A Life More Ordinary
By Mitch Berg
It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these blog memes.
This one is via the random Candice.
Bold means “Mission Accomplished”.
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink – I did it once. My two friends and I were the only two people there. I made a big show of yelling “A round for the whole house!” Bartender was not amused.
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula – it was a MN Zoo thing.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree – mainly to show that I was a uniter, not a divider.
10. Bungee jumped – Um, no. I’ll parachute before I bungee jump.
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea – My time on the English Channel was cloudless and smooth as glass. Indeed, every time I’ve been to a traditionally rainy, dank place – Seattle, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, London – it’s been unseasonably sunny. It must be me.
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg – Well, not at sea, anyway.
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper – I calculated that I changed about 9,000 of them.
21. Taken a trip on a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Got drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse – Sorta. I had a system where if I figured a horse would win, I bet “place” just to be safe. I made a bit of money at it.
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse – a partial one, anyway, back in tenth grade.
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run – In softball? A few. Including one against WCCO in media league softball back in 1986. Glory days…
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking – It’s been a while.
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was s**tfaced – it may have been my college minor.
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country – In a club in Köln, Germany. And on a ferry between Harwich and Hoek Van Holland. And in a bar in Edinburgh. And at a party in a little village north of Amsterdam. I should point out that I really discovered beer when I was in Europe…
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving – Someday!
51. Visited Ireland – my budget ran out before I could try.
52. Been heartbroken for longer than when you were in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke – “You’re the only guy I’ve met who has the b*lls to do “Born to Run”.”
59. Lounged around in bed all day – Never.
60. Posed nude in front of strangers – not that I remember.
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites – The Hjemkomst counts, right? No, seriously – all sorts of ’em, including Augusta Raurica, near Basel (amazing Roman ruins) and a ton of ’em in the UK and Scotland.
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight – Have I mentioned the lengths we had to go to to kill time in college in North Dakota if you didn’t have a girlfriend or much of a social life? Although in my defense, I haven’t played D&D since the summer after high school. I’ve done Traveller and Twilight 2000, though…
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie – I did audio for a really crummy indie production back in 1988.
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days – Once, I had some strange, nonspecific fever. Between Sunday and Thursday, I had two enchiladas and four soda crackers. I think that counts.
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo – never will.
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert” – Does radio count?
83. Got flowers for no reason – I’ve gotten ’em for a reason – twice, I think.
84. Performed on stage – dozens of times, maybe hundreds. Many plays, many many bands, not a few solo gigs on guitar, and a ton of gigs with orchestras (cello) and concert (percussion) and stage and pit (guitar) bands.
85. Been to Las Vegas – I have almost no interest in this.
86. Recorded music – Why, yes. At home, and in the studio.
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand – people do lots of dumb things after they get divorced.
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship – I’m sure a North Sea ferry doesn’t count…
94. Spoken more than one language fluently – “Fluently” is a big word – but I spoke German well enough that nobody made me as a Yank. I think they thought I was Dutch. And I spoke bad Dutch and French with a German accent, so they thought I was German…
95. Performed in Rocky Horror – as in “yelled on cue for the various parts of the movie”, or “dressed up”? I did the former. But I bet that’s not what they’re talking about…
96. Live in a foreign country, even for a brief time
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Created and named your own constellation of stars
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country – Dunno how “exotic” it was; I rode from Uitgeest to Haarlem and, later, from Grave to Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over – Well, to “start” more than “start over”.
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived.
105. Wrote articles for a large publication – Define “large”?
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback – Not a “flashback”, but while they were having a very dissociative episode, yes.
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced – never voluntarily. Never will.
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol – many of them, including – twice – full-automatic.
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours – when I had the aforementioned fever.
123. Visited non-US foreign countries – Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Switzerland, the UK and Canada.
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school – for a class or two.
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach – if by “pet” you mean “stomp”?
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions – Tough one. I will crawl across broken glass to make my high school reunions. But I haven’t been to any college ones.
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream – Briefly.
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146: Dyed your hair
147: Been a DJ – KEYJ, KDAK, KQDJ, KDWB AM/FM, and a zillion crappy bars.
148: Shaved your head
149: Caused a car accident
150: Saved someone’s life – Not sure that I’d be quite that dramatic. I’ve called the ambulance for several people who were sick, had had accidents, or were passed out on the street over the years.
August 17th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Mitch, take some time to see the next lunar eclipse, #33.
