The List

Below is what I call The List.

I officially created The List at the end of 2013. The List is all of the stuff that I want to do before I die.

On the left is actually what is currently on The List. On the right are the things that I have done. I add to The List often. However, before I add anything to The List I first answer a few questions to make sure it is "The List" worthy.

On the DONE list are both items from The List as well as significant events I want to remember (Like fun times with my family). Keeping track of special events and things that I have done for the first time is what got me started on creating The List. I highlighted some of the "BIG" stuff.

Why am I sharing The List? First, to inspire my kids. Secondly, because I hope it inspires you to create your own List.

Good Luck, Find Your Adventure and Live Your Life.

Learn another language
Throw a dart at a map and go there
See Mount Rushmore
Do a TED Talk
See the Northern Lights
Compete in a real fighting match
Go to Cuba
Ride a train coast to coast
Take my sister fly fishing
Go to Everest Base Camp
Perform a song live with my son
Climb Mt. Aconcagua (Argentina)
Get a belt in martial arts
Hike the PCT
Legally change my middle name
Go on a trip for disaster relief
Visit all 7 Continents - 3 remain
Stay awake for 48 hours straight
Go to Burning Man
Run with the Bulls in Spain
Ride in a crop duster
Take that calculus class. You know...
Research the news from the day I was born
Summit Mt. Kosciuszko, Austrailia, 7 Summits (Bass)
Swim with a shark
Change hands in everything I do for a month
Do the Portland bike naked event
Anchor a newscast
Actually sell ice cream to an Eskimo
Really save a person's life
Hold a job in a foreign country
Ride a motorcycle on Route 66 from Chicago to LA
Fly in a glider
Learn to do the Napoleon dance
Take singing lessons
Ride my bicycle across a state
Find a real arrowhead
Float the Grand Canyon
Do the TransPac sailing race
Become a boat delivery captain
Play in a Pickleball Tournament
Break 80 in Golf one more time
When I break 80, play the Old Course at St. Andrews
Go to Silfra Fissure in Iceland, scuba, and touch both tectonic plates at the same time
Stay overnight at Kitt Peak National Observatory
Get a story published in Reader's Digest
Traverse the catwalk under the New River Gorge Bridge
Visit every State- Left remaining are Alaska, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, Maine, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, West Virginia

