I'm doing 19 things
-10 pounds = 173
10 months ago
To be specific, I define this goal as 10 pounds from the weight I hover around when I am not exercising and eating right—183.
Edward's Life List
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1. thru-hike the Appalachian Trail
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2. visit every continent
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3. spend the night in a haunted house
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4. run a marathon
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5. Ride a Zeppelin
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6. Complete a triathalon
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7. be a project manager
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8. Come up with 43 things!
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9. stay at the Animal Kingdom Lodge
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10. visit all 50 states
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11. see the aurora borealis
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12. Witness a total solar eclipse.
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13. Read a biography of every US president
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14. run 1000 miles in a year
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15. Learn to juggle
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16. Learn Spanish
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17. Bench press my own weight
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18. Learn to play the guitar
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19. Lose 10 pounds
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: Naturally, I started by reading the book Getting Things Done by David Allen. I followed the book and incorporated as much of his system into my life as possible. Then, as I found that parts of the system didn't work for me, I either tweaked or eliminated them. Now after more than six months, I have a system that handles more than 80% of my stuff.I've built in surge capacity, so that when things get hectic, the system can… Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Kentucky Derby Marathon - April 25, 2009
12 months ago
I have signed up for this marathon, and I will begin training in earnest for it sometime in January. I am using Grete Waitz’s book on Running Your First Marathon (or whatever it’s called.)
One of these days...
18 months ago
I want to complete a triathlon. There. I said it. I don’t know when I am going to do it, but I want to do it. I cannot do it anytime soon because a) I have a commuter bike and the other bikers would laugh at me, b) I need to get about 1000 times stronger at swimming, and c) I have no idea how to manage the transitions. A buddy had a good idea, though. He suggested volunteering at a triathlon. That way I can see first-hand how others do it without the pain and humiliation of learning-while-doing.
Anyway. I have made my declaration. May the gods have mercy on me.
