PARADE' MAGAZINE'S suggested Bucket List.

QUOTE from Frank "Kin" Hubbard.""Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while."

Last Sunday PARADE Magazine had an article about creating a "Bucket List" before our days are over. A Buckert List is a list of things a person wants to see or do or experience before it is too late. When I retired in 1999 I actually made a Bucket List and have scratched over half of them from the lsit. What I did LEARN from the PARADE article  were some new things for me to consider.  Brooke Hauser, the author of the article, made 32 suggestions for a Bucket List. I actually had some of her suggestions on my list or I've already accomplished them at some time in my life. But she had a couple that I'm going to add to mine.

Here are four of her suggestions that I'm going to add to my Bucket List.

1. Attend a religious service of a faith different from my own. (I'd like to go to a Unitarian-Universalist service once. Ruth Ann, Brad, Carron, and I did go to a Quaker service once in the 1970s.) 
2. Learn the second verse of the "The Star-Spangled Banner." I'm going to read it anyway, I don't think I'll memorize it.
3. Write a gratitude letter to a teacher who's made a difference in your life. (My only problem is that quite a few have already reached the Pearly Gates.)
4. Bake a real apple pie..

Here are more of her Bucket List suggestion that I've already achieved at some time in my life.

1. Enjoy a minor league baseball game. (Cedar Rapids Kernels many times.)
2. March in a parade.(High School band.)
3. Seek out the best Fourth of July fireworks. (In Dubuque last year.)
4. Send a letter to your U.S. senator or representative. Maybe even be nice. (I've done this many times but not all were nice..)
5. Make your own Halloween costume. (Some fun teacher parties  in the 1970s and 1980s.)
6. Tailgate at a football game. (Many times.)
7. Dip a toe into the Atlanic and Pacific Oceans.(Several times in both oceans.)
8. Catch a concert by an American legend. (We've seen many but not any of the recent stars. We saw many of the stars of the 1960s, 1970s. and 1980s.)
9. Appreciate fall's foliage. (Many times walking through Wapsipinicon State Park in Anamosa.)
10. Admire the pyramids of Las Vegas. (In 2007 we stayed at Treasure Island Hotel/Casino for a week and saw the pyramids while taking a walk on the strip.)
11. See a bald eagle soar. (I saw two of them soar while walking through Wapsipinican State Park last fall.)

HUMOR for today: A computer illerate was using Word Perfect when the screen went blank. He called the company support team  for help.The helper goes through 9-10 things for him to check out, Nothing works so he tells the guy to get on his knees and check to see if it's plugged in and is connedcted to the back of the computer.
The illiterate guy says "I can't see anything because it's dark."
Helper: Well, turn on the light so you can see.
Illiterate "I can't because there is a power outage."
Helper: "A power outage? Aha! Okay, we've got it licked now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff your computer came in?
Illiterate: "Well, yes, I kept them in the closet."
Helper: "Good, Go get them, unplug your system, and pack it up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you bought it from."
Illiterate: "Really, Is it that bad?"
Helper: "Yes, I'm afraid  it is."
Illiterate: Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?"
Helper: "Tell them you're too damn stupid to own a computer."

P.S. Sometimes I feel exactly like this guy .