I’ve done #104 and I do not recommend it to anyone, not even AssClown. It usually leads to #113 & #119…
Isn’t #106 covered under #75 divorce?
Not much of a NoDak boy if ya haven’t done # 136. 😉
Mitch, # 148 shouldn’t be too hard, eh?
August 17th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
149: Caused a car accident
What, left-wing-liberals like Peevee refuse to listen to you on the radio while driving?
*fade to Peev, foaming at the mouth, yelling at the radio… CRASH*
August 17th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Mitch, take some time to see the next lunar eclipse, #33.
I always do.
Isn’t #106 covered under #75 divorce?
I think I lost like 25…
Not much of a NoDak boy if ya haven’t done # 136.
You haven’t hunted ’til you’ve hunted human.
Mitch, # 148 shouldn’t be too hard, eh?
Not while everyone is doing it.
I mean, criminy – if I do it now, people will think I’m copying Morrissey
August 17th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Isn’t #106 covered under #75 divorce?
I think I lost like 25…
I think he meant as in you lost an appendage of more than 100 lbs.
#03, New Years Eve, Vermont’s highest peak, under the full moon on a night that was -30 with wind over 50. Good prep for that attempt on Denali (which I won’t try again) and became a tradition for a New Years Day hike after that.
August 18th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Taken a bath with someone? Where did they sit (or was it a very large tub)?
August 18th, 2009 at 9:43 am
{{facepalm}}
August 18th, 2009 at 10:42 am
15. Gone to a huge sports game – I’d say the Hanshin Tigers’ baseball game in 2005 was pretty huge
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking – It’s been a while.
about 10 years ago at the Blue Nile- and my Japanese friend said I danced like a robot.
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day-
Yeah, I really annoyed people at Soviet Union language immersion camp in the mid-’80s…
54. Visited Japan 何回も行ったことあるよ。
66. Visited the Great Wall of China (万里长城!)
Nah, but saw the First Emperor’s terra cotta army in Xi’an
70. Taken a martial arts class
Judo, Aikido, and I have a Green Belt with Purple Stripe in Tae Kwon Do
84. Performed on stage – I used to sing in a Japanese ladies’ choir (they needed a baritone) and have performed air-guitar to Savatage’s “Hall . . .of the Mountain King”, like, three times, man.
89. Gone to Thailand – almost- I made it to northern (peninsula) Malaysia but my allergies got to me
93. Been on a cruise ship – I’m sure a North Sea ferry doesn’t count…
So the “Kintetsu Overnight Ferry” from Osaka to Beppu doesn’t count, either?
96. Live in a foreign country, even for a brief time- Akita, (northern) Japan in the early 90s for a year
123. Visited non-US foreign countries – Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Switzerland, the UK and Canada.
Me- Japan, China, Malaysia & Singapore
148: Shaved your head- I did it for Tibet, man.
August 18th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
06. Held a tarantula – my niece and nephew kept them as pets; quite charming little critters actually, very gentle.
42. Had amazing friends – and still have amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country – on several different continents
118. Ridden a horse — surely, coming from NoDak, you’ve ridden horses Mitch???????? My favorite – rough breaking ranch horses in Montana
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating – for human and for animal consumption. (and that would be in addition to fish, assuming most people have gone fishing at some time or other, cleaned and prepared their own)
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language – human and animal
148: Shaved your head – I will kill someone or die first
151. Seen the parthenon under a full moon in the company of greeks; one of my crazier side adventures, and one of the few times my parent would have happily strangled me during a family trip
August 18th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Oops. Yes, I have ridden a horse. In ND, and even one here in MN.
I’ve only caught one fish in my life. It was with a bow and arrow. I never got the hang of fishing; the light shot skips off the water, and the heavy shot destroys too much meat.
August 18th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
{{facepalm}}
and
I never got the hang of fishing; the light shot skips off the water, and the heavy shot destroys too much meat.
ROTFL!!!
Ok, my spam to follow.
August 18th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
42. Had amazing friends – and still have amazing friends (hope I have a few here)
Mitch says:”I’ve only caught one fish in my life. It was with a bow and arrow. I never got the hang of fishing; the light shot skips off the water, and the heavy shot destroys too much meat. ”
Not using the thrown handgrenade or dynamite method? Did you then clean and cook the fish – was there enough left after you caught it to be worth the effort, LOL?
Never hunted any kind of bird either? duck, geese, grouse, pheasant?
