” to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage : flinch”
SprintJack's Life List
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1. Write for a living
3 entries . 10 cheers329 people -
2. Practice yoga
2 entries . 5 cheers4,097 people -
3. Learn a new word every day
19 entries . 4 cheers736 people -
4. Give away 43 possessions
10 entries . 3 cheers2 people -
5. Visit New Zealand
3 entries . 4 cheers1,409 people -
6. Visit a foreign country with a friend
3 entries . 2 cheers1 person -
7. Live in a foreign country for a year
3 entries . 3 cheers82 people -
8. Visit all 50 states
2 entries . 1 cheer7,121 people -
9. Learn world geography
3 entries . 2 cheers16 people -
10. Learn to play the piano
1 entry . 3 cheers7,416 people -
11. Speak Spanish fluently
1 entry . 2 cheers2,135 people -
12. Go to Burningman
1 entry . 3 cheers50 people -
13. Build a house with Habitat for Humanity
1 entry . 2 cheers301 people -
14. Work on a political campaign
1 entry158 people -
15. Volunteer at a soup kitchen
1 entry . 3 cheers162 people -
16. Work with the Recycling Commission
1 entry . 3 cheers1 person -
17. hide a letterbox
1 entry . 1 cheer4 people -
18. Co-write a short story
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19. Contribute to an open source project
1 entry113 people -
20. Make a new friend
1 entry . 3 cheers685 people -
21. Hike the Appalachian Trail
1 entry . 2 cheers1,645 people -
22. Move to a different state
1 entry34 people -
23. Get a tattoo
1 entry . 1 cheer20,242 people -
24. Fast for three days
1 entry . 2 cheers15 people -
25. Meditate for 24 hours
1 entry1 person -
26. Research my family tree
1 entry . 1 cheer823 people -
27. Study US history
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
28. Learn to read Tarot cards
1 entry . 1 cheer114 people -
29. Improve my cooking skills
1 entry130 people -
30. Improve my sense of direction
1 entry . 1 cheer13 people -
31. Create a clever puzzle
1 entry2 people -
32. Win a poker tournament
1 entry182 people -
33. Learn book binding
1 entry . 3 cheers3 people -
34. Go skinny dipping
1 entry . 1 cheer3,086 people -
35. Sled down a luge track
1 entry1 person -
36. Ride in an airship
1 entry2 people -
37. Explore a cave
1 entry . 1 cheer39 people -
38. Scuba dive
1 entry2,185 people -
39. Get a library card in 43 lending networks
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40. Identify 43 types of mushrooms
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person
How I did it: Worked with charity to identify potential sponsor and wrote a nice letter to them. Suddenly have to do 150 characters on this subject. Really, it wasn't like a $1 million commitment, closer to $50, so I'm not really interested, Mr. 43things, in going on and on and on and on and on about the subject.Is that enough words now? Read how I did it…
How I did it: Around here there was a storm that knocked out power recently. Since school was out and we needed to do something, my daughter and I decided to do a road-trip adventure for the day.1st stop was for coffee. From the menu board we each picked a 'funny phrase'. We then decided to go to the library.2nd stop, a library a few towns over. After randomly picking 'North' as a direction, we saw a sign on the highway for a to… Read how I did it…
