I have always wanted to have a job which allowed me to make enough money that I didn't have to worry about buying something just because I want it, or do something just because I want to, or go somewhere just because I want to see it. Given my choice of professions (lawyer) I have put off the firm/private practice route because I also want to be a father to my sons, and not that man they see from time to time because he lives at the office. Thanks to a turn of furtune in february, when I was appointed a magistrate, I now see a possibility on the horizon, the posibility of being a full judge, with a six figure income and the ability to set my own schedule. We'll see...
I have always wanted to write a book, or a series of books, and hope to have it turned into a film or television show. Well, I've now outlined stories and basic plots for seven novels, and written the basic history of my main character.
I have always wanted to have a fun car to drive when the weather is good. Exactly what car depends on my mood. Porsche 944 Cabriolet. Jeep. Something that I can drive top down. See the first paragraph.
I have always wanted to see some of the major historical locations from WWII. Pearl Harbor. Normandy. Some of the Nazi concentration camps. Iwo Jima. We've got plans to go to Hawaii next year, and I have a wife who is almost as interested in WWII history as I am. (Her grandfather was a bomber pilot in WWII, was shot down over Europe, and was postumously decorated for riding the plane in to allow the crew to bail out.)
I want a good collection of firearms, and am interested in shooting C.A.S. and maybe IDPA. See the first paragraph regarding the money, though I have a good foundation of seven handguns, including my newly acquired Springfield 1911-A1.