I was looking back over my blog and found this from August 2006 and it made me smile so I thought I would re-publish it. At the time aspirational lists were spreading like wildfire across the blogosphere (sic)and this was my attempt to debunk those a little.
I wonder what your own lists would look like?

I've noticed a lot of people have posted about the number of things that they want to achieve before they die.

Well I am not very good at those sort of things so instead I am going to make a list of things I intend to avoid doing before I die. Personally, I think this list will be easier to keep.

44 things to avoid before I die.

1. Seeing a production of RiverDance.
2. Buying an Electric Light Orchestra CD.
3. Saying "My vision for this Department is ..."
4. Take up golf.
5. Wear a real ale tshirt.
6. Laugh heartily at a bad joke in order to ingratiate myself with someone powerful.
7. Take up smoking.
8. Do a detox diet.
9. Buy a 'nice' little second home in France.
10. Say "I value your input" in a meeting.
11. Run a Marathon dressed as a penguin.
12. Actually running any sort of Marathon.
13. Being the 'life and soul' of a party.
14. Grow a beard.
15. Go bald (Fingers heavily crossed here)
16. Plant Leylandi trees.
17. Buy a 'nice' little sports car.
18. Buy a 4 by 4.
19. Have a 'Year in Provence'
20. Read a self help book.
21. Read the 'Celestine Prophecies'
22. Take up Amateur Dramatics.
23. Appear opposite Viggo Mortenson (The Bastard!) in a production of the Tempest.
24. Become a 'Man's Man'
25. Nibble delicately at dried fruit for breakfast.
26. Wear a Tshirt with the logo 'Extraordinary People' on it.
27. Listen to SuperTramp.
28. Nod sagely when people talk about 'The Wisdom of the East'
29. Become a Buddhist.
30. Find Vic Reeves funny.
31. Find Jonny Vegas funny.
32. Appear on 'Reality TV'
33. Say at a meeting " I think the contribution of ..... has moved the debate on."
34. Sing 'My Way'
35. Think John Lennon's 'Imagine' is really kind of profound.
36. Become celibate.
37. Wear slippers.
38. Say "You know I think Osama Bin Laden has a point."
39. Colour code my bathroom.
40. Think De Bono's hats is also kind of profound.
41. Tolerate bullying.
42. Buy any sort of dog accept a sheepdog.
43. Throw out Suzi's knickers and gymslip.
44. Let Suzi die before I do.

Wow I did it, just in time as there'e someone at the door. Oh My God its Michael Flatley!

Maybe I did let 44 happen but then that is another posting.