When I was finally able to cross that off my list it opened a whole new world of possibilities.

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What I have left off my list are the exceptional municipal courses that are bargain priced only for local residents but still quite expensive for everyone else: namely Bethpage Black, Chambers Bay, and Torrey Pines.

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There was no school that I crossed off my extensive list due to the price of attending.

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By using this new system, I checked off my shopping list without even having to bat an eye at the thought of how I was actually going to get it there.

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Getting Bangkok under my belt would have given me the opportunity to take a shore excursion to Ayutthaya, the ancient Thai capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, when we were in Bangkok, and the chance to knock Hanoi (and the Colonial-era Metropole Hotel) off my bucket list.

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Just yesterday I sent off the final newsletter for the year to my company subscription list.

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As for me, I'll just shuffle off to my cabin in the sky and whistle a happy tune as I make up my own list.

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