I'm doing 43 things
Very rewarding to see him get better, but brutal to see him with that giant gash in his side from surgery.
rkbayles's Life List
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1. Fly a Blackhawk
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2. build an online portfolio
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3. Complete GIS workbook
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4. Visit Japan (Biseicho/Nara/Kyoto/Nakaminato)
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5. Relearn basic knots
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6. Learn the constellation of the stars
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7. Complete pistol courses
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8. Complete scuba rescue course
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9. Study jiu-jitsu
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10. Study Norwegian
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11. Get private helicopter license
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12. Use Post 9/11 GI Bill
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13. Work overseas in Europe
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14. GO BACK TO BERMUDA
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15. Live in London/Oslo
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16. Visit Boeing manufacturing plant/Seattle
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17. Visit Scott Speicher’s grave at Jacksonville Memory Garden
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18. Donate to Georgetown University Library Books Forever Program
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19. Visit London/Bath/Dover Cliffs
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20. Take trip to Europe (Paris, Holland, Switzerland/Lugano, Milan/Lake Como)
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21. Take Cunard cruise
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22. Visit Russia/MIG Flight
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23. Visit San Francisco
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24. Visit Canada/CA Rail/BC/Vancouver
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25. Visit New Zealand/Australia
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26. See a space launch from mission control
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27. Live in Vancouver/British Columbia
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28. Go on Orca kayak trip in British Columbia
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29. drive an Aston Martin
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30. Adopt a military working dog
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31. pet a rhino
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32. visit an aircraft carrier
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33. tour a deep sea oil rig
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34. kayak in bioluminescence
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35. Help 30 People on Kiva
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36. Complete health informatics portfolio
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37. Dive the Oriskany
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38. swim with belugas
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39. become a health informatics analyst
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40. Take an around the world working ship passenger cruise
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41. Go to Apalachicola
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42. Become a medevac specialist
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43. Travel on the Trans Siberian Railway
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How I did it
It made me
So happy 
How I did it: I searched every bit of web evidence online, used beenverified, spokeo, instantcheckmate.......wrote lots of emails, a few letters, asked someone who used to know them. It turned out that my very first lead was the correct one after all. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I think 365 projects are worth it, but it's actually became more a chore than I was predicting. It made me realize there is almost nothing we do in life anymore that's long-term. Time flies by, but doing a little "chore" like this made 365 days seem like a long time. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
I bought a lovely Samsung laptop, and tried to learn Windows 8.
I just couldn’t do it. Between the number of features that flat out didn’t work (oh, did you stop supporting Google? that’s not inconvenient at all) and the number that made no damn sense, I had to take it back.
So I am back to an Apple, and happier for it.
I’ve been off Facebook about two years now, and I highly recommend it. I found that every article I read about all the negative aspects of being on Facebook was spot on. It wasn’t easy, and there have been times I’ve been tempted to fall off the wagon. But my life is much better as a result.
If nothing else, I found not being on Facebook is an excellent way to find out who your real friends are. Having fewer real relationships of quality is far preferable to keeping up with lots of people who wouldn’t bother except when you show up in their stream of posts.
