50 Things to have done by the age of 50

[BluePhantom]

Phantom -

Is that 34?

That's a great list - particularly as you have all the achievements section!

yeah 34. I could probably add a few but they would be stretches. I climbed a mountain in Wengen Switzerland but I am not sure if it meets the minimum height requirement. It would be close. Been head hunted is a bit of a grey area. If you mean like someone was looking for me to kick my ass, then yeah. If you mean to actually kill me then probably not. And the illegal sex act would probably apply if I lived in Utah but threesomes are legal in Oregon and Arizona.

The rest are on my list to do actually as well as a few more that I want to do and some I have done. I really love lists like this because it tells how much a person has actually lived life. Take the following 25 for example:

1. Run with the bulls in Pamplona - Done
2. See the Aurora Borealis - Not Done
3. See the Great Wall of China - Not Done
4. Leave Las Vegas with more money than you came with - Done
5. Ski Saudan Couloir at Blackcomb with aggressiveness - Done
6. Smoke grass in public in Amsterdam - Done
7. Visit every state in the USA - Not Done (still have the New England states to go)
8. Be personally blessed by the Pope - Done (wasn't on the list - it was a freak accident but it's cool enough to claim...and I am not even Catholic. )
9. Hold public office - Not Done
10. Wake up in a different city than you started partying in without knowing how you got there - Done
11. Lose a fight - Done
12. Win a fight - Done
13. Spent an entire day in bed with your spouse/lover - Done
14. Seen Stonehenge - Not Done
15. Seen the Taj Mahal - Not Done
16. Explored the Louvre - Done
17. Expored the Smithsonian - Done
18. Almost got killed by a bear - Done
19. Received a standing ovation - Done
20. See the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Not Done
21. View a full Messier Marathon - Not Done (but I keep trying)
22. Tell your boss to fuck off - Done (hence why I got fired in the original list It was worth it...trust me)
24. Catch a marlin- Not Done
25. Get a hole in one - Not done (been SO fucking close so many times)

 

[Moonglow]

I've done many things not on the list, does that mean that the Finnish writer is missing out on life?

Very likely...although having lit your own farts or being able to write your own name while pissing are skills not everyone needs!

I was thinking more on the line of armpit hair weaving or braiding, silly bitch!

 

[Unkotare]

I really love lists like this because it tells how much a person has actually lived life.

No it doesn't.

 

[uscitizen]

I have lived my lify by my wants and rules not someone elses.

My bucket list is my bucket list.

 

[Moonglow]

Phantom -

Is that 34?

That's a great list - particularly as you have all the achievements section!

yeah 34. I could probably add a few but they would be stretches. I climbed a mountain in Wengen Switzerland but I am not sure if it meets the minimum height requirement. It would be close. Been head hunted is a bit of a grey area. If you mean like someone was looking for me to kick my ass, then yeah. If you mean to actually kill me then probably not. And the illegal sex act would probably apply if I lived in Utah but threesomes are legal in Oregon and Arizona.

The rest are on my list to do actually as well as a few more that I want to do and some I have done. I really love lists like this because it tells how much a person has actually lived life. Take the following 25 for example:

1. Run with the bulls in Pamplona - Done
2. See the Aurora Borealis - Not Done
3. See the Great Wall of China - Not Done
4. Leave Las Vegas with more money than you came with - Done
5. Ski Saudan Couloir at Blackcomb with aggressiveness - Done
6. Smoke grass in public in Amsterdam - Done
7. Visit every state in the USA - Not Done (still have the New England states to go)
8. Be personally blessed by the Pope - Done (wasn't on the list - it was a freak accident but it's cool enough to claim...and I am not even Catholic. )
9. Hold public office - Not Done
10. Wake up in a different city than you started partying in without knowing how you got there - Done
11. Lose a fight - Done
12. Win a fight - Done
13. Spent an entire day in bed with your spouse/lover - Done
14. Seen Stonehenge - Not Done
15. Seen the Taj Mahal - Not Done
16. Explored the Louvre - Done
17. Expored the Smithsonian - Done
18. Almost got killed by a bear - Done
19. Received a standing ovation - Done
20. See the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Not Done
21. View a full Messier Marathon - Not Done (but I keep trying)
22. Tell your boss to fuck off - Done (hence why I got fired in the original list It was worth it...trust me)
24. Catch a marlin- Not Done
25. Get a hole in one - Not done (been SO fucking close so many times)

From what I thought I read a while back was that the Netherlands was going to only let citizens of their nation smoke weed legally.

 

[Unkotare]

I have lived my lify by my wants and rules not someone elses.

My bucket list is my bucket list.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWgVdY3SfbI]Family Guy - Craig Hoffman - YouTube[/ame]

 

[BluePhantom]

From what I thought I read a while back was that the Netherlands was going to only let citizens of their nation smoke weed legally.

I seem to recall reading something about that. For me it was over 20 years ago and I am not a drug user. I just did it to get the experience.

 

[BluePhantom]

I have lived my lify by my wants and rules not someone elses.

My bucket list is my bucket list.

Are you under the impression that I would judge your character according to how many "dones" and "not dones" you might record?

 

[uscitizen]

I have lived my lify by my wants and rules not someone elses.

My bucket list is my bucket list.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWgVdY3SfbI]Family Guy - Craig Hoffman - YouTube[/ame]

Sorry do not watch Family guy. I try not to reward stupid with recognition.

 

[Moonglow]

From what I thought I read a while back was that the Netherlands was going to only let citizens of their nation smoke weed legally.

I seem to recall reading something about that. For me it was over 20 years ago and I am not a drug user. I just did it to get the experience.

