The Wish List by Barbara Ann Kipfer

Author:Barbara Ann Kipfer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Published: 1997-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

sail the Mediterranean

like Marlon Brando, own a private island in the Pacific

see Cave Hill at Belfast Castle

get a seaweed-and-island-flower wrap at the spa in Ihilani

refuse to compromise

ride the trans-Siberian railroad from Moscow to Vladivostok

lose myself in the flower forest on Barbados

cruise the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in China

learn to tune a piano

stay in a bungalow at Ruby Springs Lodge in Montana, a landmark fly-fishing destination

become a ham radio operator

own an original Parker’s Big Red fountain pen

taste dandelion tea

eat at Louis’ Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut, where the hamburger was first made

check into the Waldorf Towers and enjoy white-glove treatment

have a snowball fight with my spouse

teach English to a foreigner

create my own line of fragrances

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reduce the number of “shoulds” in my life

become a book reviewer for The Whole Earth Catalog

revive the Automat

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eliminate junk mail

do a perfect figure 8 on the ice

memorize the international road signs

play lawn bowls

tap out a message in Morse code

tie a perfect four-in-hand knot with my eyes closed

operate one of the Muppets

get rid of the Designated Hitter

lose my insecurities

earn financial success through honesty and industry

make real peanut butter in a Cuisinart

broaden my perspective beyond the shores of the United States

cast the deciding vote on a matter of public importance

sail over the Mariana Trench near Guam; at nearly 6,000 fathoms it’s the deepest point on earth

meet a child prodigy

fill my garden with perfumed geraniums

campaign to save the manatees

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learn an Israeli folk dance

buy my favorite cologne in Cologne

buy land to save it from development into condos and shopping malls

join a tornado chase team in the Midwest

invent something with as many uses as Velcro

try a love potion

shed my own culture and immerse myself totally in another

explore Australia’s Olga monoliths

ignore the faults of others

trek the searing salt flats of the Danakil Desert

learn the art of field sketching

replace court litigation with conflict resolution

design a public space

join the affirmative action committee at my office

tour the fairy-tale castles of Luxembourg

check out the Roman ruins and Coptic churches of Cairo

spend my retirement as a volunteer for good causes

explore the Gobi Desert

attend an event where I am a minority

learn to water-ski

view the spectacular glaciers of Patagonia

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travel the Freedom Trail to visit the landmarks of the American Revolution

organize a voter registration drive

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eat fresh lobster at a seaside resort on Deer Island

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