Craig’s Friday Countdown - Things To Take

The path to Empty Nesterville has a stop at U-Haul.  Amanda’s senior college year includes an off campus apartment and we need a trailer to transport her growing collection of furniture and furnishings.  Which gets me thinking about the most essential twenty things I’d take with me, wherever. 

20.  The Jeep – Go anywhere, anytime.  And big enough for 19 through 1.

19.  Levis – Don’t want to be pantsless, cavorting around like Clark the Cub.

18.  Curiosity – Discovery begins with curiosity. 

17.  Four Milk Crates – Chairs, side table, chest of drawers.  Is there anything a few milk crates can’t be?

16.  iPhone, Charging Cord & Aux Cord – Mostly for the music, pictures and movies stored on it, because it’s the worst phone I’ve ever used.

15.  Leatherman – If you can only take one tool, take this one.  Together with a rock you find along the way, you can build anything.

14.  Army Surplus Backpack – Smelly.  Nasty.  Indestructible.

13.  Bat, Ball, Glove & Cubs Hat – Make that a bucket of balls we’ve roughed up over the years. 

12.  Light Grey T-Shirt – Together with #19, the casual uniform. 

11.  Blue Button Down Shirt – For formal occasions (dinner at Dog & Suds, etc.).

10.  Resilience. 

9.  Drivers License & Amex Card – License for getting pulled over.  Amex card for everything else.

8.  Rubik’s Cube – How come Colin could do this when he was eight and I still can’t?  I’ll say lead paint, to make myself feel better.  I’m not giving up ! (see #10) 

7.  Humility – Don’t ever forget to bring along your humility.  (see #8, etc.)

6.  Yamaha Amp & B&O Speakers – My oldest musical friends.  

5. Dad’s Eagle – Dad carved a bald eagle for my office.  It was removed to the safety of home in the 2006 cleansing.     

4.  Purple Chucks – Favorite shoes.  Favorite color.  Father’s Day present.  To wear them is to be impervious to cynicism and the ravages of time.   

3.  Toothbrush & Toothpaste – I have many failings, but fastidious dental hygiene is not one of them.    

2.  Wedding Ring.

1.  Memories – The whole point, really.