I figured, I could do that. So, I promptly sat down to write out a list of 100 things I'd like to do. I'm a fairly adventurous guy. This should be pretty easy. I got somewhere in the 50's and drew a blank. I had to think about all the things that I've wanted over the years that I couldn't think of now. I have finally completed the list. I'm still going over it seeing if there are things that need replacing with others. I actually came up with about 110 items. I've removed some of them as they were not as "important" as the ones on the list. I'm actually down to 102...I felt like over-achieving today.
There were so many others that I wanted to put on the list. Things I'd like to do...again. But, I had done them in the past. Some examples; revisit Paris and Chichen Itza, Dive off the coast of Cozumel, Attend the Sundance Film Festival, summit Mt. Whitney, see Stonehenge...the list goes on. I just had a hard time putting them on the list even though I'll be doing them all again to share them with Barbara. Each of them being just a little better this time because she'll be right there with me. Those of you who are now having an allergic reaction to romantic-speak may go vomit, I'll wait for you.
A couple of the ideas that came to me to place on the list I was a little shocked by. Things I never would have thought I would do. Like 'Compete in a Triathlon'. My fingers typed it as one of the items and I thought "Huh? Where the hell did that come from". But, why not? Why not indeed! I'm fully capable of doing that. So, that goal remains.
Now that the goals are spelled out, now is the time for planning. Put something into action. I'm not getting any younger!
Here's the current list (in the future, it will be on the right sidebar with any updates linked from there). I do reserve the right to modify this in the future as I see fit. It's in my contract :).
- Dive the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
- Visit Uluru
- See the Tree of Life in Bahrain
- Drink lambic in Belgium
- Attend Carnival in Rio
- See Christ the Redeemer
- Take a ride down the amazon (not all of it, of course)
- See Ankor Wat
- Visit Easter Island
- See the Forbidden City
- Stand on The Great Wall
- See the Terracotta Army
- Cruise the Nile
- See the Pyramids
- See the Sphinx
- Attend the Cannes Film Festival
- Experience Oktoberfest in Munich
- Visit the Parthenon
- Brew mead at home
- Climb a 5.11 route
- Compete in a Triathlon
- Complete 100 push up challenge
- Construct a mandolin
- Construct a violin
- Create an oil painting that I would hang up
- Drink bottle of 100-point wine with friends
- Drink bottle of Dom Perignon with friends
- Finally get my tattoo
- Finish the guitar
- Give $1000 to a charity anonymously
- Join Toastmasters
- Lead climb a 5.9 route
- Marry my dearest love
- Play a duet with Kira
- Ride in hot air balloon
- Run a half marathon
- See every Oscar winning movie
- Skydive with solo free-fall
- Speak a second language
- Visit the Taj Mahal
- Drink Guinness in Ireland
- Tour the Coliseum
- Dive Christ of the Abyss
- See the Leaning Tower of Pisa
- See the Sistine Chapel
- Visit Vatican City
- See the Kiyomizu Temple
- Photograph and summit Mt. Fuji
- Stay in a coffin motel in Japan
- See Petra in Jordan
- Visit Mt. Everest base camp
- Trek in the Himalayas
- Dive Palau
- Cruise through Panama Canal
- Tour Machu Pichu
- Photograph some specific animals in the wild
- Stand in Red Square
- See St Basil's Cathedral
- Ride on the Transsiberian Railway
- See Loch Ness
- See/Climb? Table Mountain
- Bull Run (Watch or Participate?)
- Several Live Sporting Events
- See the Swiss Alps
- Climb Kilimanjaro
- Photo Safari in Serengeti
- Visit the Hagia Sophia
- See the Blue Mosque
- Buy a rug from a Turkish rug merchant
- Dive with manta rays
- Dive with whale sharks
- See an iceberg
- See the Aurora Borealis
- Watch a WorldCup game live
- Watch an Olympic event live
- Experience Weightless Flight
- Bluegrass Festival Virginia or Kentucky
- Visit Bryce Canyon National Park
- Climb 14 US 14ers
- Drive Route 66
- Visit Glacier National Park
- Visit the Grand Canyon
- Visit Great Teton National Park
- Hike the JMT
- Hike up Half Dome
- See the Lincoln Monument
- Experience Mardi Gras
- See Mount Rushmore
- Experience New Years Eve in Times Square
- Visit/Climb the Statue of Liberty
- Stay in Jules' Undersea Lodge
- View a shuttle launch in person
- Visit all fifty state capitals
- See the Washington Monument
- Visit Yellowstone National Park
- Visit Zion National Park
- See Angel Falls
- Experience a Gondola ride in Venice
- Visit all 7 continents
- Visit the North Pole
- Swim in Jellyfish lake
- See Victoria Falls
So...what's on your list?
