I am a blog lurker. I regularly read people's blogs, and these people may -- or more likely may not -- know that I even exist. Some people knew me at one point in my life, but have no clue where life has taken me since, or maybe don't even care. I find it amazing that I can learn the innermost workings (or like to pretend that's what I'm reading about) of their lives, and these people don't even know if I am male or female. Of course, I'm sure occasionally that happens here as well. The blog world to me is another amazing level to our existence that technology has allowed us to create. And so, before I get too philosophical for you today, I will tell you the real post. I copied it. I don't even know the original creator, it's one of those cyberspace/Facebook/blog thingys that gets passed around. It's less gamey than some that are out there, and I find it intriguing, even motivating. So, here it is. And it just so happens to be in one of my most favorite forms of all: a list. The ones in bold are the ones I have done, I have made special notes by some others.
saw this on another blog and thought I would play along…
(the bold ones are the ones that I have done)
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (I'm including orchestra on this one)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disney
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a thunder and lightning storm
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
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
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon (out of everything on here I'll you right now, #26 is more likely than this one)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
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
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (depends, but there are times I have felt this way)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David in person
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful 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
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Been sky diving
66. Visited a Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (someday!!!!)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life (I don't know for sure, it was a stranger and the EMTs took over....)
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
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
I've been reading a lot of people's "Life Lists" recently -- sort of like Bucket Lists, but I don't like that term -- and have again been intrigued. I am not at all interested in a "Things to do Before I Die" list, or a "wish list", but the thought of having a realistically attainable list of goals does appeal to me. Naturally, goals could change in a moment depending on events life decides to throw our way. So, as I wax philosophic on some goals for my own life -- perhaps some things on the list above even -- I'll share these with you in upcoming posts. Whether you like it or not.
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