Other than fishing, which I don’t do often, I can’t actually say that I have gone off with any kind of rifle or shot gun to kill game.
A leash or two is usual, although not essential. Voice and hand commands are enough.
August 18th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Mitch wrote:
“Oops. Yes, I have ridden a horse. In ND, and even one here in MN.”
We will not be calling you cowboy anytime soon, LOL.
August 18th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink – I’ve never had that much disposable cash
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive – closest I’ve gotten to that is I drove a 328GTB on rollers (accelerated up to 30mph) when I worked at an emissions test station back in 1992
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula – my 10th grade biology classroom had a defanged one
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped – someday…
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea – never been “at sea”
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper – 2 kids. yeah.
21. Taken a trip on a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Got drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse – but I still left the track in the red that day.
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking 14yo @ a wedding
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day – I am not capable of doing accents except MNan. It sucks.
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer – 2 in one, 4 in the other
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was s**tfaced
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving – Someday!
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken for longer than when you were in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites – Jewel Cave in the SoDak Badlands?
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight – never got into RPGs
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch – not by myself
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo – never will.
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage – was one of four people in a piano recital in college (Chopin Op. 53)
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music – Why, yes. At home, and in the studio.
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand – I have 2 nightstands
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house – inherited it
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Live in a foreign country, even for a brief time
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Created and named your own constellation of stars
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge – driven
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived. – 13 in ICU
, 6 weeks in the hospital total
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane – I had the stick and pedals, but I was not pilot in command
109. Petted a stingray – petted?
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone several, all at once
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced – never
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol – a couple .22 rifles and several pistols
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery – to repair #113 resulting from #104 as K-Rod suggested
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon – been to the south rim, but never went down to the bottom
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited non-US foreign countries – Canada.
124. Visited all 7 continents – just one.
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days – 2 separate week long BWCA trips
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper – twice
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about showed my Chiropractor the facts about how drilling in ANWR would not destroy the entire park
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach – petted? (#2)
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school – Ayn Rand
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts 3 of my own, 3 for others
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146: Dyed your hair
147: Been a DJ
148: Shaved your head
149: Caused a car accident
150: Saved someone’s life – gave the heimlich to my mom and caused her to spit up the cake she was choking on
August 19th, 2009 at 10:41 am
[…] Got this one from Mitch, bold means “Mission Accomplished”. 01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink 02. Swam with wild dolphins 03. Climbed a mountain 04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive 05. Been inside the Great Pyramid 06. Held a tarantula – Some sort of field trip when in grade school 07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone 08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it 09. Hugged a tree – Sarcastically yeah, but I suppose that still counts 10. Bungee jumped 11. Visited Paris 12. Watched a lightning storm at sea – Yeah it was very interesting. 13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise 14. Seen the Northern Lights – It never fails to be a fascinating sight 15. Gone to a huge sports game 16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa 17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables – I don’t like it but I do on occasion. 18. Touched an iceberg 19. Slept under the stars 20. Changed a baby’s diaper – For some reason people find it amusing to make me take care of kids 21. Taken a trip on a hot air balloon 22. Watched a meteor shower 23. Got drunk on champagne 24. Given more than you can afford to charity 25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope 26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment 27. Had a food fight 28. Bet on a winning horse 29. Asked out a stranger 30. Had a snowball fight 31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can 32. Held a lamb 33. Seen a total eclipse 34. Ridden a roller coaster 35. Hit a home run 36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking – Not suprising that it involved copious amounts of alcohol 37. Adopted an accent for an entire day – Sure, for Talk Like A Pirate Day. 38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment 39. Had two hard drives for your computer – Always had at least one computer with multiple drives for the last ten years. 