06/2008 – one down…50 to go
neen917's Life List
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1. get my passport
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2. take a tap dance class
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3. swim with the dolphins
367 people -
4. put my feet in the Pacific Ocean
4 people -
5. sky dive
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6. go to Ireland
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7. attend a live taping of a TV sitcom
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8. go on a road trip with no destination
281 people -
9. helicopter over the Grand Canyon
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10. see a symphony in New York City
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11. ride in a race car
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12. learn to play the violin
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13. visit Ground Zero
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14. ride on a train
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15. ride a cable car in San Francisco
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16. spit off the top of the Eiffel Tower
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17. read 'Pride and Prejudice'
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18. ride thru Central Park in a horse drawn carriage
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19. play craps at the Grand Casino in Las Vegas
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20. go through all the locks of the Panama Canal
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21. provide assistance after a natural disaster
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22. volunteer at a homeless shelter on Christmas
1 person -
23. read the Bible all the way through
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24. have my picture made on all 51 Captital steps
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25. visit the birth place of Jesus
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26. ride out a hurricane at the beach
1 person -
27. learn sign language
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28. pick up litter at 10 different parks
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29. walk/run 500 miles in 1 year
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30. go snow sking in the Swiss Alps
1 person -
31. go on a hot air balloon ride
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32. read 'Gone with the Wind'
84 people -
33. learn to water ski
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34. go on a mission trip in a different country
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35. eat at a 5 star restaurant where you have to have reservations at least 3 months in advance
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36. lead my son to Christ
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37. ride in a gondola through Venice
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38. buy a bag of crap from woot.com
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39. go shopping on Rodeo Drive
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How I did it: We were in Panama City Beach, FL and there was a booth to sign up for various activities outside our hotel on the beach. I was gonna go on Sunday, but kindof chickened out. But, it was Friday and we were leaving to go home the next day and I was bound and determined that I was going to do it. I went to the ATM, paid my money, signed all my forms and was ready to go. A guy came and got me, Robbie and Zach on a banan… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I read one chapter every night...only 31 chapters. The book goes into so much more detail than the movie did. It makes some things in the movie make more sense. There's also a lot more characters in the book. Now I want to see the movie again. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I only ready one "chapter" every day and it took me a while. Some of the chapters I had to read twice to understand all that was going on. It was a lot more interesting than I thought it would be and easier to read. The last 40 pages were the hardest to read becase the author goes into all this detail about people and what their actions say about them and what historians say about different things. Read how I did it…
