Digital Common Sense

Jeff Pulver started this in his post The Bucket List 2008 Meme.

In the movie “The Bucket List“, Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman decide to make the most out of what time they think they have left. In the movie they compile a list of things they still wish to accomplish, giving them some much-needed motivation and a desire to still stay young at heart.

In the spirit of the movie, and in the spirit of trying to make 2008 be the year that we all start to do some of the things we would like to accomplish one day, I thought it would be fun to reach out to friends across the blogosphere and ask them to share some of the things on their “Bucket List” they hope to remove during 2008. For some of us, these are not necessarily our “New Year’s Resolutions”, but rather things we have been meaning to do for some time that we WILL get done in 2008

I read Jeff’s post with some interest because of a book that crossed my eyes recently. The my pal Andy tagged me in his The Bucket List post. It’s something I’d like to spend more time thinking about, but feel like I need to just react quickly. I find my focus isn’t unlike Andy’s, with a blend of work, health and personal goals.

• Sheryl and I launched Stardust not very long ago. I want to invest some real effort into making it a success. I’m not quite sure how to do that given the full time job I have that gets in the way sometimes. But it’s one of the most important things on my horizon, certainly from a career perspective. We have to be very discerning about the conferences we attend and maximize our value.
• Last year I learned I’m diabetic. While I’ve done pretty well with diet and fine with medication, I still struggle finding or making the time to get the exercise I really need. This year I’ll change that. More focus on health.
• I’ve been finding my way back to music recently. I’ve begun spending time in the evenings with my guitar and it nourishes me in a way I can’t really describe here. That’s something I won’t easily let go of again.
• Friends are becoming more important to me as I grow older. I’m going to pay far more attention to my rfriends that I have in the past. This year I lost a couple of good ones, and the realization how short life is hits hard.
• In the past few months, my relationship with my sons took a pretty hard blow. It’s beginning to mend now, but I know there’s a long way to go. I’m going to work hard to improve those relationships based on open honesty and integrity.
• Those who know me well enough know that in the past year, Sheryl and I found one another and began a new life together. First a foremost, above all else, more important than jobs or work or technology or brainstorms, I’m going to focus on loving this incredible woman who’s sharing her life with me. I’ll spend every day being the honest man of integrity who stands by her side, fights battles as her partner, supports, loves and cherishes her. She’s a precious treasure and I won’t let a day go by that I don’t make her know how much I love her and appreciate her.

And I suggest that those of you reading this and feeling so inclined, simply tag yourself and participate. I’m not going to single you out. Just jump in and join me in optimistic looking ahead to the future

Filed by Ken at 4:40 pm under General