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Have you seen the movie "Bucket List"?

Well, I have had a list long before Hollywood decided it would be a great idea for a movie.


Here is what my Bucket List contains and the status

  •   White water rafting down the Colorado river     -  Completed  1999
  •   Become a private pilot     -  Completed   1977
  •   Pilot a glider     -  Completed  Sept. 2007
  •   Pilot a Jet Fighter     -  Completed Feb. 16, 2008
  •   Pilot an bi-plane through full aerobatic maneuvers     - Tentatively scheduled for June 2008
  •   Drive around the Indy Racetrack     -  Completed   1969   (gotta do this one again, only faster)
  •   Skydive     -  Completed   Sept 2007
  •   SCUBA Dive     -  Certified   May 1987
  •   Climb on Mt Everest (not necessarily to the summit. Base camp will do.)
  •   Swim with great white sharks (shark cage)    - Still a dream
  •   Swim with Dolphins   - Completed Dec 2007 in Tortola
  •   Traverse the Panama Canal      - Completed Dec. 2007
  •   Drive the entire Pan-American Highway     - Still a dream - maybe 2009
  •   Fly a hang-glider     - Still a dream
  •   Go Para-sailing     - Completed 2002
  •   Ride in a hot-air balloon    - Completed 1995
  •   Fly an Ultra-light     - Still a dream
  •   Travel across Europe by train     - Still a dream
  •   Travel across China by train     - Still a dream

 

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather skidding in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming… 'WOW…. What a Ride!'"
— Author Unknown

 

 

 

 

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