* Understand sustainable public health and infrastructure building in developing nations (mostly Haiti). Meet Paul Farmer. Save some people from preventable death.
* Reconcile intellectual atheism with a moral mandate to do good in the world. Explain it in a compelling manner. Start a national movement which will make it possible for atheists to “come out” and run for public office.
* Run for public office. Win.
* Develop an ass-kicking piece of software for generalized scientific computing which sits squarely in the middle between “keep using Excel” and “learn a full-on programming language.” For bonus points, make it generalizable enough that jobs can easily be re-submitted to big supercomputers or “the cluster down the hall” as appropriate.
* Bulk up my arms. Become “jacked.” Build abdominal muscles which inspire awe and terror.
* Get a freakin’ iPhone. Oh my God, so very cool.
* Play music.
* Build a wind turbine to generate power for my house. Create a do-it-yourself kit. Sell the kits for both profit and to encourage people to make their own electricity.
* Read Roger Penrose’s “The Road to Reality”.
* Start a home business hosting websites. Find 1,000 customers. Use customers to replace salary. Quit job. Laugh maniacally.
* Remove 500 pounds of stuff from my basement. Throw it away, give it away, make it be gone.
* Nap more.
* Care.
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