I've decided to take up the challenge on one of these blog questionaires - received this one from Ford and since I was home for so long with the rib thing, I was able to finish it up. I left it in the Drafts folder for a while until I could proof read it - the bulk of the questionaire was done under the influence of pain killers .......
Have you ever ......
1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink.
02. Swam with wild dolphins. Manatees @ Crystal River (before the ban), dolphins – within 20 feet
03. Climbed a mountain. Half Dome in Yosemite & Mount Dora in Central Florida
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive.
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid.
06. Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone. Note to self: need more candles
08. Said “I love you’ and meant it. 25 years worth
09. Hugged a tree. Still recovering
10. Bungee jumped.
11. Visited Paris. Danced on the sidewalk to the music of street musicians outside the Louvre
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea. We live in Florida – Lightning capital of the world 13. Stayed up all night and watched the sunrise. Insomnia - oy! --- Sunrises - beautiful!
14. Seen the Northern Lights.
15. Gone to a huge sports game.
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa.
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables. Yes – yield: 7 tomatoes ----- Water bill: high enough to continue buying tomatoes at Winn-Dixie
18. Touched an iceberg.
19. Slept under the stars. But only because my tent mate snored
20. Changed a baby’s diaper Yep – and more to come
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon. What a hoot!
22. Watched a meteor shower. Wouldn’t call it a shower – observed 4 or 5
23. Gotten drunk on champagne. When I was young and much more foolish.
24. Given more than you can afford to charity. Always remember who "owns" what has been given to us in stewardship. (Answer borrowed from Ford & Alyson)
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope. I viewed a distant galaxy in a non-motorized telescope. As the earth rotated and the galaxy became out of range of the telescope, I realized my puniness
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. The church giggles – always the church giggles
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse.
29. Asked out a stranger. I’m getting too old for this survey
30. Had a snowball fight. Lived in New Jersey for 17 years
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can. Just now …… had to cough ---- broken ribs
32. Held a lamb.
33. Seen a total eclipse. March 3, 2007
34. Ridden a roller coaster. We are roller coaster junkies – even though I need Dramamine
35. Hit a home run.
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. Every time I ‘dance’. Wait till you see my famous “Chinese Dragon Dance”
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day.
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment. It’s not unusual
39. Had two hard drives for your computer.
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk. …..and it was uglier than my dancing
42. Had amazing friends. We are richly blessed.
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country. On a cruise while touring the Greek islands
44. Watched wild whales.
45. Stolen a sign. While working in a power plant during college, I was on a catwalk above the acoustical ceiling in the generator room – a sign said “DO NOT STEP ON CEILING” --- I had to have it
46. Backpacked in Europe.
47. Taken a road-trip. Did a cross country road trip – 10 weeks – in 1973
48. Gone rock climbing. Sections of the Half Dome climb came close to it
49. Midnight walk on the beach. A common activity when I lived on the beach at Singer Island in the mid 70s
50. Gone sky diving.
51. Visited Ireland.
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love.
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them.
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow.
56. Alphabetized your CDs.
57. Pretended to be a superhero.
58. Sung karaoke. I'm a ham
59. Lounged around in bed all day.
60. Posed nude in front of strangers. I would not make many friends posing nude
61. Gone scuba diving. Many times
62. Kissed in the rain. And in the shower also
63. Played in the mud. During the rain in 62
64. Played in the rain. I'll play anywhere
65. Gone to a drive-in theater. Many times in the 60s
66. Visited the Great Wall of China. If all goes according to plan, during 2007
67. Started a business.
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken. Presently
69. Toured ancient sites. Pyramids in Tical, Guatemala - Biblical sites in Israel & Lebanon - Athens & 6 Greek Islands - Pyramids of Guimar, Tenerife, Canary Islands - Indian excavations near Ridgecrest CA
70. Taken a martial arts class.
71. Played a game for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married. 9/12/81
73. Been in a movie. Cutting room floor Jaws 3
74. Crashed a party.
75. Gotten divorced.
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch. And won the men's dessert bake off at our church
78. Won first prize in a costume contest. As Tommy Lee Jones' character in "Men In Black"
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice.
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River.
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”.
83. Got flowers for no reason.
84. Performed on stage. If there's an audience .......
85. Been to Las Vegas. Several times
86. Recorded music. If there's an audience ......
87. Eaten shark. Tates like chicken
88. Had a one-night stand.
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house. Once ..... 22 years ago ..... still live in the same house
91. Been in a combat zone.
92. Buried one/both of your parents. Mom passed on in Dec 2000
93. Been on a cruise ship. Greek Islands, 1998 - Bahamas, 2002
94. Spoken more than one language fluently.
95. Performed in Rocky Horror.
96. Raised children (or…raising children). Better late than never - late 2007
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour. Moody Blues
98. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country.
