My theme this week is lists! Have you noticed? I was inspired by my uncle's reading list and by the bucket list below. I haven't seen it since 2009. I found it among some digital files and was surprised at most of the entries. The highlights in pink are things I've done and moved off the list to make room for more. The highlights in yellow are the ones I checked off last night. I'll have to move them off the list and make room for more!
Take a
guitar lesson with Trey Anastasio.
Play
basketball with George Clooney.
Go to
the NCAA Final Four for UNC
Eat
sushi in Japan.
Attend
the Academy Awards
Win an
Academy Award
Waterski
on Lake Como in Italy (maybe with George Clooney)
Spend a
few weeks in France with the Girls
Vacation
in France - Paris, Riviera, Cannes
Vacation
in England - London,
Vacation
in Greece - Mykenos and Ios
Vacation
for a week at Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina
Own a
Porshe 911
Perform
onstage with Phish.
Spend a
day with Oprah Winfrey
Have
lunch with Hillary Rodham Clinton
Go to
Jazzfest in New Orleans.
Own a
Hatteras fishing boat
Learn
to play one song on the electric guitar.
Own box
seats at Carter Finley stadium.
Visit
the Galleria de Uffizi in Florance, Italy.
Visit
the Louvre in Paris.
Score
front row tickets to a Phish concert - twice.
Go
sailing in Fiji.
I want
to go to the Super Bowl to see Gruden, Peyton, Phillip
Renew
my vows in Ely Cathedral in Ely, England.
Learn
to speak Spanish.
Star in
a production of Chicago or Wicked
Give a
scholarship to communications majors at Peace College.
Own the
rights to lifetime lower level seats at the Dean Dome.
Go
skiing in Switzerland.
Be a
good mother.
Name a
rose.
See the
Dixie Chicks in concert.
Visit
every state in the U.S.A.
Play
basketball with Michael Jordan.
Spend
Christmas on a tropical island.
Stomp
grapes.
Surf a wave. [2011]
Learn
to shoot a free-throw from Dean Smith
Catch a
sailfish in Costa Rica.
I want
to see an Olympic swimming event
Be the
Commencement Speaker at a Peace College graduation.
I want
to speak at a UNC graduation.
I want
to write a book about my mother.
Write a
book of short stories.
Have
tea with Maya Angelou.
Rent Necker Island
in the British Virgin Isles for a month.
Visit a
taping of The Daily Show.
Visit
the Colbert Report
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Visit
Stonehenge.
Visit
the Mayan ruins in Belize.
Own a
BMW Z4 convertible.
Host a
private party in the cellar of il Buco in New York City.
Spend
an afternoon with Mike Myers.
Visit
Machu Picchu in Peru.
Buy a
vacation home at Lake Waccamaw.
Hike
part of the Appalachian Trail.
Sail/Snorkel
the Great Barrier Reef.
Write a
memoir
Drive a
Porshe 911 at full throttle.
Speak
French fluently.
Take
singing lessons.
Live on
the seashore.
Own a
pair of Louboutins
Swim
with a dolphin.
Tango
in Paris.
Get a
massage once a week for a year.
Play
the Danube Waltz on my own grand piano.
Own a
home on Summer Rest Road.
Meet
the President
Teach yoga.[2013]
Name a
star.
Own a
sushi bar.
Read
the entire Bible.
Ride
the Loch Ness Monster Roller Coaster at Busch Gardens.
See the
Great Pyramids.
Ride
Thunder Road at Carowinds.
Enable someone else to accomplish one
goal from their list of 100 Things.[2013]
Eliminate
cigarette smoking in America.
Teach a
child how to read.
Spend
the night on Orcas Island.
Own a
pair of Roberto Cavalli’s
Witness
a live volcano.
Write a
musical about working in a restaurant.
Learn
to cook chocolate creme brulee.
Create
a wine cellar.
Learn
to cook shrimp gumbo like Nanny did.
Learn
to fry chicken like Mama did.
Drink a
glass of champagne atop the Eiffel Tower
Take
Dad & Joyce to Wimbledon – all expenses paid
Body
surf at Nai Harn in Thailand
Skinny
dip at midnight in Fiji
Learn a
dance from Madonna
Attend
Sundance Film Fest
Dance
the salsa in Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Hire a
full-time chef
Meet Nick Simmons
See
Widespread Panic at Red Rocks
95. See the musical WICKED
92. Learn to cook pancakes like Nanny.[September 2009]
16. Go horseback riding on a beach [Turks & Caicos
2007]
17. Go skiing in Colorado. [March 2008 and 2009]
22. Ride the PCH in a convertible [June 2005]
41. Run a half marathon. [June 2006 + November
2008/2009]
See the Oprah Show [January 2009]
68. Finish a triathalon. [September 2008, May 2009, September
2009]
Back in 2005, when it was drafted, I knew about triathlons - but had never contemplated a marathon, much less an ironman. Neither were on the list! I realized that there are a couple of these I can do this year and a couple that will never happen. I'll let you know when I revise the list. What's on your list?