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.

Wear Pajamas to Walmart
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 boxing match
Ride in a hot air balloon
Go to Cuba
Ride a train coast to coast
Complete a Half Iron Man 70.3
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
Sleep overnight on the summit of a mountain
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 the Hiawatha Bike Trail
Sleep in a fire lookout
Ride a motorcycle coast to coast
Fly in a glider
Learn to do the Napoleon dance
Take singing lessons
Get a job on a boat or ship
Ride my bicycle across a state
Find a real arrowhead
Go diving and spearfish
Float the Grand Canyon
Do the TransPac sailing race
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.
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
1/8/21 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 or 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
1/15/23 Ran the Houston Marathon
1/28/23 Went on my first cruise to celebrate Jamie's B-Day