100. Picked up and moved to another city to start over. Left home in 1968 for Florida
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge. In 2003
102. Sang loudly in the car, and did not stop when you knew someone was looking. Absolutely!
103. Had plastic surgery.
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
105. Wrote articles for a large publication.
106. Lost over 100 pounds. At least (lifetime total)
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback.
108. Piloted an airplane.
109. Petted a stingray. At Sea World
110. Broken someone’s heart.
111. Helped an animal give birth.
112. Won money on a T.V. game show.
113. Broken a bone. Ankle while skiing 1993, 2 ribs just recently pruning trees
114. Gone on an African photo safari.
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced.
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol. At a police shooting range
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild. Picked them right out of the cow pies
118. Ridden a horse. Many times - not one of my favorite things, though
119. Had major surgery. Let's not go there
120. Had a snake as a pet.
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours.
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states.
24. Visited all 7 continents.
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days.
126. Eaten kangaroo meat.
127. Eaten sushi. Only because I'm a real trendy guy - kangaroo is not trendy
128. Had your picture in the newspaper. A while back
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about.
130. Gone back to school.
131. Parasailed. Ocean City NJ 2004
132. Petted a cockroach.
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes. Only because I'm a real trendy guy
134. Read The Iliad.
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read.
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
137. Skipped all your school reunions. I gotta think ..... What high school did I go to?
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language. In France
139. Been elected to public office.
140. Written your own computer language.
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream.
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care.
143. Built your own PC from parts.
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you. Sold our stained glass art in shows in Central Florida early on in our marriage
145. Had a booth at a street fair. That's where we sold the stained glass
146. Dyed your hair. Oy! Yes
147. Been a DJ.
148. Shaved your head.
149. Caused a car accident.
150. Saved someone’s life.
02. Swam with wild dolphins. Manatees @ Crystal River (before the ban), dolphins – within 20 feet
03. Climbed a mountain. Half Dome in Yosemite & Mount Dora in Central Florida
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive.
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid.
06. Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone. Note to self: need more candles
08. Said “I love you’ and meant it. 25 years worth
09. Hugged a tree. Still recovering
10. Bungee jumped.
11. Visited Paris. Danced on the sidewalk to the music of street musicians outside the Louvre
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea. We live in Florida – Lightning capital of the world 13. Stayed up all night and watched the sunrise. Insomnia - oy! --- Sunrises - beautiful!
14. Seen the Northern Lights.
15. Gone to a huge sports game.
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa.
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables. Yes – yield: 7 tomatoes ----- Water bill: high enough to continue buying tomatoes at Winn-Dixie
18. Touched an iceberg.
19. Slept under the stars. But only because my tent mate snored
20. Changed a baby’s diaper Yep – and more to come
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon. What a hoot!
22. Watched a meteor shower. Wouldn’t call it a shower – observed 4 or 5
23. Gotten drunk on champagne. When I was young and much more foolish.
24. Given more than you can afford to charity. Always remember who "owns" what has been given to us in stewardship. (Answer borrowed from Ford & Alyson)
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope. I viewed a distant galaxy in a non-motorized telescope. As the earth rotated and the galaxy became out of range of the telescope, I realized my puniness
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment. The church giggles – always the church giggles
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse.
29. Asked out a stranger. I’m getting too old for this survey
30. Had a snowball fight. Lived in New Jersey for 17 years
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can. Just now …… had to cough ---- broken ribs
32. Held a lamb.
33. Seen a total eclipse. March 3, 2007
34. Ridden a roller coaster. We are roller coaster junkies – even though I need Dramamine
35. Hit a home run.
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking. Every time I ‘dance’. Wait till you see my famous “Chinese Dragon Dance”
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day.
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment. It’s not unusual
39. Had two hard drives for your computer.
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk. …..and it was uglier than my dancing
42. Had amazing friends. We are richly blessed.
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country. On a cruise while touring the Greek islands
44. Watched wild whales.
45. Stolen a sign. While working in a power plant during college, I was on a catwalk above the acoustical ceiling in the generator room – a sign said “DO NOT STEP ON CEILING” --- I had to have it
46. Backpacked in Europe.
47. Taken a road-trip. Did a cross country road trip – 10 weeks – in 1973
48. Gone rock climbing. Sections of the Half Dome climb came close to it
49. Midnight walk on the beach. A common activity when I lived on the beach at Singer Island in the mid 70s
50. Gone sky diving.
51. Visited Ireland.
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love.
