I'm doing 28 things
My Dad was a paratrouper in the Army – he made well over 100 jumps. While this certainly wouldn’t be the same as what he did, it would be something that I could share a little bit of his experience.
Besides, it looks like a lot of fun!
wineguy40's Life List
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1. Read all pulitzer prize winning novels
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2. simplify my life
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3. keep track of all my friends birthdays
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4. circumnavigate the globe
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5. go to SXSW
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6. Buy a House
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7. Learn to play the guitar
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8. Open and close a bar
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9. pay off my debt
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10. Save money
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11. Hike the Wonderland Trail at Mount Rainier
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12. visit every major league baseball park
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13. have better posture
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14. do a handstand
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15. Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
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16. earn a cpcu designation
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17. run the Seattle half marathon
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18. do 100 consecutive push-ups
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19. golf under 100
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20. visit all 50 states
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21. be able to bench press my body weight
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22. Read the books I own before buying more
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23. Get organized
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24. climb mount whitney
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25. Drive cross country
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26. Write a Letter to Grandma at least once a month
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27. Keep my house presentable for unexpected guests
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28. Go skydiving
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: I averaged 3.75 miles per day - mostly walking but some running. When I started this process, I weighed 290.4 pounds. I ended at 188.8 pounds. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Ran the Coyote Hills Half Marathon on 1/29/2011. Finished in 207th place with a time of 2:14:22. Since then, I ran the Surf City Half in 2:04:58. I have my next Half on 2/19 – I’m aiming to finish in under 2 hours.
I registered for the Modesto Marathon (3/20/2011) and the Seattle Rock n’ Roll Marathon (6/25/2011). I guess I can call myself a runner now…
PS – that’s me on the right!
I just ran my first half marathon this morning (13.17 miles actually) – the Coyote Hills Half Marathon. 2 hrs, 14 min and 22 secs. I wanted to finish in under 10 minutes a mile which didn’t happen but this race had 647 feet of hills so I actually feel pretty good about my finish. On to my next race – next weekend?!
