100 Things

1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars.
3. Played in a band.
4. Visited Hawaii.
5. Watched a meteor shower.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland.  (Disney World actually.  But close enough.)
8. Climbed a mountain.  (does a big hill count?)
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo.
11. Bungee jumped.( (oh HELL no) I'm going to leave Breda's comment.)
12. Visited Paris.  (The Paris in Las Vegas?)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.
15. Adopted a child.
16. Had food poisoning. (Mickey D's Triple Cheesburger.  Epic Fail.)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept on an overnight train.
21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill.
24. Built a snow fort.
25. Held a lamb.   (Held a calf once.   Well sort of picked one up)
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Run a Marathon. (you're kidding right)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice. (how about at the Venitian in Las Vegas)
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset.
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person. (yea, too many times.  All the relatives wanted to see the falls when we lived in Western NY)
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.
35. Seen an Amish community. (lived in Western NY, hard not to)
36. Taught yourself a new language.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied. (but it didn't last very long)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person.
39. Gone rock climbing.  (not like a cliff or anything)
40. Seen Michelangelo's David.
41. Sung karaoke.
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 drawn.
48. Gone deep sea fishing. (I'm assuming that drift fishing counts)
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.  (the replica at the Paris Las Vegas.  :) )
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling.
52. Kissed in the rain. (anywhere I got the chance)
53. Played in the mud.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater.
55. Been in a movie.   (I was on TV a couple of times)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.  (not the restaurant I assume)
57. Started a business.
58. Taken a martial arts class.
59. Visited Russia.
60. Served at a soup kitchen.
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies. (helping my daughter of course)
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Got flowers for no reason.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma.
65. Gone sky diving.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp. (but got there just as they closed for the day)
67. Bounced a check.
68. Flown in a helicopter.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71. Eaten Caviar. (just one taste.  yuck)
72. Pieced a quilt. (helping my wife)
73. Stood in Times Square.
74. Toured the Everglades. (hell, I used to fish the Everglades)
75. Been fired from a job.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London.
77. Broken a bone. (let me count the ways....  or not)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person.
80. Published a book.
81. Visited the Vatican.
82. Bought a brand new car.
83. Walked in Jerusalem.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper. ( I seem to remember something as a child)
85. Read the entire Bible. (just parts)
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had chickenpox.
89. Saved someone’s life. (ok, the house WAS on fire, but I don't think it was that bad yet.  but she was old, frail and in a wheelchair.)
90. Sat on a jury. (murder trial in Buffalo, NY)
91. Met someone famous.
92. Joined a book club. (Science Fiction Book Club.  Not something that actually met)
93. Lost a loved one.
94. Had a baby. (technically my wife HAD the babies. )
95. Seen the Alamo in person.
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a law suit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee.
100. Read an entire book in one day.   Many, many times.