DONE

1/1/13 - Polar Bear Challenge in Boise
1/2/13 - Boiling water in cold air experiment
1/8/13 - Found out Ellie's last chemo treatment date
1/23/13 - Watched Ellie play Ursula in performance
2/12/13 - Competed in Gumbo Cook-off on TV
3/13/13 - Took my sister zip-lining
4/9/13 - Went to Zappos University
4/10/13 - Got my picture taken with Elvis (at least he said he was Elvis)
4/27/13 - Ran 10-miles for first time in my life
5/4/13 - Took Ellie to the MSTI Prom
5/6/13 - Visited President Lincoln's grave
5/12/13 - Canoed to Shoshone Falls with Walter - 1st time
5/19/13 - Ran 13.1 miles for the first time
6/8/13 - Emceed a cancer fundraiser with Ellie
8/16/13 - Covered the Ketchum wildfire
9/7/13 - Did a 3-person triathlon by myself
9/14/13 - Completed the Rim 2 Rim with Kaleigh
10/1/13 - Drove the limo carrying Ellie to last Chemo treatment
10/24/13 - Ellie's Kicked Cancer Party. Dressed as Dorothy
10/25/13 - Won my flight President's Cup BLCC
10/1/13 - Twin Falls Sales Team delivered the annual budget
11/28/13 - Began Black Friday tradition with Ellie
12/3/13 - Took Walter to Megadeath Concert
1/11/14 – Took Walter to KISS Tribute Concert
1/26/14 – First time to visit Miami
1/27/14 – First time to eat Cuban food
1/28/14 – Ran 8-miles with Raven on South Beach
3/9/14 – First Father Daughter Ball with Ellie at BLCC
4/5/14 – Paddled to Shoshone Falls with Walter - 2nd time
5/8/14 – Bought my first drone
5/13/14 – Took Ellie to New York City
5/14/14 – Took Ellie to First Broadway Show
6/3/14 – Painted my toes for the first time
6/19/14 – Made honorary firefighter in Hailey (still dial 911 if you have a fire and I am there)
6/23/14 – Did the famous Cat Picture with Artemis
7/22/14 – Climbed Idaho’s tallest mountain, Borah, with Jason
8/9/14 – Competed in a cardboard boat race
8/15/14 - Competed in a rib eating contest
8/22/14 – Dressed as an indian at a dude ranch
8/23/14 – Completed the Hotter N Hell Hundred
9/5/14 – Completed another 3-person triathlon by myself
10/7/14 – Signed up for my first marathon
11/2/14 – Ran 20-miles
11/16/14 – Completed the Las Vegas Marathon
12/13/14 – First time to Nordic Ski
12/14/14 – Performed in my first ballet, Nut Cracker, Sun Valley
12/22/14 – First time to have a wreck with a cop car
12/23/14 – Reenacted Napoleon Dynamite with Ellie in Preston, ID
1/2/15 – Started using a stand-up desk
1/18/15 – Completed SCUBA Certification
2/6/15 – Got my KLR-650 Dual-Sport Motorcycle
2/7/15 – Completed my first Nordic ski race (despite the avalanche warning)
2/14/15 – Ran a 5K with Ellie
2/28/15 – Finally got my motorcycle license
3/14/15 – Walked in a parade wearing a kilt
3/21/15 – Visited the Farnsworth TV Museum in Rigby, ID
4/5/15 – Made my first Jello mold
4/11/15 – Slept in the Red Rock Desert
4/12/15 – Ran a half-marathon in Vegas
4/26/15 – Visited World’s Largest Rocking Chair
5/3/15 – Took my first real ADV motorcycle trip
5/5/15 – Took Ellie to Vegas
5/7/15 – Watched Jason graduate Marine boot camp
5/21/15 – Received Philanthropist of the Year Award St. Luke’s
6/6/15 – Completed Bruneau Beast Half Marathon, Bruneau Sand Dunes (walked 18-holes of golf later that day in a tournament)
6/18/15 – Floated the Middle-Fork of the Salmon River, 5-days
7/1/15 – Had to quit a job I loved
7/4/15 – Went to a Burmese Water Festival
7/9/15 – Picked Raspberries with Ellie
7/10/15 – Videotaped my first tornado
7/22/15 – Ran 34-miles for my birthday
8/13/15 – Visited the grave of Billy the Kid
8/14/15 – Visited home of Dr. Pepper in Dublin, TX
8/29/15 – Entered something in a fair for the first time
9/2/15 – Won first place for bread in the fair
9/13/15 – Repaired a piece of furniture, correctly
9/19/15 – Participated in a real protest, Austin, Vulcan Lives Matter
9/25/15 – Met Robbie Knieval
9/26/16 – Entered first car show with Ellie
9/29/15 – Rode Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel
10/15/15 – Met Yo-Yo Ma with Ellie
10/17/15 – Rode Segway for the first time with Ellie, Austin
