Wednesday, February 18, 2009

"Have You Or Haven't You?" - Part 1

Rob posted this list on his blog last summer. I thought it was interesting then. Recently, I have come down with a case of blogger's block, so I thought it was a good time to post my own list of Have and Have Nots.

It is a list of 200 Have or Have Nots.
The things in BOLD are the things I have done (but may regret.)
The others I have not done (and may or may not hope to do someday.)

1. Touched an iceberg
(But I have touched a glacier.)
We hiked to this one in 2007.

2. Slept under the stars

3. Been a part of a hockey fight

4. Changed a baby’s diaper
(But not that many, actually.)

5. Watched a meteor shower
(Quite a few times - This is actually a bit of a hobby, probably worthy of it's own blog post sometime.)

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

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise

15. Seen the Northern Lights
(One time, a few years ago from my yard in Nappanee. I would love to see a strong showing sometime.)

16. Gone to a huge sporting event
(All three games of the 1991 Men's NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis)

17. Climbed the stairs to the crown of the Statue of Liberty
(In 1981)

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
(Well, my Dad placed the bet, but I picked the horse because I saw it raring up at another horse.)

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
(Not unless it counts from when I was in school. And I'm allowed to take a sick day if my kids are sick - I've done that when I'm not the one who is sick.)

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping
(The story is in my 80s journal. I'll post it sometime.)

27. Taken an ice cold bath

28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar

29. Seen a total eclipse
(lunar)

30. Ridden a roller coaster

Here we are on the Corn Ball Express
last summer at Indiana Beach.

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

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

38. Watched wild whales

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach

41. Gone sky diving

42. Visited Ireland

43. 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
video
(And I'm pretty good.)
Video from Tilly's blog.

50. Lounged around in bed all day

2 comments:

Stephanie said...

Mike and I saw the Northern Lights from N. Manchester once. I wonder if it was the same as you saw? (June of 91)It was so weird. At first I thought the bomb had gone off. LOL I'm not sure how we came to the conclusion that it was Northern Lights, but we were so fascinated that we went to the library to look up the phenomena. I'd love to see a strong showing too.

Steve Gall said...

I saw the Northern Lights about 3 summers ago, so it wouldn't have been the same time. I remember one time when I was in Montana (as a kid) there was a relatively strong showing one night, but no one got me out of bed to see it. I was disappointed.