Big Jack Tells It Like It Is

1. started your own blog
2. slept under the stars Mom and I shared a morning with a rattlesnake find.
3. played in a band High School, College, Navy...does that qualify?
4. visited hawaii Ready to return!
5. watched a meteor shower
6. given more than you can afford to charity
Been there, done that
8. climbed a mountain
9. held a praying mantis
10. sang a solo Bunches!
11. bungee jumped Don't intend to!
12. visited paris
13. watched a lightning storm at sea Strangely....no.
14. taught yourself an art from scratch Does golf count?
15. adopted a child
16. had food poisoning Mom went to Hawaii and left me in the kitchen!
17. seen in person the statue of liberty Yep!
18. grown your own vegetables Arbor Lodge Vegetable Garden
19. seen the mona lisa in france
20. slept on an overnight train
21. had a pillow fight Brother, Dick
22. hitch-hiked Many times...once with a character with a loose steering wheel!
23. taken a sick day when you're not ill Who me?
24. built a snow fort
25. held a lamb
26. gone skinny dipping
27. run a marathon
28. ridden in a gondola in venice
29. seen a total eclipse Yep. Smiled at many!
30. watched a sunrise or a sunset More rises than sets!
31. hit a home run (in the park)
32. been on a cruise About two and a half years.
33. seen niagra falls in person
34. visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. seen an amish community
36. taught yourself a new language
37. had enough money to be truly satisfied More than my share!
38. seen the leaning tower of pisa in person
39. gone rock climbing
40. seen michaelangelo's david
41. sung karaoke
42. seen the old faithful geyser erupt
43. bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. visited africa
45. walked on a beach by moonlight
46. been transported in an ambulance Remember the ice skating party????
47. received a prestigious award Honorable Discharge!
48. gone deep sea fishing More fishing than catching!
49. seen the sistine chapel in person
50. been to the top of the eiffel tower in paris
51. gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. kissed in the rain Does the shower count?
53. played in the mud
54. gone to a drive-in theater With sleeping kids in the backseat.
55. been in a movie
56. visited the great wall of china
57. started a business
58. taken a martial arts class
59. visited russia
60. served at a soup kitchen
61. sold girl scout cookies
62. gone whale watching
63. got flowers for no reason
64. donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. gone sky diving
66. visited a nazi concentration camp
67. bounced a check
68. flown in a helicopter
69. saved a favorite childhood toy
70. visited the lincoln memorial
71. eaten caviar
72. pieced a quilt
73. stood in times square Not too impressed.
74. toured the everglades
75. been fired from a job
76. seen the changing of the guards in london
77. broken a bone If ribs count, you betcha!
78. been on a speeding motorcycle Relatively speaking! No bugs in the teeth.
79. seen the grand canyon in person Almost fell in!
80. published a book My home and car maintenance manual!
81. visited the vatican
82. bought a brand new car They told me it was new!
83. walked in jerusalem
84. had your picture in the newspaper Front page cover story!
85. read the entire bible
86. visited the white house
87. killed and prepared an animal for eating Fish....deer, duck, pheasant...racoons come next!
88. had chickenpox
89. saved someone's life
90. sat on a jury Enough times to get saddle sores!
91. met someone famous Played honors for Ike Eisenhower as President Elect
92. joined a book club Can't read.
93. lost a loved one
94. had a baby Or at least helped!
95. seen the alamo in person
96. swam in the great salt lake Salty Ocean
97. been involved in a law suit
98. owned a cell phone
99. been stung by a bee On my eyelid, plus others!
100. learned to play an instrument