11/1/15 – Learned to play guitar and played the first song with Walter
12/13/15 – Went to an official Bigfoot sitting spot
12/28/15 – Began a challenge to run 1,000 miles in a year
1/16/16 – Painted my first real picture
1/5/16 – Toured the Blue Bell Factory
1/7/16 – Rode in a helicopter for the first time
1/7/16 – Shot a machine gun for the first time
1/10/16 – Climbed Enchanted Rock
1/30/16 – Took my first cooking class
2/4/16 – Made my Will
2/6/16 – First visit to New Orleans for Mardis Gras
2/24/16 – Visited Washington DC for first time
3/7/16 – Completed walk from Montgomery to Selma
4/11/16 – Joined the NRA and ACLU (I figured one canceled out the other)
4/16/16 – Climbed Guadalupe Peak
4/17/16 – Saw 2 rock concerts on the same weekend
4/24/16 – Lived as a homeless person for 3-days
5/14/16 – Completed a Tough Mudder race
5/25/16 – Adopted a trail in Twin Falls
5/28/16 – Visited my parent’s grave for the first time
5/29/16 – Got a season pass to an amusement park
5/30/16 – Visited Magnolia Marketplace
6/4/16 – Played in an official Putt-Putt tournament. I won!
6/5/16 – Ate the hottest chicken wings in Texas
6/9/16 – Drove a General Lee replica car
6/9/16 – I got to pet a live 70-pound Bobcat
6/19/16 – Ran 81-miles in a week
6/26/16 – Finished 1,000 mile running challenge
7/22/16 – Skydive for the first time on birthday
7/30/16 – Sailed a boat for the first time
7/30/16 – Learned basic Beekeeping
8/27/16 – Finished another 100-mile bike race
8/28/16 – Ran a half-marathon the day after the 100-mile bike race
9/22/16 – Finished reading the Bible cover to cover
10/1/16 – Got a job delivering pizza at Dominos
10/6/16 – Took Ellie and family to Seattle
11/14/16 – Went to Austin City Limits concert
11/17/16 – Went to Africa
11/26/16 – Summited Mount Kilimanjaro
11/28/16 – Went on an African Safari
12/27/16 – Took final run of year. Ran 1,760-miles in 2016
1/1/17 - Started BMF Adventure Club Website; Grit, Courage, Confidence, Curiosity
1/3/17 - Made it a year without a political post on Facebook. Never again
1/15/17 - Experienced an LGBT event in Little Havana. Very interesting.
1/20/17 - Visited Duck Commander in Monroe, LA
2/19/17 - Played in my first disc golf tournament
3/4/17 - Slept in a Tipi & first international ADV ride, Big Bend
3/25/17 - Went to Snow's BBQ. Best BBQ in Texas
4/29/17 - Went skydiving with Tammy
5/3/17 - Gave first BMF speech to Waco Y.P.
5/16/17 - Went to the top of the Empire State Building
5/28/17 - Became a Bull Rider; for about 3-seconds
6/10/17 - Did a 500-foot rappel off of W Hotel in Austin with Ellie and Chava for Make A Wish. We raised over $7K!
7/22/17 - Went Paragliding with Ellie on my birthday
7/23/17 - Shot a Picture of the Milky Way Galaxy. It was perfect
8-6-17 - Completed the Badass Texas Half-Marathon in Waco
8/14/17 - Went to Four Corners Monument with Ellie
8/19/17 - Took Ellie to her first Texas Rangers baseball game
8/27/17 - Completed the Hotter-N-Hell Triple Threat; MTB Race, 100-mile Bicycle Race, Half-Marathon
9/3/17 - Went cliff diving with Ellie at PK
10/1/17 - First Official Off-Road Motorcycle Rally
11/26/17 - Completed writing my first book
2/10/18 - Did the Cupid Run and ran a race in my underwear
3/20/18 - Official beginning of Flight School
3/31/18 - 100% free of debt
4/26/18 - Landed an airplane for the first time
5/19/18 - Floated a river on a tube with Ellie
6/23/18 - Went off of the BSR Slide Royal Flush with Jason
7/22/18 - Took Ellie and Hannah on an adventure. Climbed Half Dome in Yosemite
8/12/18 - Took a lesson from a new instructor and flew a new plane
9/7/18 - Met Mel Robbins
9/18/18 - Did my solo and became a Pilot
9/27/18 - Took Ellie on her 5-Year Last Chemo Anniversary trip to Colorado
9/28/18 - Climbed Colorado's tallest mountain with Ellie; Mt. Elbert 14,439 elev.
9/29/18 - Floated Glenwood Canyon with Ellie
9/30/18 - First time to Fly Fish with Ellie and rode Vail mountain coaster
