I have been bored today

So this is my second post today. I took a
picture of the three dogs. I was proud of myself for getting all three dogs to sit down
together for a minute. Such cute mutts.

I saw this list
on Becky's
blog. I saw some things that I had done and decided to do it myself. The things I have done
are in red.

1. Touched
an iceberg.
2. Slept
under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey
fight
4. Changed a baby’s
diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford
to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a
mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said “I love you” and meant it
11. Bungee
jumped
12. Visited Paris (Can't to go again with my love!)
13. Watched a lightning storm
at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun
rise
15.
Seen the Northern
Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the
stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty (Been there, but no
steps)
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a
telescope
20. Had
an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible
moment
21. Had
a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning
horse
23.
Taken a sick day when
you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a
lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28.
Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30.
Ridden a roller
coaster
31.
Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33.
Adopted an accent for
fun
34.
Visited the birthplace
of your ancestors (town, not the house - if it
exists)
35.
Felt very happy about
your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (when I was single and working full
time)
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock
climbing
40.
Gone on a midnight walk on the beach (not
romantic though)
41. Gone skydiving
42. Visited
Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited
India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a
cow
47.
Alphabetized your personal
files
48. Ever
worn a superhero costume
49. Sung
karaoke
50.
Lounged around in bed
all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain (Thanks
Daniel!)
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but
don’t
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a
business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a
movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a
costume contest
63.
Got flowers for no
reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently (for a brief time after I
finished the classes)
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend
someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit
report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy (Disney park
Candyland!)
70.
Found out something
significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to
another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate
Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75.
Been fired or laid off from a job (twice,
sadly enough)
76. Won
money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater
than 100 mph (no, but very close once)
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand
Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and
landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten
sushi
84.
Had your picture in
the newspaper
85.
Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone’s mind about something you care
deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
(seriously thinking about a graduate degree though)
89.
Changed your
name
(my last name!)
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare
hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92.
Read The Iliad (good
book)
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94.
Killed and prepared an animal for
eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the
hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream (Weddings have a tendency to do
that)
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice
care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know
you
101. Had a booth at a street fair (well it wasn't in the
street)
102.
Dyed your
hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep (not mine,
obviously)
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all
four (on my brother)
106. Raked your carpet (I swept my friend's carpet the other day to get rid of
footprints - does that count?)
107. Brought out the best in people
108.
Brought out the worst in
people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a
piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the
recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway play
115. Been inside the
pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket

117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird (shot at one)
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back
into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you
didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book

128.
Pieced a
quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a
stage
131. Asked
for a raise (twice, got it once)
132. Made a hole-in-one (mini-golf)
133. Gone deep sea
fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a
marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented
something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite (Grand America,
Honeymoon!)
140. Flown in a
helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone
spelunking
144.
Learned how to take a
compliment (but not all the time)
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted

148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something
haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane (the next big dog we get will be a
Dane)
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a
boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a
gold nugget
158.
Written a
poem
159.
Carried your lunch in
a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service,
humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand
Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench
and fed the ducks (pigeons in Florence?)
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from
someone famous
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a
limousine
168. Attended the Olympics (Curling Baby!)
169.
Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys
books
171. Been stuck in an elevator (with an installation crew at
work)
172. Had
a revelatory dream (recently actually)
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane (Can anyone say
TWA?)
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a
concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or
do needlepoint (cross stitch?)
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the
equator
180.
Taken a photograph of something other than
people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a
bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a
union
187. Donated blood or
plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had
hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or
boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194.
Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know
CPR
197.
Ridden in or owned a convertible (does my dad's
count?)
198. Found a long lost
friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a Neighbor Jane Payne
newsletter