The Total Life List

So, I thought I would update for you my Life List, combining an older list with the more recent list. I'll cross items off of here, but some aren't designed to be crossed off the list. Some are a reminder of how to live. I hope that it inspires others to create a list a well. A reminder of the bigger picture in life. It's not just about the adventures, but a daily reminder to look at the horizon, to smell the roses, enjoy the company of those around you, and to learn something new: Open a new door everyday!

• Conquer the world!
• Visit all 50 U.S. states
• Participate in the Antarctica Marathon (safer than the Ice Marathon)
• Which may lead to a desire to become part of the Seven Continents Club
• Visit all 7 continents
• Advance oneself with integrity: never seek to advance at the misfortune of others
• Learn to read music and play the piano comfortably (getting closer...)
• Always remember that life is short; make the most of each day
• Travel to Everest Base Camp via either Tibet or Nepal
• Write a book
• Continue to learn, grow and push oneself forward; be bold
• Maintain creativity: inspire and be inspired
• Participate in a triathlon
• Visit the Great Pyramids, Great Wall of China, Denali, Taj Mahal, Machu Picchu in Peru, Petra in Jordan, Angkor in Cambodia, Acropolis of Athens in Greece, Old City of Jerusalem and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe (and maybe swim in the Devil's Pool).
• Get a master's degree
• Go race car driving on a closed-circuit track
• Go on an African safari
• Live abroad
• Enjoy the outdoors
• Forever in life: work hard and play hard
• Participate in other endurance races (100 mile bike ride?, 30+ mile trail run?, etc) before my knees go bad.
• Learn to speak another language near fluently (Hmm, I should really be farther along with French after all this time)
• Visit Rio de Janeiro, perhaps to attend Carnival.
• Read at least six books per year
• Go to a place of worship or spirituality at least once a month
• Get an interesting and meaningful tattoo
• Take better care of the environment
• Exercise regularly
• Save money in daily life; don't get caught up in consumerism
• Be better about remembering people's names
• Find the right woman to conquer the world with!
• Do a single day, rim-to-rim crossing of the Grand Canyon
• Party at Oktoberfest in Munchen (Munich)

[Below from the original "Before I'm 30/Bachelor List"]

• Party at least once for Mardi Gras in New Orleans
• Run with the Bulls in Pamplona
• Hang Glide
• Horseback Riding
• Paintball
• Caving
• Skydiving
• Snorkeling
• Bungee Jump
• Canyoning
• Paragliding (over the Alps, not the same as parasailing in ocean)
• Glacier Ice Climbing
• Rock Climbing
• Crowd Surfing
• Alpine Rock Climbing
• Kayaking
• Mountain Biking
• Party in Times Square NYC for the Millenium
• Downhill Ski Slope Mtn Biking
• Night-time Drunken Mtn Biking (one of the dumber things)
• Highway Hood Surfing (this is the dumbest thing I've done -- back in high school)
• Whitewater rafting
• Mini-Marathon
• Marathon
• Multisport Races - Duathlons, etc
• Snowboarding
• Skiing
• Water Skiing
• Cliff jumping
• Jet Skiing
• Boogie Boarding
• Sledding
• Start a pirate radio station
• Start a Business
• Travel Extensively Outside the U.S.
• Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n Roll (nuff said)
• And more