I'm doing 42 things
I'm at the Shanghai Pudong airport.
1 month ago
I report to work in the morning.
Michael R.'s Life List
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1. repair toys for other people's kids
1 entry . 7 cheers1 person -
2. Hike in Zion National Park
1 entry . 1 cheer2 people -
3. Get my quilting organized
4 entries2 people -
4. Work on Work Goals
1 entry . 2 cheers2 people -
5. have a beer in 43 brewpubs
16 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
6. do something about Sudan
3 entries . 1 cheer2 people -
7. be a friend to my son's wife
3 entries . 9 cheers2 people -
8. learn some history
3 entries . 3 cheers3 people -
9. finish organising the shed
1 entry2 people -
10. visit Iguazu Falls in Argentina
3 cheers2 people -
11. get the financial settlement completed with my ex
2 cheers2 people -
12. read all of those top 250 books
1 entry3 people -
13. drink a guinness in an irish pub
4 cheers3 people -
14. technologically bootstrap the third world
2 team members . 3 entries . 2 cheers3 people -
15. put my files away
1 entry3 people -
16. travel all over Brazil
3 entries . 4 cheers6 people -
17. go to Maine again
2 cheers5 people -
18. Pay down my debts
2 cheers6 people -
19. see an ivory billed woodpecker
2 cheers6 people -
20. find the best bowl of soup in seattle
6 people -
21. teach the Bible
1 entry . 3 cheers9 people -
22. visit cape cod
2 cheers13 people -
23. return to Africa
1 entry . 2 cheers13 people -
24. move to washington
21 people -
25. end poverty
4 cheers63 people -
26. have grandchildren
2 cheers70 people -
27. get to know my neighbors
2 cheers78 people -
28. be able to jog for an hour without stopping
1 entry . 1 cheer88 people -
29. Discover secret coves of wholesome fun in Seattle.
1 entry . 3 cheers85 people -
30. plant trees
1 entry . 3 cheers98 people -
31. Visit Machu Pichu
1 cheer118 people -
32. Do the A-Z author challenge
1 entry . 1 cheer157 people -
33. Be a great dad
1 entry . 3 cheers203 people -
34. exercise 3 times a week
417 people -
35. Reduce my ecological footprint
2 cheers374 people -
36. write a will
1 cheer778 people -
37. improve my spanish
2 cheers1,053 people -
38. volunteer more
1 cheer1,206 people -
39. live simply
1 cheer3,229 people -
40. loose weight
3 entries4,682 people -
41. get organized
1 entry6,207 people -
42. get out of debt
4 cheers11,217 people
How I did it
It made me
indifferent 
How I did it: I swung at the ball on every hole and I eventually got a decent drive so now I am better than when I sucked on every swing, but I still care nothing about the thing. Read how I did it…
It made me
happy 
How I did it: picked a design that made me think of my wife from a book received for Christmas modified it to something I felt confident making picked colors my wife likes sized the project for a beginner got a sewing lesson for Valentine's Day worked the steps Read how I did it…
It made me
satisifed
How I did it: went to the poll pulled the lever thanked God that we didn't have tanks in the streets the next morning when it became clear we don't all agree Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Bagged Another
7 months ago
I’ve now hit an even dozen states in this immense country. I’m working this holiday weekend in Goiania, and I realized after I dropped my coworker at the airport yesterday afternoon that Brazilians eat dinner late, Minas was only 200km away, and I don’t have to be at work until 10 today…ROAD TRIP! It was my first experience driving in Brazil and my first experience with a standard transmission in several years and was night and I didn’t know exactly where I was going, but that is kind of what adventure is all about. I had a nice buffet at a highway outpost just across the border and was safely back in my hotel shortly after midnight.
Does it count
7 months ago
that my spouse organized it for me while I was out in the mountains for four days? It was a nice surprise and now makes it easy for us to work on a new quilt together, but it doesn’t feel so much like I accomplished a goal.
