I'm getting married and this has brought about some reflection. (One might hope it would.)

Things I Want to Do:
1. Climb a hill to a clear place at night with a child in my care and learn the constellations (muliticultural-style) with her.
2. See a noise rock show in a dank Tokyo club.
3. Finish Ulysses.
4. Become a parent who is emotionally competent enough that my kids' developmental struggles are largely their own and not inherited from me.
5. Learn to box and then spar regularly.
6. Witness an active American political pantheon as diverse as the folks around Lake Merritt on a Sunday afternoon.
7. Visit Luxembourg and hike or bike.
8. Sing “You’re the One” by the Vogues to Emily with a full band and harmonies and such.
9. Shake bell hooks’ hand and say “thanks.”
10. Dance to angry music in Berlin.
11. Systematically decrease fear among the privileged strata of our nation so they tend unwittingly to step on other people a little less.
12. Hear gamelan in Bali.
13. Do 100 (back-friendly?) sit-ups in a row.
14. Shake Noam Chomsky’s hand and say “thanks, dude.”
15. Hike in Yellowstone, Canada, Colorado and West Virginia.
16. Paint something that makes me smile with real paint on real canvas.
17. Write an autobiography for fun.
18. Bicycle to the top of Mount Tamalpais from San Francisco.
19. Meditate regularly until I like it.
20. Visit Geneva and befriend a native.
21. Use no caffeine for a full month.
22. Write/direct/shoot/edit a narrative movie/video.
23. Eliminate credit card debt from my life.
24. Make a This American Life style audio documentary.
25. DJ a rock and roll radio show.
26. Make pancakes and scrambled eggs with my kid(s).
27. Record a second album of songs.
28. Mountain Bike the Priest Rock trail in Los Gatos/San Jose hills.
29. Write a book with talking critters in it and get someone to illustrate it.
30. Love and cherish all those within my sphere (including myself) relentlessly.
31. Do the same for those outside my sphere with careful, deliberate dollar-votes and hopeful, Green booth-votes.
32. Remain calm.