1 photo

Ericslist




I'm doing 31 things
  

Ericslist's Life List

  2. 1. Visit Hawaii.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		615 people
  3. 2. See Glacier Bay.
    1 entry     		1 person
  4. 3. Buy a new truck!
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		22 people
  5. 4. Visit every state.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		175 people
  6. 5. Take a class in timberframing.
    1 entry     		1 person
  7. 6. Get certified as an energy auditor.
    1 entry     		2 people
  8. 7. Mountain bike the entire Minuteman Loop (Middlesex Fells Reservation) without putting a foot down.
    1 entry     		1 person
  9. 8. See the Northern Lights.
    1 entry     		16,907 people
  10. 9. Put my M37 military truck back together and drive it everywhere.
    1 entry     		1 person
  11. 10. Visit the Globe Theatre.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		4 people
  12. 11. Spend some time at the Louvre.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  13. 12. Ride on a fast train-Bullet, T.G.V., whatever.
    		1 person
  14. 13. Go rock climbing.
    1 cheer     		696 people
  15. 14. Build a mechanical clock from scratch.
    1 entry     		6 people
  16. 15. Build a kayak.
    1 entry     		35 people
  17. 16. Make a difference.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		6,787 people
  18. 17. Go to Australia.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1,925 people
  19. 18. See the pubs of London.
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		1 person
  20. 19. Learn to sail.
    3 entries . 2 cheers     		1,974 people
  21. 20. Skydive!
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		10,181 people
  22. 21. Climb the Presidentials in N.H.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  23. 22. Learn how to ride a motorcycle.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		157 people
  24. 23. Take a high performance driving class.
    1 entry     		2 people
  25. 24. recover from surgery.
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		7 people
  26. 25. see the Grand Canyon.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		875 people
  27. 26. Try whitewater rafting.
    1 entry     		1 person
  28. 27. Visit California.
    1 entry     		366 people
  29. 28. Help my friends be happier people.
    1 entry     		1 person
  30. 29. See Crater Lake.
    1 entry     		7 people
  31. 30. Visit Yosemite National Park.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		17 people
  32. 31. Get all my music on vinyl converted to mp3.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person

How I did it
How to cycle a century (100 miles)
It took me
5 months
It made me
smile thru the pain!

How I did it: Started training in January with an Olympic coach, then, as soon as the weather permitted, started putting in miles on the road. A supported ride (mine was with Best Buddies) is definitely the way to go, since they had frequent food and drink stops, plus Police Officers stopping traffic at nearly every intersection along the way!One flat tire, and my fever broke along mile 26; I had to drag myself out of bed, and nearly threw in the towel… Read how I did it…

Jun 06, 01:26PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to meet Greg LeMond.
It took me
1 day
It made me

How I did it: A local bike store was having an unadvertised "meet and greet" sponsored by Trek. I just happened to be there the day before buying some supplies and heard about it. Glad I did, I've always been a big fan of his. I know everyone talks about Lance Armstrong, but LeMond went on to win two tours after being shot in a horrific accident which nearly killed him. Real down to earth guy, he was taking the time out to shake hands, pose for photos,… Read how I did it…

Nov 30, 2008, 08:30AM PST | 0 comments


How to try segmented woodturning.
It took me
1 week
It made me
curse, then smile.

How I did it: Read a few books, then decided that a "hands-on" approach was more my style, so I headed out to my shop and started making sawdust. Fortunately I had a lot of scrap wood at my disposal.... Read how I did it…

Nov 24, 2008, 12:34PM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer


See all "How I Did It" stories...

Recent entries
lose 30 lbs (read all 2 entries…)
success! 2 months ago

Got really sick after swallowing too much water at a water park, couldn’t keep anything down for three days, still nauseous a week later, too. However, I did lose the final 7 lbs…, so I guess I can cross this goal off my list!

Sep 23, 07:50PM PDT | 0 comments


learn to sail (read all 3 entries…)
bigger boats=easier to sail! 2 months ago

went out on a 38’ yawl (2 masted sailboat) with an experienced captain, much easier to sail, since it doesn’t react so quickly to the wind changes

Sep 17, 10:42AM PDT | 0 comments


learn to sail (read all 3 entries…)
learning to sail 4 months ago

Went out sailing with a friend the other evening, got stuck in the middle of the Charles River Basin-no wind! Had to row back to the boathouse using a laundry detergent bottle with the bottom cut off. Not what I’d consider a stellar start…maybe I can persuade her to take me again.

Jul 12, 04:54PM PDT | 0 comments


See all entries ...


 

I want to:

The world wants to...

The body is a gift and a piece of art; present it that way by taking care of it and feeling beautiful. keep track of expenses move out of my parents' house sleep for a week get to level 7 on Yahoo Answers get a laptop be more compassionate make my own Vodka wolfcaesar wants to Learn English well make a purse out of old pants Take over the world Do 100 situps everyday Make 2009 My Best Year Yet Explore Technorati and learn how to tags work with blog posts. be seen spend less time online helenting wants to go to college apply for an EU grant I want to run away! grow my own food visit a psychic finish my garden build my own LCD projector TV learn a language Learn how to develop film Make him miss me make my own clothes
43 Things Login