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I Wish I Could…

July 22, 2011 By: Patricia

1. Do the Argentine Tango

2. Sing and move like Tina Turner

3. Play flamenco guitar

4. Speak Italian

5. Read my kitten’s mind

6. For that matter, read my husband’s mind…or maybe not.

7. Invent something useful

8. Meet the Dalai Lama

9. Grow orchids

10. Drive an Indy Race Car around the track

What about you? What do you wish you could do?

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Comments

  1. Patricia Stoltey says

    July 23, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    So many fun wishes from everyone.

    But in spite of what Dean says, I absolutely and positively will never be able to sing and move like Tina Turner no matter how many years I try. Honest!

  2. Dean K Miller says

    July 23, 2011 at 7:56 pm

    Looks like 5 and 6 may be the toughest, but who knows. Might be possible. The others, certainly not out of reach, if you really want to achieve them.

    The only thing that keeping you from doing any one of those 10 is that you are choosing to do something else instead. Nothing wrong with that, just the choice you are making now.

    Looks like you’ve got a great couple of years ahead of you, if you choose to get through that list!

  3. Kerrie says

    July 23, 2011 at 5:06 pm

    I wish I was fluent in another language.
    I wish I could consistently make fabulous homemade bread.
    I wish I twitch my nose like Samantha in Bewitched and my house would be instantly cleaned.

  4. Jan Morrison says

    July 23, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    hmmm…I wish I could fly. And knit really complicated lace patterns and sing in key and not be allergic to mother nature and be as industrious as my hens….

  5. Patricia Stoltey says

    July 23, 2011 at 9:24 am

    Oh, yeah, if I had legs like Tina Turner I could wear shorts and skirts again. 🙂

  6. irishoma says

    July 23, 2011 at 5:57 am

    Wonderful list, Pat.

  7. Monti says

    July 22, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    Great list! If you start reading the minds of animals, you’ll have an amazing new business!

    Monti

    NotesAlongTheWay

  8. Jacqueline Seewald says

    July 22, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    For sure I wish for a top agent to sell one of my novels to a big publisher who turns that novel into a block buster bestseller. And now I’m going to sing a chorus of “To Dream the Impossible Dream.”

    Jacqueline Seewald
    THE TRUTH SLEUTH–thanks Pat for requesting the novel at your local library!

  9. j. a. kazimer says

    July 22, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    Hi Pat:

    I LOVE this list. But I have a feeling reading your kitty’s mind might be much scarier than reading your husband’s.

    I’d like to add to the sing like Tina Turner too. Sing like her and have her legs. That woman can pull off a mini skirt at any age.

  10. Dorte H says

    July 22, 2011 at 1:03 pm

    Get a good night´s sleep. No, really, write (& sell) a terrific crime story; just being tired & grumpy today.

  11. Murees Dupé says

    July 22, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    Great list. I sometimes wish I could read my cat’s mind too.

  12. Marlena Cassidy says

    July 22, 2011 at 11:40 am

    Patricia, you’re hilarious. I love this list.

    And hmmm, I wish I could…understand what my dogs are trying to tell me. I think they want me to turn the AC up, but they could just want a treat.

  13. welcome to my world of poetry says

    July 22, 2011 at 10:57 am

    What a wonderful wish list.

    Have a wopnderful week-end.
    Yvonne.

  14. Patricia Stoltey says

    July 22, 2011 at 10:56 am

    I’m enjoying these comments even more than I enjoyed writing the post (and I’m getting more ideas for more wishes).

    LOL Alex — In that case, I’ll stick with trying to read the kitten’s mind.

  15. Alex J. Cavanaugh says

    July 22, 2011 at 10:52 am

    If you read your husband’s mind you’d be shocked there’s nothing there. (Meaning we really don’t think all that much.)

  16. Elspeth Antonelli says

    July 22, 2011 at 10:07 am

    This is magical, Pat! Hmmm…I wish to look up from my laptop’s screen and see England out my window.

  17. Heidi Windmiller says

    July 22, 2011 at 10:02 am

    Play an instrument–any instrument. I’d made a mean triangle player.

  18. Patricia Stoltey says

    July 22, 2011 at 8:56 am

    Good morning! Some wishes are like impossible dreams, while others are realistic and possible to achieve with a little effort. For me, Angela, knitting was one of the impossible dreams.

    By the way, if you’re on Facebook, drop by the Northern Colorado Writers page and share your hobbies on the Friday question: https://www.facebook.com/northerncoloradowriters

  19. Angela FRS says

    July 22, 2011 at 8:44 am

    -sing, without doing harm to others

    -knit something that looks the way it is supposed to

    -play the piano

  20. Jemi Fraser says

    July 22, 2011 at 8:16 am

    Great list! I’d add…

    – learn to ride a horse
    – take a photography class
    – visit France or Italy or Greece or Hong Kong or… 🙂

  21. L. Diane Wolfe says

    July 22, 2011 at 6:48 am

    If you learn how to read a cat’s mind, please let me know!

  22. Margot Kinberg says

    July 22, 2011 at 6:17 am

    Pat – Oh… those are great! Hmmm…one thing I wish I could is own a horse, so I could go riding.

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I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. Read More…

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