So you did a drug without using a drug?

 

[Moonglow]

I have lived my lify by my wants and rules not someone elses.

My bucket list is my bucket list.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWgVdY3SfbI]Family Guy - Craig Hoffman - YouTube[/ame]

Sorry do not watch Family guy. I try not to reward stupid with recognition.

So mirrors in your life not allowed?

 

[uscitizen]

Family Guy - Craig Hoffman - YouTube

Sorry do not watch Family guy. I try not to reward stupid with recognition.

So mirrors in your life not allowed?

Of course they are I reward good looks and intelligence.

 

[Saigon]

I have lived my lify by my wants and rules not someone elses.

My bucket list is my bucket list.

I think the list is intended fairly humourously.

No one is suggesrting that owning a complete set of Marah Carey CDs is not an achievement if that is what is important to you.

 

[BluePhantom]

From what I thought I read a while back was that the Netherlands was going to only let citizens of their nation smoke weed legally.

I seem to recall reading something about that. For me it was over 20 years ago and I am not a drug user. I just did it to get the experience.

So you did a drug without using a drug?

Sigh...don't be a dick. You know what I meant. I am not a regular grass smoker. I don't use illegal narcotics. Not that I have a problem if someone else does...frankly I think they should all be legalized. It's just not my thing and I am not interested in using them. However, when i was in Amsterdam, some 20 years ago, I recognized that sitting in a coffee house smoking some shit was part of the culture (or sub-culture perhaps) and I wanted to experience that. So I ordered some and fired up and experienced that part of the culture.

 

[editec]

Sports & Outdoors

- bungy jumped
- sky dived
- Scuba dived
- climbed a mountain (3000 metres or higher)
- skiiied downhilll
- Once owned the fastest downhill Slalom board on the Boston Commons, and I have the X-rays to prove it, too (1975)

Achievements

- learned a language to good conversational level
- qualified with a degree
- published something
- owned or ran a company
- given a presentation to a large audience

Dubious Achievements

- been arrested
- gotten married
- gotten divorced
- fired a weapon
- been fired
- taken a seriously illegal drug
- got a driver's license
- performed a sex act that is probably illegal
- cooked a three-course meal
- been headhunted




Culture

- read a book of poetry since leaving school (i.e. you chose to read it!)
- philosophy (as above)
- read a 19th century classic novel (as above)
- been to an opera
- been to ballet

Geography

- experienced a real desert
- experienced a real coral atoll
- experienced a frozen wasteland
- experienced a real jungle
- experienced a city of more than ten million people

cities and places

- Paris
- London
- South America
- Asia
- Africa

- Angkor Wat
- Auschwitz or Dachau etc
- The pyramids at Giza or Saqqara
- Jerusalem's Old City
- Macchu Piccu and the Inca ruins


Emotions and spirituality

- worshipped a god
- experienced spiritual awe (as in seeing a glimpse of heaven)
- genuinely feared for your life
- saved the life of another person
- felt true self-less love
- experienced spiritual horror (as in seeing a glimpse of hell)
- parented a child
- won a significant award
- been to a major religious event or gathering
- been to a major political demonstration

regrets?

I haven't traveled nearly enough, and I really do need to find another thrill sport to play with.

 

[BluePhantom]

Sports & Outdoors

- bungy jumped
- sky dived
- Scuba dived
- climbed a mountain (3000 metres or higher)
- skiiied downhilll
- Once owned the fastest downhill Slalom board on the Boston Commons, and I have the X-rays to prove it, too (1975)

Achievements

- learned a language to good conversational level
- qualified with a degree
- published something
- owned or ran a company
- given a presentation to a large audience

Dubious Achievements

- been arrested
- gotten married
- gotten divorced
- fired a weapon
- been fired
- taken a seriously illegal drug
- got a driver's license
- performed a sex act that is probably illegal
- cooked a three-course meal
- been headhunted




Culture

- read a book of poetry since leaving school (i.e. you chose to read it!)
- philosophy (as above)
- read a 19th century classic novel (as above)
- been to an opera
- been to ballet

Geography

- experienced a real desert
- experienced a real coral atoll
- experienced a frozen wasteland
- experienced a real jungle
- experienced a city of more than ten million people

cities and places

- Paris
- London
- South America
- Asia
- Africa

- Angkor Wat
- Auschwitz or Dachau etc
- The pyramids at Giza or Saqqara
- Jerusalem's Old City
- Macchu Piccu and the Inca ruins


Emotions and spirituality

- worshipped a god
- experienced spiritual awe (as in seeing a glimpse of heaven)
- genuinely feared for your life
- saved the life of another person
- felt true self-less love
- experienced spiritual horror (as in seeing a glimpse of hell)
- parented a child
- won a significant award
- been to a major religious event or gathering
- been to a major political demonstration

regrets?

I haven't traveled nearly enough, and I really do need to find another thrill sport to play with.

I am curious about this illegal sex act. Do provide details. I am not sure what sex act would be illegal barring beastiality, incest, or statuatory rape. Please enlighten me.

 

[California Girl]

32, but I'm a good 20 years away from 50 so I'm feeling quietly pleased with my life.

 

[Saigon]

I am curious about this illegal sex act. Do provide details. I am not sure what sex act would be illegal barring beastiality, incest, or statuatory rape. Please enlighten me.

I have no idea!

You'll have to use your imagination!

 

[Unkotare]

I have lived my lify by my wants and rules not someone elses.

My bucket list is my bucket list.

The very concept is absurd.

 

[Ernie S.]

I'm 10 for 10 in Dubious Achievements...