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them.
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow.
56. Alphabetized your CDs.
57. Pretended to be a superhero.
58. Sung karaoke. I'm a ham
59. Lounged around in bed all day.
60. Posed nude in front of strangers. I would not make many friends posing nude
61. Gone scuba diving. Many times
62. Kissed in the rain. And in the shower also
63. Played in the mud. During the rain in 62
64. Played in the rain. I'll play anywhere
65. Gone to a drive-in theater. Many times in the 60s
66. Visited the Great Wall of China. If all goes according to plan, during 2007
67. Started a business.
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken. Presently
69. Toured ancient sites. Pyramids in Tical, Guatemala - Biblical sites in Israel & Lebanon - Athens & 6 Greek Islands - Pyramids of Guimar, Tenerife, Canary Islands - Indian excavations near Ridgecrest CA
70. Taken a martial arts class.
71. Played a game for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married. 9/12/81
73. Been in a movie. Cutting room floor Jaws 3
74. Crashed a party.
75. Gotten divorced.
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch. And won the men's dessert bake off at our church
78. Won first prize in a costume contest. As Tommy Lee Jones' character in "Men In Black"
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice.
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River.
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”.
83. Got flowers for no reason.
84. Performed on stage. If there's an audience .......
85. Been to Las Vegas. Several times
86. Recorded music. If there's an audience ......
87. Eaten shark. Tates like chicken
88. Had a one-night stand.
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house. Once ..... 22 years ago ..... still live in the same house
91. Been in a combat zone.
92. Buried one/both of your parents. Mom passed on in Dec 2000
93. Been on a cruise ship. Greek Islands, 1998 - Bahamas, 2002
94. Spoken more than one language fluently.
95. Performed in Rocky Horror.
96. Raised children (or…raising children). Better late than never - late 2007
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour. Moody Blues
98. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country.
100. Picked up and moved to another city to start over. Left home in 1968 for Florida
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge. In 2003
102. Sang loudly in the car, and did not stop when you knew someone was looking. Absolutely!
103. Had plastic surgery.
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
105. Wrote articles for a large publication.
106. Lost over 100 pounds. At least (lifetime total)
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback.
108. Piloted an airplane.
109. Petted a stingray. At Sea World
110. Broken someone’s heart.
111. Helped an animal give birth.
112. Won money on a T.V. game show.
113. Broken a bone. Ankle while skiing 1993, 2 ribs just recently pruning trees
114. Gone on an African photo safari.
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced.
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol. At a police shooting range
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild. Picked them right out of the cow pies
118. Ridden a horse. Many times - not one of my favorite things, though
119. Had major surgery. Let's not go there
120. Had a snake as a pet.
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours.
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states.
24. Visited all 7 continents.
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days.
126. Eaten kangaroo meat.
127. Eaten sushi. Only because I'm a real trendy guy - kangaroo is not trendy
128. Had your picture in the newspaper. A while back
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about.
130. Gone back to school.
131. Parasailed. Ocean City NJ 2004
132. Petted a cockroach.
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes. Only because I'm a real trendy guy
134. Read The Iliad.
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read.
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
137. Skipped all your school reunions. I gotta think ..... What high school did I go to?
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language. In France
139. Been elected to public office.
140. Written your own computer language.
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream.
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care.
143. Built your own PC from parts.
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you. Sold our stained glass art in shows in Central Florida early on in our marriage
145. Had a booth at a street fair. That's where we sold the stained glass
146. Dyed your hair. Oy! Yes
147. Been a DJ.
148. Shaved your head.
149. Caused a car accident.
150. Saved someone’s life.
2 comments:
Hee Hee!! I just read your list!! Hey, I keep meaning to mention this, but I always forget ... but I noticed on one of your previous blog posts that you are with the airline industry... are you with US Air?? Charlotte (where we live) is major US Air hub... so if you are ever in town, please shoot us an email, and we'll take you both out on the town!!!
~Dawn
dawn_brian_guinness@yahoo.com
wow, what a long list, and look at all the new stuff I learned about you and Be, thanks for sharing it...and sorry to hear about your ribs, hope they are healing and you are not still in too much pain...just remember kissing in the shower may lead to other things so be careful of the ribs...hehehe
i added you to our blog, hope you don't mind...looking forward to seeing you and Be next mo's meeting...
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