Sunday, December 14, 2008

A little about the author

Got this from Shy wolf. (Hope you do not mind.)
100 things you have done..... starting now?

1. Started your own blog. (hmmm... that's a toughie.)
2. Slept under the stars. (Yes, and hopefully I can go camping this winter)
3. Played in a band. (Does an orchestra count?)
4. Visited Hawaii. (No)
5. Watched a meteor shower. (Seen a few shooting stars, but too much light pollution here.)
6. Given more than you can afford to charity. (Not more than I can afford, but I give.)
7. Been to Disneyland. (In Tokyo)
8. Climbed a mountain. (Kind of want to.)
9. Held a praying mantis. (no.)
10. Sang a solo. (yes, but that was when I was a child.)
11. Bungee jumped. (No, and probably never.)
12. Visited Paris. (Want to.)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea. (Nope.)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch. (Yes.)
15. Adopted a child. (Haven't even tried to have kids, yet.)
16. Had food poisoning. (School food...)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.(nope.)
18. Grown your own vegetables. (Use to, want to again.)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France. (Want to.)
20. Slept on an overnight train.
21. Had a pillow fight. (Yes.)
22. Hitch hiked. (No.)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill.
24. Built a snow fort. (Not in Texas)
25. Held a lamb. (NO.)
26. Gone skinny dipping. (No. )
27. Run a Marathon. (No.)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice. (Afraid not.)
29. Seen a total eclipse. (Once.)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset. (Many Times)
31. Hit a home run. (I wish.)
32. Been on a cruise. (Nope)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person. (No, and do not wish to.)
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. (Yes.)
35. Seen an Amish community. (I do not know if I want to. I think it would be neat to see how they do things. Especially all things we have forgotten how to do.)
36. Taught yourself a new language. (Bits and parts of different ones.)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied. (I am overworked, and underpaid, but at the end of the day I have what I want, and people that love me. So what you think?)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person. (Not really.)
39. Gone rock climbing. (See mountain climbing.)
40. Seen Michelangelo's David.
41. Sung karaoke. (yes, no comment.)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt. (no.)
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant. (no.)
44. Visited Africa. (no)
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight. (yes )
46. Been transported in an ambulance. (no.)
47. Had your portrait painted. (no.)
48. Gone deep sea fishing. (no.)
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person.(see pictures.)
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.(no.)
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling. (no.)
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud. (yes.)
54. Gone to a drive-in theater. (no.)
55. Been in a movie. (no)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China. (yes.)
57. Started a business. (no)
58. Taken a martial arts class. (yes)
59. Visited Russia. (no.)
60. Served at a soup kitchen. (no.)
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies. (no.)
62. Gone whale watching. (no.)
63. Got flowers for no reason. (no.)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma. (no )
65. Gone sky diving. (no.)
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp. (no.)
67. Bounced a check. (never)
68. Flown in a helicopter. (no.)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy. (yes)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial. (no.)
71. Eaten Caviar. (did not taste good)
72. Pieced a quilt. (no)
73. Stood in Times Square. (no.)
74. Toured the Everglades. (no.)
75. Been fired from a job. (no)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London. (no.)
77. Broken a bone. (yes)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle. (no)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person. (no.)
80. Published a book. (Want to.)
81. Visited the Vatican. (want to.)
82. Bought a brand new car. (no.)
83. Walked in Jerusalem.(want to.)
84. Had your picture in the newspaper. (no.)
85. Read the entire Bible. (not at once.)
86. Visited the White House. (No)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating. (want to.)
88. Had chickenpox. (vaccinated.)
89. Saved someone’s life. (no.)
90. Sat on a jury. (No.)
91. Met someone famous. (define famous.)
92. Joined a book club. (I do not see the point.)
93. Lost a loved one.
94. Had a baby. (no- see adopting a child.)
95. Seen the Alamo in person. (Yes.. well I live in Texas, I better have)
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake. (no.)
97. Been involved in a law suit. (no.)
98. Owned a cell phone.(yes)
99. Been stung by a bee. (no.)
100. Read an entire book in one day. (Several in one day.)

1 comment:

  1. Gosh, Onto- I kyped it from Brigid's blog, so she's gonna have to do the persecutin' (though I did see it on one of the common sites for 'things to do on a rainy day'.
    But, oh, my!- you ain't been skinny dippin' yet and you walked on a beach in moonlite...oops, we gotta get you organised to the simple joys of livin, Buddy. One of life's best joys is a skinny dip in the moonlite. As Mikey sez: "Try it, you'll like it!"
    Shy
    (Just teasin' you.)

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