No, it's not a mistake...I'm back in San Jose - for the third time in a month. I'm here to attend another "executive" summit. (Some of you might think that this is all I do. I promise that I actually do work for a living ; )
This particular event is a gathering of some of the top execs in the "graphics" side of our company. We're working on more technical issues than the gatherings of the last month. We're looking at graphics technologies for the next 10-15 years - figuring out a vision for the future. Sounds vague...but I can't publish too much about the topics. Let me know if you want to talk about where we see graphics technology in the year 2020.
A few of the attendees from last week's summit stayed in San Jose over the weekend. I came back to Boston for our annual Christmas Dessert Party (you'll have to read about that one on my wife's blog). At any rate, I'm back across the country. I'm watching the same movies and TV shows on United for the third time (I can quote the lines from 30 Rock, if you want).
To finish off this particular blog entry, I thought I would take up a challenge put forth by both my Mom and my sister-in-law - it's called What I've Done. It's a list of activities that has been compiled by a variety of bloggers. A little chance to reflect on an interesting life. Try it...it's fun. Bold items on this list are those I've been able to accomplish:
1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (vocals only)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked (my first - and only - detention in Jr. High)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon (5K doesn't count)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa (next on the list)
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted (I don't think I have the patience)
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (anything to help my daughter)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (Diabetes won't let me)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem (soon, soon...)
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (love that Boy Scouts training)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury (dismissed at the last minute)
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby (I'm guessing that this is literal...)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Visited to Mt. Rushmore
101. Learned to play a musical instrument
That's it...kind of fun. You can create your very own "bucket list".
3 comments:
That's it??? I didn't count, but I'm sure you've done at least 85% of the list...and some of them are not physically possible for you to accomplish! :) Impressive.
Good for you--so glad you did it. (Maybe while we're in Utah we can ALL go bungee jumping then we can check it off the list. I'll jump AFTER you ; )
Are the ones in bold the ones you've done?
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