Thursday, April 17, 2008

"The List"

My list of 101 things to accomplish in 1001 days:

Health

1 Lose 25 pounds (get to 180)
2 go on a one day fast
3 go on a three day fast
4 be a vegetarian for 30 days
5 avoid fast food for one month

6 run a 5 k road race
7 run a 10 k road race
8 eliminate potato chips for 60 days
9 no sweets for 25 days
10 floss my teeth for 21 days in a row

11 do the Coronado Bridge walk
12 buy a FIR sauna
13 work out at USMC gym 25 times
14 get a back massage
15 flexibility (stretch 7 minutes for 60 days)

16 get eight hours of sleep for a week
17 get a complete physical
18 do a juice only diet for ten days
19 go one month without soda
20 buy a bike and begin riding it

21 run every other day for two months
22 use Bow flex every day for 21 days
23 Be able to do 100 sit-ups at one time

Personal Growth

24 list 101 things that make me happy
25 learn to type w/o looking at my fingers

26 Do 250 mini-courses in the next year
27 take an adult ed/learning annex course
28 learn to speak Spanish
29 Do not curse for one day
30 Read a book-a-month for one year

31 learn to take better photos
32 learn to meditate
33 don't speak for one whole day
34 make two new friends
35 no TV watching for 3 straight days

36 learn to cook 7 new dishes
37 reconnect with 7 old friends

For My God

38 pray (min 5 min) everyday for 30 days
39 five acts of random kindness
40 attend church for 7 straight Sundays
41 go through the bible

Trips and Visits

42 list of 101 places to visit (50 locally)
43 visit Yosemite Park
44 go camping
45 go to spring training (Peoria/ Lakeland)

46 go on an Alaskan cruise
47 see a football game at the Q
48 Attend a political rally
49 go whale watching
50 visit Tijuana, Mexico

51 go to Disneyland
52 Drive up the coast on Highway 1 in #86
53 Go horseback riding
54 ride in a hot air balloon
55 go fishing on a boat in the ocean

56 attend a classical music concert
57 attend an opera
58 attend a play
59 go trout fishing
60 visit Michigan (see bro)

61 visit Italy
62 Visit Roswell, NM
63 watch a movie in the theater by myself

Things 2 Do

64 earn over $100,000 a year
65 fix or buy a new scanner

66 make a family cookbook (for the kids)
67 find a hobby
68 buy a new weed-eater
69 repair the banister
70 park both cars in garage

71 sell something on e-bay
72 finish landscaping side yard
73 finish landscaping backyard
74 decline plastic bags whenever possible
75 Renew Passport

76 boogie board 7 times in the summer
77 visit a hospital or retirement home
78 send a message in a bottle
79 watch the sun set over the ocean a dozen times
80 buy a new suit

81 wear all my everyday clothes in next 6 months
82 volunteer at a museum or zoo
83 work at a haunted house
84 Get involved in the SDCDS
85 get involved in the HOA

86 buy a used convertible (Z-3, Miata, etc)
87 make (or help make) wine from grapes
88 do a volunteer dental gig
89 Nana's Christmas village
90 form a fantasy football league

91 learn to finger whistle
92 shave my head?
93 look at Jupiter/ Saturn through a telescope
94 reduce our house water use

Writerly Stuff

95 re-write “Big Dam Adventure”

96 make a video
97 8 page family newsletter every other month
98 Read a classic peice of literature
99 finish one “flip books” project a month
100 get a rejection letter for my writing

101 finish my party book

Bonus

make a new 101 in 1001 list

1 comment:

SHirko said...

Health

1 Lose 25 pounds (get to 180). (I weigh 157 – ouch, that would hurt)
2 go on a one day fast
3 go on a three day fast
4 be a vegetarian for 30 days
5 avoid fast food for one month. DONE

6 run a 5 k road race
7 run a 10 k road race
8 eliminate potato chips for 60 days. DONE
9 no sweets for 25 days. DONE
10 floss my teeth for 21 days in a row

11 do the Coronado Bridge walk
12 buy a FIR sauna
13 work out at USMC gym 25 times
14 get a back massage. DONE
15 flexibility (stretch 7 minutes for 60 days). DONE

16 get eight hours of sleep for a week
17 get a complete physical. DONE
18 do a juice only diet for ten days
19 go one month without soda. DONE
20 buy a bike and begin riding it

21 run every other day for two months. DONE
22 use Bow flex every day for 21 days
23 Be able to do 100 sit-ups at one time. DONE

Personal Growth

24 list 101 things that make me happy
25 learn to type w/o looking at my fingers. DONE

26 Do 250 mini-courses in the next year
27 take an adult ed/learning annex course. DONE
28 learn to speak Spanish
29 Do not curse for one day
30 Read a book-a-month for one year. DONE

31 learn to take better photos. DONE
32 learn to meditate
33 don't speak for one whole day
34 make two new friends. DONE
35 no TV watching for 3 straight days

36 learn to cook 7 new dishes
37 reconnect with 7 old friends

For My God

38 pray (min 5 min) everyday for 30 days
39 five acts of random kindness
40 attend church for 7 straight Sundays
41 go through the bible

Trips and Visits

42 list of 101 places to visit (50 locally)
43 visit Yosemite Park
44 go camping. DONE
45 go to spring training (Peoria/ Lakeland)

46 go on an Alaskan cruise
47 see a football game at the Q
48 Attend a political rally. DONE
49 go whale watching. DONE
50 visit Tijuana, Mexico

51 go to Disneyland. DONE
52 Drive up the coast on Highway 1 in #86. DONE
53 Go horseback riding
54 ride in a hot air balloon
55 go fishing on a boat in the ocean. DONE

56 attend a classical music concert. DONE
57 attend an opera. DONE
58 attend a play. DONE
59 go trout fishing. DONE
60 visit Michigan (see bro). DONE

61 visit Italy
62 Visit Roswell, NM
63 watch a movie in the theater by myself. DONE

Things 2 Do

64 earn over $100,000 a year
65 fix or buy a new scanner. DONE

66 make a family cookbook (for the kids)
67 find a hobby. DONE
68 buy a new weed-eater. DONE
69 repair the banister
70 park both cars in garage. DONE

71 sell something on e-bay. DONE
72 finish landscaping side yard. DONE
73 finish landscaping backyard. DONE
74 decline plastic bags whenever possible
75 Renew Passport. DONE

76 boogie board 7 times in the summer
77 visit a hospital or retirement home. DONE
78 send a message in a bottle. DONE
79 watch the sun set over the ocean a dozen times
80 buy a new suit

81 wear all my everyday clothes in next 6 months
82 volunteer at a museum or zoo
83 work at a haunted house
84 Get involved in the SDCDS
85 get involved in the HOA

86 buy a used convertible (Z-3, Miata, etc)
87 make (or help make) wine from grapes. DONE (made beer)
88 do a volunteer dental gig
89 Nana's Christmas village
90 form a fantasy football league. DONE

91 learn to finger whistle
92 shave my head?
93 look at Jupiter/ Saturn through a telescope. DONE
94 reduce our house water use. DONE

Writerly Stuff

95 re-write “Big Dam Adventure”

96 make a video. DONE
97 8 page family newsletter every other month
98 Read a classic peice of literature. DONE
99 finish one “flip books” project a month
100 get a rejection letter for my writing

101 finish my party book

Bonus

make a new 101 in 1001 list

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