I'm doing 41 things
Loans 46 and 47 completed.
3 weeks ago
53 to go!
michael43's Life List
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1. do my taxes
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2. memorize Desiderada
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3. clean out my utility room
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4. get braces
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5. read 12 books in 2009
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6. Be a warrior; turn and face the battlefield!
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7. see Penn State win a national championship
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8. make an exercise room
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9. paint my house
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10. become a millionaire
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11. retire at 55
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12. make 100 Kiva loans
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13. minimize my material possessions
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14. start a scholarship
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15. write a will
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16. remember other peoples names
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17. learn to play the banjo
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18. juggle 3 hatchets
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19. golf under 90
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20. get a tattoo
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21. do 50 pullups
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22. do 100 pushups
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23. do 200 situps
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24. run a half-marathon
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25. exercise 144 times in one year
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26. hike the Appalachian Trail
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27. hike the West Coast Trail
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28. hike the Pacific Northwest Trail
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29. climb Kilimanjaro
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30. visit Falling Water.
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31. visit Machu Picchu
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32. visit Australia
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33. walk the Great Wall of China
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34. see the pyramids
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35. go on a safari
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36. visit Preikestolen
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37. run with the bulls in Pamplona
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38. visit all 50 states
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39. travel to other countries
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40. visit all 7 continents
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41. get married
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How I did it
It made me
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How I did it: I was careful to buy a house that I wanted to stay in for a long time. When you buy a house, take time to really think about what your future needs will be. Buying a new house every five years can cost a lot in fees. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: Well, first you have to get yourself to London. Once I did that, I found a half day rock & roll bus tour (it starts and ends at the original Rock & Roll Cafe). So I signed up for it. The tour took us around to all the homes/clubs/recording studios of all the famous rockers (alive and dead). But the best part of the trip was the Abbey Road crossing. If you didn’t know where it was, you could easily pass right by… Read how I did it…
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How I did it: Three friends and I took a five day vacation to Reykjavik, Iceland. While there we decided to book a day trip to Myrdalssjokull, one of the glaciers. The tour guide lent us pickaxes and crampons (to put on our feet to avoid slips). We hiked up the glacier for about an hour. We were able to explore some small ice caves. We were also able to climb a 20 foot vertical wall of ice and snow. A very unique, co… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Three more countries visited
4 weeks ago
This past week I went to The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. That makes a total of 15 countries.
Next up is Poland in the spring.
