things i've done....

Here’s the rule: Bold the things you’ve done & post on your blog!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band - oh, the long-ago days of band…high school marching band counts, right?
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (what about DisneyWorld?)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo – how about in the shower?
11. Bungee jumped – I don’t think this is even on my list of things I want to do!
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - I’ve seen it in person, but didn’t go up.
18. Grown your own vegetables – my parents had strawberries and tomatoes, and I’ve grown basil… is basil a vegetable?
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked – in Mexico, nonetheless!
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill – “mental health days” were not acceptable in my house!
24. Built a snow fort –with what snow???
25. Held a lamb
26. Kayaked a fjord – ok, I added this one myself ;-)
27. Run a Marathon – the closest I’ve come is an 8k
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice – that's expensive, man!
29. Seen a total eclipse – definitely some partial ones!
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise – hmmm, do ferries count? Even nice ones?
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community – I’ve seen Amish people, but I haven’t really been to a community.
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing – does scrambling count? Or in a rock gym?
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke – yes, thank you, Aaron Kennedy, at the Groundhog Day party
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching – I was on a boat where we saw whales, but that wasn’t the sole purpose of our excursion
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma.
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy – does a book count?
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been given a raise
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book – how about a book of my photos from snapfish?
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House – I’ve seen it from the gate, do they let you inside anymore?
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating – yup, a chicken in boot camp.
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life – I’d like to think so…. I was a lifeguard and had a couple “rescues”
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous – Kato Kaelin and Mike Tyson were on my flight to nowhere…
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit – hmmm, I worked at a law firm one summer that had its share of issues, but none involving me. Except that I was working there temporarily because 2 attorneys and a clerk were in jail. Does that count?
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee – plenty of wasps, thank you.