| start Ulysses |
| live alone |
| go to a reunion |
| learn a good joke |
| get paid for work you enjoy |
| play a complete game of chess |
| play matchmaker |
| buy a round for everyone at the bar |
| enjoy a bottle of Chateau d’Yquem, Sauternes |
| listen to Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison |
| accompany a friend to their church, mosque, or temple |
| go bowling |
| go to the opera |
| go on a blind date |
| win $50 at a casino |
| learn another language |
| write a letter to the editor |
| make a rambling heartfelt toast |
| try something you love but are lousy at |
| take care of someone or something other than yourself |
| order food you can’t pronounce |
| swim in the ocean |
| make the first move |
| tell your worst secret |
| visit the oracle at Delphi |
| spend time without e-mail or phone access |
| visit the towns your grandparents grew up in |
| watch The Godfather I and II in one sitting |
| do something you might regret in the morning |
| wander aimlessly in a foreign city |
| fall in love |
| host a party |
| forgive your mother |
| read Crime and Punishment |
| pay off your debts |
| remember the punch line of your joke |
| live with someone |
| give up on Ulysses |
| make your own list |
| quit while you’re ahead |
summer/fall 2006
