99 things…
OK, this is th elist that Rik posted – here’s my turn:
Rules:
1. Everyone uses this same list of 99 Things.
2. Feel free to add editorial comments (mine are blue in square brackets).
3. Change the font of each item according to the legend below.
4. That’s it! Simple, really.
Things I’ve already done: boldface
Things I want to do: italics
Things I haven’t done and don’t want to: plain text
99 Things
1. started your own blog [obviously]
2. slept under the stars [Many, many times…]
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/world
8. climbed a mountain
9. held a praying mantis
10. sang a solo
11. bungee jumped
12. visited Paris
13. watched a lightning storm at sea
14. taught yourself an art from scratch [Programming/understanding PCs]
15. adopted a child [Kids are great – I adopt everyone else’s…and I can give them back too at the end of the day]
16. had food poisoning [More then once and not always my fault]
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 [I can sleep anywhere]
21. had a pillow fight
22. hitch hiked [Many, many times in many countries.]
23. taken a sick day when you’re not ill [Just once mind…]
24. built a snow fort
25. held a lamb
26. gone skinny dipping [Oh yes]
27. run a marathon [no chance]
28. ridden 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 [Computer languages count right?]
37. had enough money to be truly satisfied [I’m not materialistic…]
38. seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. gone rock climbing
40. seen Michelangelo’s David in person
41. sung karaoke [I bring tears to the eyes]
42. seen Old Faithful geyser erupt in person
43. bought a stranger a meal in 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 [And much more…]
53. played in the mud [And much, much more…]
54. gone to a drive-in theatre
55. been in a movie [Homemade porn counts right?]
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. gotten flowers for no reason
64. donated blood
65. gone sky diving
66. visited a Nazi concentration camp
67. bounced a cheque
68. flown in a helicopter
69. saved a favourite childhood toy
70. visited the Lincoln memorial
71. eaten caviar [Not keen on fish]
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 guard in London
77. broken a bone [Oh, so many…]
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 [Been to Beirut…]
84. had your picture in the newspaper
85. read the entire Bible
86. visited the White House
87. killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. had chickenpox
89. saved someone’s life
90. sat on a jury
91. met someone famous
92. joined a book club
93. lost a loved one [RIP Dad & Big Sis, and Lee – miss you all]
94. had a baby [OK, not me personally…]
95. seen the Alamo in person
96. swum in the Great Salt Lake
97. been involved in a law suit
98. owned a cell phone
99. been stung by a bee
Um…yes
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