10/13/18 - Was on a 17-mile training run when a tornado hit
11/7/18 - Went to Europe with Ellie; Greece
11/9/18 - Had my first adult drink with Ellie at Cafe Bistro 46 in Athens
11/11/18 - Ran "The Original Marathon" from Marathon to Athens, Greece.
12/15/18 - Taught Ellie how to "Sabre" a bottle of champagne
12/23/18 - Took Ellie on her first skydive
12/28/18 - Had my first wax job. eyebrows and ears only
12/31/18 - Went to the Idaho NYE Potato Drop. Thanks, Melissa
1/2/19 - Made my first online unassisted stock trade
2/24/19 - Became and Uber Driver. Made $8.15
3/26/19 - First cross-country piloting a plane
4/4/19 - My first grass landing. Wildcat Canyon 2,450' in 30-degree 20K crosswind
4/28/19 - Played golf at Willie Nelson’s golf course The Cut & Putt
5/4/19 - Ellie goes to her Senior Prom on the same day as her MSTI Prom 6 years earlier
5/8/19 - Applied for my Russian Visa
5/17/19 - Trained on Mount Rainier
5/29/19 - Ellie graduated from high school
6/14/19 - On 3-year anniv. of driving General Lee car, John Schneider visits our station
7/11/19 - Completed my 100th CycleBar Class in under 6-months
7/14/19 - Went to Russia. Mark Asia off the list. That's 4 of 7
7/21/19 - Summited Mt. Elbrus in Russia. Tallest peak in Europe
7/22/19 - Celebrated my 53rd birthday in Russia
8/4/19 - Rescued two people from an overturned car in the rain
8/24/19 - Rode the HHH 100 bike race in a new PR
8/30/19 - Was an Extra in the movie A Louisiana Christmas
10/20/19 - Attended Bigfoot Festival and met Bobo (Finding Bigfoot)
11/16/19 - Actually made it into the Lifetime Christmas Movie; A Louisianna Christmas
11/28/19 - Volunteered at Mission Waco on Thanksgiving
12/7/19 - I spent the day with Jason, Walter and Ellie on their birthday this year
1/16/20 - Completed a blacksmithing school with Jason
1/24/20 - Had a major surgery. I'm now a cancer survivor
3/20/20 - Mt. Everest Base Camp climb canceled due to Corona Virus
5/10/20 - Completed Bigfoot Social Distancing 1/2 Marathon, Fouke, AR
5/20/20 - Moved to Houston to manage KIAH CW 39. Market #8
7/22/20 - Climbed Mt. Whitney. The tallest mountain in the Lower 48
7/22/20 - Went to Badwater Basin, Death Valley. The lowest point in U.S.
7/22/20 - Went to the highest and lowest point in the lower 48 on the same day
8/7/20 - Went to South Carolina. 12 States left.
9/12/20 - Decided I was done eating alone.
10/19/20 - Did my first Fast; 5.5 days. Thanks, Jamie.
10/22/20 - Went powered hang gliding with Ellie for her birthday.
10/31/20 - Visited a psychic in New Orleans on Halloween on a Full Moon.
12/3/20 - Got my 3rd tattoo. It was a Temporary tattoo.
12/6/20 - Attended my first Yoga class.
12/11/20 - Watched the movie Giant in Marfa at Hotel Paisano.
1/1/21 - Started my "Only Eat At a Restaurant Once" challenge.
1/12/21 - Got my 4th tattoo. Fulfill Your Intentions.
1/26/21 - Got my 1st Covid shot.
2/23/21 - Got my 2nd Covid shot.
4/2/21 - Parasailed behind a boat in Cancun with Jamie.
4/15/21 - Reached the financial goal I've been aiming at for a very very long time (knock on wood).
4/17/21 Rappelled off of a 450' building.
4/20/21 Today marks my biggest personal failure
6/16/21 Completed the Texas Water Safari with Charlie, Jason, Ellie, and the Fuller's. 88-hours.
7/3/21 Went to an Acupuncturist for my arm. Enter the Dragon!
7/22/21 Went to IHOP for the 55+ menu. This was my Birthday Adventure. Still not healed from TWS Race
8/20/21 Stomped grapes for wine at Messina Hof Winery in Bryan with Jamie
8/28/21 Completed the Hotter N Hell 100 with no training on the bike
9/12/21 Earned my ASA 101, 103 & 104 sailing certifications. I'm officially qualified to sail at sea
10/23/21 My first time to sail on my own, Galveston Bay
11/15/21 Doctor told me that my biopsy was all good. No cancer
11/28/21 Had everyone down to Galveston for Thanksgiving and we celebrated a year of holidays
12/31/21 Spent New Years with Jamie at The Stonewall Motor Lodge. Jamie fell through the trap door
