Tuesday, February 5, 2008

40 before 40 list...with a few comments

I posted this on facebook earlier but this is a good place to repots this. so this is my list of things to do in the next 10 years...some may not happen, hopefully i'll i'm surpass. some of them are dependednt on other goals...we'll see what happens.

1 Lose weight to goal weight and maintain (physical health also helps mental/emotional/spiritual health...as well as time at the gym is good reflection time)

2 Go hang gliding (I want to fly)

3 read crime and punishment

4 swim with sharks

5 go to alaska

6 read paradise lost

7 pay off school debt

8 run a 10k and/or 1/2 marathon

9 go on a cruise

10 watch all 501 must-see movies ( from book) ...Will probably comment on them from time to time in this blog....

11 visit all 30 nhl arenas (only been at shark tank so far)...this will likely be the most difficulty to do in 10 years...so it may turn into a life long goal)

12 learn to swim laps

13 ride in a helicopter (again...flying)

14 go snowshoeing (maybe go with Kelly in Colorado this feb)

15 learn to play hockey

16 start a roth IRA

17 see the grand canyon

18 go on a weekend trip to catalina

19 sit on the glass at a sharks game

20 hike half dome

21 go white water rafting

22 take a photography class/seminar (another creative outlet...i'm not good but it would good to continue improving...something fun)

23 buy the "perfect" reading chair

24 go on a backpacking trip

25 plant a tree (take care of creation)

26 go a a wine tour (train) in Napa

27 take a cooking class

28 go to hawaii

29 try scuba diving (would conquer a fear of water i have...if my ears can take the pressure)

30 go on a road trip with no particular destination

31 go on a silent weekend retreat

32 go see the bears in alaska and/or canada

33 see the aurora borealis (northern lights)

34 learn how to shoot a gun

35 go to savannah georgia

36 learn how to do chin ups (started working on this one already:)

37 go kayaking

38 start an small aquarium

39 visit the new england in the fall

40 read war and peace

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