Last weekend my husband and I saw the movie, The Bucket List with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. With the news of the death of comedian George Carlin today and journalist Tim Russert last week, it got me to thinking about my own List.

Knowing you only have a certain amount of time to live puts things into perspective. But those of us who don’t know end up wasting a lot of time doing frivolous and unnecessary things.

So let’s start a discussion today. If you knew you were going to be dead by September, what five things would you want to do—feel compelled to do?

Mine are:

Have the pleasure of giving away a million dollars to friends and strangers
Have a sit-down with Barack and Michelle Obama
Go to dinner with Denzel Washington and his wife, Pauletta
Host Oprah’s Show for one week
Travel back to St. Lucia with five other couples (already identified) for an even better vacation than I had on my honeymoon.

Now that fellow baby boomer Hillary Clinton has suspended her campaign and made nice with Barack Obama, the question is will she be his running mate come November?

Most Obama supporters object to the idea while Hillary supporters say it is the smart thing to do. Hillary supporters believe it will ensure a democratic victory in November.

But If Not Hillary, Then Who?

A number of names come to mind: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Texas Congressman Ron Paul or what about General Colin Powell. What do you think?