My Bucket List

In January 2011, my new doctor told me my kidneys have stopped working. I was about to turn 45 that month. What a fabulous way to start the New Year. ALL OF THOSE WASTED AND IGNORED RESOLUTIONS FINALLY MEANT SOMETHING. Mortality did not stare me in the face. It punched me in the kidneys! I fought back. I quit smoking, a habit I learned at the ripe age of nine. I began dialysis, which my wife administers to me at home six days a week. Today, I feel better than I did before I was diagnosed. I love to write so, here I am. I will write about whatever strikes me as interesting and hope you like it. If not, come back tomorrow and we will talk about something different. I remember a couple of years ago watching the movie, The Bucket List, and saying, "When I get old. I'm gonna do that." Well, my hourglass has a small hole in it. The sands of time are leaking all over the carpet and my wife is screaming at me to clean up my mess. So, here goes my bucket list:

1. I will kiss my wife everyday for the rest of my life.
2. I will make my son laugh more because that is the greatest sound on earth.
3. I want to tell my family and friends I love them more.
4. I want to go to Hawaii one more time. And this time I'll take my wife.
5. I am going blind too, but I want to drive a 1966 Ford Mustang just once.
6. I also want to play in the World Series of Poker once.
7. I would like to shake Peyton Manning's hand and thank him for doing it with class.
8. I want to catch a 10 lb. largemouth bass
9. I would like to ride in a car with Jeff Gordon. We could stop and I'd buy us a Pepsi and some Fritos.
10. I want to see the face of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ when I die. I will spend eternity thanking him for the journey. He's been there all along.