1/1/22 Completed my year-long challenge to not eat at the same restaurant twice
1/8/22 Did my first half-marathon for 2022
1/29/22 Went to Broken Bow with Mike and Amy for Jamie's birthday. I made her a cake
3/26/22 Completed my second half-marathon for 2022
4/16/22 Learned to surf
5/21/22 Attended Booker T's Pro Wrestling Camp. Got bodyslammed!
6/9/22 Finished Project 220 Pounds
7/5/22 Went to Red Rocks for a concert with Jamie
7/11/22 Ellie and I got tattoos together. She got the date of her last chemo treatment in Roman numerals
7/22/22 Began the process of buying my first sailboat
8/27/22 Rode the HHH with Lexie
8/28/22 Ran with Ellie on her 1st half-marathon and I completed the 191 mile Quadzilla
9/12/22 I got a clean cancer report 🙂
9/13/22 Lady Gaga with Jamie, Ellie, and Juan
10/6/22 First time to go to Puerto Vallarta. Nice place
10/22/22 By invitation, Ellie and I met a former POTUS. Had a conversation and got a picture. One more down from my list and Ellie's birthday adventure too
11/6/22 Did 76.6 miles of the Alzheimer's ride in Wimberley. My bike broke
11/24/22 Thanksgiving in Galveston with 2 of my 3 kids
11/28/22 Got my "Cape" tattoo. Inspired by a marathon training run
12/16/22 First official time to solo sail a boat
12/22/22 Official name change of my boat. Video https://youtu.be/Z_Cb_CHDrLc
12/31/22 Sunset New Year's Eve sail with Jamie
1/1/23 Ran the Kingwood Marathon #1
1/14/23 Moved Peggy Lou to the ocean
1/15/23 Ran the Houston Marathon #2
1/28/23 Went on my first cruise to celebrate Jamie's B-Day
2/19/23 Ran the Austin Marathon #3
2/26/23 Ran the Cowtown Marathon #4
3/4/23 Ran the Woodlands Marathon #5
3/17/23 Took Peggy Lou on our 1st ocean sail
3/18/23 Ran the Seabrook Marathon #6
3/31/23 Saw Taylor Swift with Jamie
4/1/23 Ran the Irving Marathon #7
4/22/23 Ran the Wahachie 30 Mile Ultra Marathon #8
5/6/23 Ran the Hidden Hills Trail Run Marathon in Graham #9
5/7/23 Ran the Wildflower Trail Run Half-Marathon in Bastrop #9 1/2
5/11/23 Ellie graduated from college, danced at Gruene Hall with Jamie, and met Lyle Lovett
5/20/23 Took Ellie, Jamie and Juan to Cancun for graduation
5/22/23 Went SCUBA diving at Isla Mujeres with Seal Team Cuatro
6/3/23 Ran the Tejas Trail Marathon in Spicewood. Marathon 10 1/2 this year
6/18/23 My first ocean solo-sail (Father's Day)
7/4/23 First night cruise at sea. First time anchoring Peggy Lou
7/8/23 Ran Hell's Half Acre Marathon in Fort Worth. It started at 10pm. Remember the toe surgery. Marathon 11 1/2
7/22/23 Rode in a hot air balloon with Jamie
7/22/23 Ran Summer Stunners 25K in Phoenix 110 degrees
7/22/22 Completed running 12 marathons in one year challenge
7/30/23 In ER with kidney stone
8/12/23 Ran Habanero Marathon in 105-degree heat to OFFICIALLY complete 12 marathon challenge
8/13/23 Took Jason on his first sail on Peggy Lou
8/31/23 Stayed overnight at Arid Peak Fire Lookout with Walter
8/31/23 Spent the night on a mountain summit; Arid Peak; Elevation 5,306'
9/1/23 Biked the Hiawatha Trail with Jamie, Kelley and Walter
9/8/23 Got Covid for the first time
9/22/23 Went Spearfishing in Playa del Carmen
9/26/23 Went to Pink Concert with Jamie, Tracy, and Denise
10/16/23 Started taking dance lessons with Jamie
10/27/23 Completed my first off-shore sailing race. Harvest Moon Regatta
11/4/23 Attended Chava and Sam's wedding in Mexico
11/5/23 Asked Jamie to marry me while in Mexico
12/2/23 Ate dinner at Casa Bonita; Denver
12/21/23 Walked to and from work for 3 days, 10.75 miles each way, 64.5 miles. My most miles in 3 days
12/25/23 Wore Pajamas in public. IHOP, Buccees. This was one of the first items on The List
1/2/24 Work on a ship or boat. Worked for Disney Magic Cruise Ship for a day taking down decorations
1/5/24 Well, that did not go as planned
2/19/24 Started new job in Springfield, Missouri
2/24/24 Got married to Jamie
3/31/24 Completed the Bass Pro Shop Trifecta
4/8/24 Watched a total eclipse with Ellie in West Plains, MO