The next 40 years

Since the average age for American men is about 80 these days, I am think I can accomplish one of these goals per year.


1. See the Grand Canyon
2. Visit and stay at a National Park like Yellowstone and see as much wildlife as I can
3. Spoil my grandchild(ren)
4. Take a gourmet cooking class
5. Go whitewater rafting or kayaking
6. Take a cruise
7. Be published
8. Learn a foreign language
9. Own a Corvette, Chevelle, or an old, like 1930s old, Mercedes
10. Learn to fly
11. Go up in a hot air balloon
12. Visit all of the states in the US that I have not been to so far
13. Raise and train a Service puppy
14. Travel somewhere by train
15. Visit England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany. I would like to see Stonehenge
16. Embrace a ministry at Church
17. Plant a flower garden
18. Go Ocean Kayaking
19. Track down as many long lost friends as I can
20. Meet as many of my internet friends as I can, face to face
21. Start a collection of classical music and the scores to all the music
22. Take Music Theory over again, so I can understand it better this time
23. Volunteer at the schools my kids and grandkids are attending
24. Own a boat
25. See all 100 movies in the IMDB.com top 250 list. ( I am well on my way)
26. Visit all of the Disney Theme Parks at least once
27. Start a tradition of gathering friends and family for a weekend outing/campout once per summer
28. Take a cruise in the Delta Queen/Mississippi Queen/American Queen river boat
29. Get a Master’s degree
30. Build a new home to my specifications
31. Lose the weight I have gained since I got married
32. Visit Australia/New Zealand
33. learn Taichi (sp?)
34. Take ballroom dancing
35. Take a photography class or two
36. Take advantage of all the tools my father has collected and finally learn fine woodworking
37. Go on a long bike trip
38. Build a model railroad
39. See the Statue of Liberty
40. Play drums in a big band