided to quit being so mysterious and just share the whole list with you all. Well, what’s left of it.

Thirty-one items have been checked off. I’ve got 23 to go. (This doesn’t count the ones my dad checked off while living, as indicated below.)

What a long, crazy adventure this has been. Despite it being only three years now, it feels like a lifetime. I’ve learned and grown so much.

Should any of you have any suggestions on the remaining 23, I’m all ears. Drop me a line: carney(dot)laura(at)gmail.com.

Things I Would Like to Do in My Lifetime!

1.     I would like to live a long, healthy life at least to the year 2020.

2.     I would like to provide a comfortable standard of living for my family. ✔

3.     Write and have a few novels published.

4.     Have five songs recorded.

5.     Make more money than I need. ✔

6.     Talk with the president. ✔

7.     Make three good family or friends movies.

8.     Play the piano or guitar. ✔

9.     Type 40 words a minute correctly. ✔

10.  Sell millions of dollars’ worth of merchandise.

11.  Make my wife feel happy, healthy, pretty and young all her life. ✔

12.  Give my children the most love, the best education and best example I can give. ✔

13.  Visit New Orleans. ✔

14.  Paris. ✔

15.  London. ✔

16.  Vienna.

17.  Dresden/Berlin.

18.  L.A. ✔

19.  San Diego. ✔

20.  Las Vegas. ✔

21.  Chicago. ✔

22.  St. Thomas.

23.  Run 10 miles straight. ✔

24.  Swim the width of a river. ✔

25.  Beat a number-one seeded tennis player in a tournament.

26.  Play golf in the 70s a few times.

27.  Correspond with the pope.

28.  Speak to a TV audience. ✔

29.  Do a comedy monologue in a nightclub. ✔ (Dad)

30.  Be interviewed on a radio program. ✔ (Dad)  ✔

31.  Get my picture in a national magazine. ✔

32.  Make money on the stock market.

33.  Set up a charitable fund.

34.  Drive a Corvette.

35.  Teach a class about wine.

36.  Have a 34-inch waist again. ✔

37.  Own a $200 suit.

38.  Own a black tux.

39.  Send Joan on a $1,000 shopping spree. ✔

40.  Help Laura win a scholarship. ✔

41.  Own a large house with our own land.

42.  Have my own tennis court.

43.  See a World Series game live. ✔ (Dad: Phillies 2, Toronto 0)

44.  Go to a Super Bowl game.

45.  See the NCAA basketball finals. ✔

46.  Go to the Rose Bowl. ✔

47.  Surf in the Pacific Ocean. ✔

48.  Grow a watermelon. ✔

49.  Own a wine cellar of fine wines.

50.  Plant an apple tree.

51.  Skydive at least once. ✔

52.  Go sailing by myself. ✔

53.  Be invited to a political convention. ✔

54.  Help my parents enjoy their retirement. ✔ (Dad)

55.  Pay back my dad $1,000 plus interest. ✖ (Dad: failed)  ✔

56.  Own a great record collection. ✔ (Dad)

57.  Develop an impressive library. ✔

58.  Ride a horse fast. ✔

59.  Sing at my daughter’s wedding. ✔

60.  Dance at my grandchildren’s weddings.