Last lecture

If you haven't already, you need to read or watch Randy Pausch's last lecture. It's an incredibly optimistic view of a life lived well by a Carnegie Mellon professor who has pancreatic cancer and only a few months left to live.

One of my favorite parts of his talk:

"So my next piece of advice is, you just have to decide if you're a Tigger or and Eeyore. [shows slide with an image of Tigger and Eeyore with the phrase "Decide if you're Tigger or Eeyore"] I think I'm clear where I stand on the great Tigger/Eeyore debate. [laughter] Never lose the childlike wonder. It's just too important. It's what drives us. "

I don't think there's any doubt in anyone's mind that I'm a Tigger. Several of my posts have included lists of things I want to do when I have time. But it's a bit more than that -- everyone should have a list of the 101, 1001 or million things they want to do before they die -- have something to aspire to!