I'm doing 37 things
I had my last sodas on Christmas day and then had my first one again today. I do plan to have them occasionally, but not often.
maneatingcow's Life List
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1. Bicycle the Lewis and Clark Trail
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2. Develop and maintain a workout plan
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3. Train hard to complete the 2013 Spartan Beast and improve on my 2012 results.
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4. Achieve Toastmasters Advanced Communicator Bronze Award
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5. Be able to place my palms flat on the ground while standing with my legs straight
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6. Understand Calculus
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7. have a BMI of 23
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8. Complete Toastmasters Competent Leadership
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9. learn yoga
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10. Take a spectacular photograph of Glacier National Park and hang it on my wall.
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11. Study the Battle of Britain and use it in a presentation.
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12. Try meditation
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13. update my resume
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14. Get a tattoo
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15. Add my existing digital photos to Lightroom
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16. Practice with Photoshop for 10 hours
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17. Pay off my wife's Student Loan
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18. Take a bicycle maintenance class at UBI
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19. Take 50 photographs a week for 10 weeks
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20. Find new models to pose for my photography
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21. Minimize existing clutter and excess possessions
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22. Take a motorcycle trip
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23. Exhibit my photographs.
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24. Bike the Great Divide mountain bike route
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25. Give a speech, talk, or performance in front of 1,000 (or more) people.
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26. Buy some land in Montana
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27. Snowboard in Vail or Aspen
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28. attend the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, OR
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29. visit Lake Como, Lombardia, Italy
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30. go to burning man
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31. visit Florence
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32. Do an Outward Bound Wilderness course
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33. Attend a BMW Off-Road Motorcycle Training class.
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34. Live somewhere where I can snowboard regularly.
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35. Attend the Otter Bar Lodge Kayak School.
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36. Raft through the Grand Canyon
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37. have six pack abs
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How I did it
It made me
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How I did it: I decided to pursoe this goal. I took a motorcycle safety course and then got my motorcycle lesson. I saved up the money for a few months and bought my motorcycle. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I found a course over near Austin. It was a one day course. We went through a series of drills that analyzed the draw into its components and taught good form. We went through shooting exercises and drills. Read how I did it…
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How I did it: I studied the motorcycle booklet from the DMZ. I drove the extra distance to a less frequented DMV, that was quick and friendly. I showed them my test results from my motorcycle class, that allowed me to bypass their driving exam. I took the written exam, and then had my fingerprint and photo taken. I paid my $$$ and was out of there within 30 minutes. Read how I did it…
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I showed up expecting a 12 mile obstacle mud run. Instead I got a 13.5 mile one. I finished in the top 23% and felt great. I have already signed up for next year’s Beast.
