What are you going to do?

In my last post What if you nearly saw a moose?, I reflected on how the joy is in the hunt, and not necessarily the kill. Along those lines, I was reminded of a list I concocted when I turned 40 to ensure that I stayed "in the hunt." I refer to the list as MY LIST OF 50 THINGS TO DO. In the subsequent 2 years, I have knocked out 6 of the 50. Obviously, some are easier to acheive than others. Some items require discipline on my part, others require some "cabbage" to cover the cost, and others require the coordination and blessings of others who may find themselves involved. I thought I'd share my list with you in no particular order.

Things Accomplished

Watch a Play on Broadway - Avenue Q and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Visit Statue of Liberty - Greener than I thought it would be
Spend a night outside in Colorado - Estes Park at the HEBB cabins
Read a book by Elmor Kelton - The Time It Never Rained
Write a Song - God is Great and God is Good, copyrighted 2005
Become friends with a Muslim - Abdullah Ferose of Roswell, NM

Things Left to Do

Attend an OU vs. UT football game
Play golf at Pebble Beach
Travel to Alaska
Attend a US Open
Ride roller coaster on top of Stratosphere in Las Vega
Make a $25,000 contribution to a worthy cause
Eat with someone famous
Work on a mission trip
Give daughter away at her wedding
Go deep sea fishing
Attend 2 college football bowl games in the same season
Tour some Scandinavian countries
Own at least a portion of a race horse
Surprise my wife with another honeymoon
Create an artistic piece
Provide airfare for someone in need
Read Moby Dick
Provide a scholarship for a nonfamily member
Learn to play the guitar
Speak to a crowd larger than 300 people
Take a grandchild to Disneyworld
Shoot 75 or lower in a round of golf
Sing a solo in public
See a President live in person
Learn to cook jambalya, ettoufe, and gumbo
Sponsor a needy child for one year
Go snow skiing
Make a $500 wager
Give away my car
See and tour the Vatican
Host a surprise party for a friend
Attend a North Carolina basketball game in Chapel Hill
Underwrite a trip for the entire church youth
Travel to New England and stay in an Inn
Weigh less that 220 pounds
Tell a war veteran Thank You
Watch a sunset in Key West
Raise $5,000 for a charity
Be completely debt free
Attend a cooking school/seminar
Tour the Hershey plant in Herschey, Pennsylvania
Provide all the Christmas gifts one year for a needy family
Go on a vacation with less than a weeks notice
Forgive someone who doesn't deserve it

That should be 50. If you're wondering what will happen if I don't get them done before I die, well...I'll be dead so it won't really matter to me at that point. All I know is I should have alot of fun trying to get them all done. If any of you can help me in some way, I'd be much obliged.

Speaking of you, what are you going to do? I'm sure you have some ideas. Maybe jotting them down will help you plan for some exciting opportunities in the future. If you have any good thoughts you'd like to share with me, heck, I may want to change my list. Maybe your goal is to have your picture taken with the boys from Cross Canadian Ragweed.


Or Pat Green. Anything is possible! Just stay in the game.

Little Boze