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How can it be December already? Man, it's going by fast...

The list below came from my friend Justin Pearson. Funny, and sadly, truer than we want to think.

40 Last Minute Things to Do Before the 2nd Coronation of King George II

1. Watch PBS or listen to NPR just one last time.
2. Drink a nice clean glass of water.
3. Cash your Social Security check.
4. See a doctor of your own choosing.
5. Spend quality time with your draft age child/grandchild.
6. Visit Syria -- or any foreign country, for that matter.
7. Get that gas mask you've been thinking about.
8. Hoard some gasoline.
10. Borrow books before they're banned (e.g., books about Constitutional law; The Catcher
in the Rye; all of the Harry Potter series; The Tropic of Cancer etc.).
11. If you have an idea for any avant-garde art piece involving a crucifix, then get busy.
12. Come out -- then get right back in.
13. Jam in all the stem cell research you can.
14. Stay out late -- before the curfews begin.
16. Go see Bruce Springsteen before his fatal, uh, "accident."
17. Visit Mount Rushmore before the massive Reagan addition.
18. Make the statement, "You can't do that -- this is America!" one last time.
19. Learn how to make delicious meals using only Alpo and oatmeal.
21. Take a long walk in Yosemite National Park without getting hit by a snowmobile or a base jumper.
22. Enroll your kid in a public school art or music class.
23. Start your school day without a prayer.
24. Pass on the secrets of evolution to future generations.
26. Learn French.
28. Attend a commitment ceremony for your gay friends.
29. Take a factory tour anywhere in the U.S.
30. Take photographs of animals on the endangered species list.
31. Visit Florida before the polar ice caps melt.
32. Visit Nevada before it becomes radioactive.
33. Visit Alaska before "The Big Spill."
34. Visit Massachusetts while it is still a state.
35. Take a course in any science that isn't predicated upon the book of Genesis.
36. Prepare yourself to see Antonin Scalia all gussied up as DeTorquemada the Grand Inquisitor.
37. Start saving up for that semi-automatic weapon your nephew will want for Christmas next year.
38. Take any minimum wage job that can't be outsourced to India. (e.g., Taco Bell, McDonald's, Big
Tony's Chop Shop, etc.)
39. Watch Will & Grace and have one last good laugh.
40. Practice speaking in tongues.

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