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Monday, January 23, 2006

56 things I haven't done yet...but would like to before I die.

Birthday number 56 this week...so, here is my list of 56 things I need to do before I check out:

1. Visit Denmark...meet distant relatives and eat a real “Danish”.
2. Skydive.
3. Scuba in a tropical location.
4. Visit Asia again...Thailand, China, Japan,Vietnam.
5. Form a band and play for money on a semi-regular basis.
6. Lose 40 pounds and develop a 6 pack.
7. Visit Italy.
8. Run a full marathon.
9. Drive a Formula One car.
10. Write a successful novel.
11. Open my own small “American Bistro” style restaurant, then sell it for a lot of money.
12. Travel the US in a motorhome.
13. Visit the Vietnam Memorial in DC.
14. Obtain my private pilot’s license.
15. Own a small airplane.
16. Win a big lotto.
17. Swim with dolphins.
18. Visit the Soviet Union.
19. Go to stock car driving school.
20. Learn Tai Chi.
21. Run an full triathalon.
22. Have my teeth porcelin veneered.
23. Build a summer house on Whidbey Island.
24. Visit Alaska.
25. Learn to speak French.
26. Go to CIA cooking school in Napa.
27. Fly in a Navy F16...F14 will do.
28. Kick Howard Carr’s ass.
29. Learn martial arts (then kick Howard Carr's ass).
30. Visit Tahiti.
31. Own a Hammond B3.
32. Fly a glider.
33. Start and contribute to a charity.
34. Be a successful commercial and fine art photographer.
35. Visit Australia.
36. Publish photo-themed books.
37. Ride the Harley cross country and back.
38. Visit the Grand Canyon.
39. Kick Bill Bain’s ass.
40. Write and film a documentary.
41. Learn to speak Danish.
42. Visit Africa.
43. Start a commercially successful website, then sell it for a lot of money.
44. Learn to snow ski.
45. Design and build our home.
46. Get my college degree.
47. Make beer...and own a micro brewery, then sell it for a lot of money.
48. Visit the pyramids.
49. Hang glide.
50. Go white water rafting.
51. Own a Richenbacher Electric 12 string.
52. See Paul McCartney in concert.
53. See Phil Collins in concert.
54. See James Taylor in concert.
55. Buy Loretta expensive diamond rings.
56. Feel self actualized.

Guess I better get started on the “easy” things, huh? Number 56 is a real bitch.

2 Comments:

Blogger Jen said...

Who are Howard Carr and Bill Bain?

Nice aspirations. You could totally do some of those things still! Just out your mind to it, and make it happen.

(Easier said than done, I know!)

3:18 PM  
Blogger ejcarr said...

who is howard carr? is he related to me?

9:42 AM  

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