40. Visited all 50 states 41. Taken care of someone who was s**tfaced – Oh yeah, been on both sides of that setup. 42. Had amazing friends 43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country 44. Watched wild whales – You don’t realize how big they are until you seen them in the wild 45. Stolen a sign – Pretty sure it’s still sitting in my parents basement somewhere. 46. Backpacked in Europe 47. Taken a road-trip 48. Gone rock climbing – Wasn’t very tall but it was enough to scare/excite the hell outta me. 49. Midnight walk on the beach – Although it was broad daylight at the time because the beach was located in Alaska and it was summer. 50. Gone sky diving – Someday! 51. Visited Ireland 52. Been heartbroken for longer than when you were in love 53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them 54. Visited Japan 55. Milked a cow 56. Alphabetized your cds 57. Pretended to be a superhero 58. Sung karaoke 59. Lounged around in bed all day 60. Posed nude in front of strangers 61. Gone scuba diving – That’s one thing I’d love to do more often. But I only allow myself so many expensive hobbies. 62. Kissed in the rain 63. Played in the mud 64. Played in the rain 65. Gone to a drive-in theater 66. Visited the Great Wall of China 67. Started a business 68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken – So far so good. 69. Toured ancient sites 70. Taken a martial arts class 71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight – Oh yeah. Good times were had. 72. Gotten married 73. Been in a movie 74. Crashed a party 75. Gotten divorced 76. Gone without food for 5 days – While sick last summer I went over a month eating once every week or so…and by eat I mean a solitary bowl of watery soup. 77. Made cookies from scratch 78. Won first prize in a costume contest – No but I would have. Just ask my friends. I’ve had some pretty killer Halloween costumes. Ostrich jockey and Britney Spears were probably my favorites. 79. Ridden a gondola in Venice 80. Gotten a tattoo – Never….not ever. 81. Rafted the Snake River 82. Been on television news programs as an “expert” 83. Got flowers for no reason 84. Performed on stage 85. Been to Las Vegas 86. Recorded music 87. Eaten shark – Would love to try it sometime. 88. Had a one-night stand 89. Gone to Thailand 90. Bought a house – I think it’s called a house, sometimes I think it’s probably better labeled “never ending opportunity for improvement” 91. Been in a combat zone 92. Buried one/both of your parents 93. Been on a cruise ship – Great fun. I highly recommend. 94. Spoken more than one language fluently – I’m using fluently very loosely. Enough to converse with my grandmother, and haven’t spoken it since. 95. Performed in Rocky Horror 96. Live in a foreign country, even for a brief time 97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour 98. Created and named your own constellation of stars 99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country 100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over 101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge 102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking 103. Had plastic surgery – Baring some disfiguring injury/accident I have no interest 104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived – And I wouldn’t have if not for the aid of a friend 105. Wrote articles for a large publication – For one of IEEE’s publications 106. Lost over 100 pounds 107. Held someone while they were having a flashback 108. Piloted an airplane 109. Petted a stingray 110. Broken someone’s heart 111. Helped an animal give birth – Somewhere in Minnesota is a bull named Kevin 112. Won money on a T.V. game show 113. Broken a bone – Fractures yes, broken no 114. Gone on an African photo safari 115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced – Don’t intend to ever 116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol – Well duh 117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild 118. Ridden a horse 119. Had major surgery – Not sure the definition of “major” but it was major for me. Enough that the surgeon delayed the surgery because my heart rate was too high to begin. 120. Had a snake as a pet 121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon 122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours – Yeah, last summer when I was sick, most of the time I slept more than 40 hours in the course of 48 hours. 123. Visited non-US foreign countries – We haven’t annexed Canada yet have we?? 124. Visited all 7 continents 125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days – Longest one was a week. I’m looking to eventually improve on that. 126. Eaten kangaroo meat – Interesting, I’ll give it a try 127. Eaten sushi 128. Had your picture in the newspaper 129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about 130. Gone back to school – For my Masters 131. Parasailed 132. Petted a cockroach – Petted???? 133. Eaten fried green tomatoes 134. Read The Iliad 135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school 136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating – Every year 137. Skipped all your school reunions – Never attended one….I might attend my 20 year high school but skipped the 5 and 10. 138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language 139. Been elected to public office 140. Written your own computer language 141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream 142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care 143. Built your own PC from parts – Wish I had time to keep up with the technology 144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you 145. Had a booth at a street fair 146: Dyed your hair 147: Been a DJ 148: Shaved your head 149: Caused a car accident 150: Saved someone’s life […]
August 24th, 2009 at 10:31 am
You’ve never ridden a roller coaster?
Your options, even here in the Twin Cities are open.
Valley Fair! — Wild Thing, High Roller, Xcaliber, Corkscrew, Steel Venom, Renegade are all open to you.
Nickelodeon park @ MoA — Orange Streak, Rock Bottom Plunge.
Minnesota State Fair — Usually has 2 adult coasters available. (I think you will be there soon)
Get on and ride one! It’s OK to hang on to the bar.
August 27th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
“It’s OK to hang on to the bar.”
Better than fallin off the stool, eh. 😆