200 Things

Barb's blogging buddy has published a *200 Things* life list that can be highlighted in bold for any experiences we've had ourselves.
I thought it looked kind of interesting, so I thought I'd play along. (It's a bit long, so I hope I don't bore you).


1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars (on the trampoline)
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper (too many)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins (not yet, but its on my list of things to do – maybe tame dolphins though)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula (probably NEVER will)
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped (how about Parasailed- check)
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (in Cancun, Mexico)
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game (NHL- Flames game, not so 'huge' tho)
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty (when I was 11)
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope (saw Saturn and a lunar eclipse, among other things)
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 (even took him to school for show and tell)
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse (solar and lunar)
30. Ridden a roller coaster (love them)
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 (hope to someday)
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 (someday)
39. Gone rock climbing (does rapelling count)
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach (in Hawaii and Mexico)
41. Gone sky diving (indoor skydiving in Florida, fun)
42. Visited Ireland (someday)
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight (never tried)
46. Milked a cow (I've milked a goat)
47. Alphabetized your personal files (some of them)
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke (in my own home with the kids on the Playstation)
50. Lounged around in bed all day (maybe after having a baby)
51. Gone scuba diving (snuba diving in Hawaii– same thing but someone else monitors your air)
52. Kissed in the rain
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 (I’ve been in a t.v. commercial)
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 (just the ones between my kids)
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone (verbally)
67. Bounced a check (only once, how embarrassing)
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did (came over on the Mayflower, crossed the plains as a pioneer)
71. Called or written your Congress person (Member of Parliament, and Member of the Legislative Assembly)
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 (all part time staff was laid off at the bank because they changed their hours – not my fault)
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone (my baby toe)
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
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 (did not enjoy it)
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
89. Changed your name (last name)
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands (no, but Bruce can)
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
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
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
102. Dyed your hair (highlites)
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet (green shag, but I was really young)
107. Brought out the best in people (I hope so)
108. Brought out the worst in people (I hope not)
109. Worn a mood ring (my mom had one I liked to wear)
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 show (does Phantom of the Opera in Calgary count?)
115. Been inside the pyramids (only at Chichen Itza in Mexico, I don’t think that’s the pyramids they mean though)
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band (jr. high- clarinet)
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train (to Edmonton as a kid)
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar (yuck)
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant (no, but we’ve fed and bathed an 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
132. Made a hole-in-one
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
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking (Bruce says going to the ice caves counts)
144. Learned how to take a compliment (still not great at it though

145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter (to Charles M. Schultz, creator of Snoopy. I think it was part of a school assignment)
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane (I think a Doberman should count)
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 (only for school assignments)
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox (a Holly Hobbie lunch box)
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
164. Gone to the opera (see #114)
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous (see #148)
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics (1988 – Calgary, Figure Skating and Ski ballet)
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books (love them)
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream (ask me about the parable of the Coyotes sometime, not really a revelatory dream, just a dream with a good point to it)
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane (just worried about it)
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
178. Laughed till your side hurt (and kool-aid came out my nose)
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 (I will next month, in Banff)
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 (starting to)
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 (too bad I’ve forgotten from my younger days)
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime (to catch the guy that held me up when I worked at the bank in Lethbridge the summer we got married)
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter (this is related to the originating blog)