50 Things to Do Before I Die

created February 13, 2006

  1. See Victoria Falls (November  17, 2012)
  2. Read 1,000 books
  3. Go skinny-dipping in the ocean (September 8, 2006)
  4. Fly a plane (June 9, 2006)
  5. Go on an African safari (November 2012)
  6. See the pyramids (November 2008)
  7. Write a novel (November 2012)
  8. Sleep under the stars
  9. Go to Burning Man
  10. Kiss a girl (April 11, 2006)
  11. Learn a language fluently
  12. Run a 5-k
  13. Live without a car for a year
  14. Be a vegan for 6 months
  15. Cut my eco-footprint down to 1
  16. Start a charity
  17. Have a secretary/assistant (January 2008)
  18. Build a house
  19. Go cross-country skiing
  20. Go scuba diving (September 2009)
  21. Get a Ph.D.
  22. Have a dog (May 10, 2008)
  23. Make ice cream by hand (May 6, 2006)
  24. Grow a vegetable garden (Summer 2009)
  25. Climb Macchu Pichu
  26. Hold a public office
  27. Learn to play guitar
  28. Own a piano
  29. Race a sailboat
  30. Bake a souffle (March 8, 2006)
  31. Visit a vinyard (March 2008)
  32. Win an award (January 2008)
  33. Learn to dance the shag
  34. Speak at a graduation
  35. Participate in a medical experiment
  36. Act in a play
  37. Meet the President
  38. Get a solar panel
  39. Register a patent
  40. Work in an election
  41. Publish an op-ed
  42. Buy a Modigliani
  43. Have a library room
  44. Make a sculpture
  45. Draw a self-portrait
  46. Sing with a band
  47. Throw a fancy party
  48. Keep a blog for 5 years (July 18, 2009)
  49. See a baby being born
  50. Complete all 50 things before I die