(A Working List of) 50 Things I Want To Do Before I Die

I’ve been lucky enough to have experienced some amazing things. But I’m not nearly done. In no particular order, I’d like to…
– walk down Lombard Street
– cross Abbey Road
– become SCUBA certified
– dive the Great Barrier Reef
– produce a documentary

– drive on the German autobahn
– ride in a hot air balloon
– become fluent in another language
– learn the Thriller dance
– do the Thriller dance in front of a Buckingham Palace Guard
– visit the grand canyon
– snow board in Japan
– find something in Taiwan or China with a “Made in the USA” label
– go to a live taping of Saturday Night Live
– visit my old house in Engenthal, Germany and check if my name is still written under the windowsill
– do what Ferris Bueller did at the Sears Tower
– attend a major sports game (world series, world cup, superbowl, etc)
– learn the Argentine tango
– watch a Broadway show
– write a novel or a memoir
– land a Cessna unassisted (I’ve only taken off)
– volunteer considerable time to charity
– get lasik surgery
– go hang gliding
– swim with dolphins in Palau
– learn CPR
– see the northern lights
– set foot on all 7 continents (3 left to go)
– tour the Guinness factory in Ireland
– run with the bulls (or maybe just watch people run with the bulls) in Pamplona
– act in a play (again)
– do a cartwheel on the great wall of China
– tour the Mediterranean on a cruise ship
– count down to a new year in Times Square
– see one of my favorite bands or musicians in concert (can someone please reunite Led Zeppelin?)
– learn to play piano or guitar
– ice skate in Central Park
– climb Mount Fuji
– ride a helicopter over the Kilauea volcano
– get made up like a geisha in Kyoto
– give Annie Leibovitz a high-five
– fold 1,000 origami cranes (994 992 left to go)
– see the Mona Lisa in person at the Louvre
– get a complete makeover
– develop a mobile phone app
– photograph wildlife in Africa
– organize a benefit to raise money for guam public libraries and school arts programs
– eat a croissant at the top of the Eiffel Tower
– learn to change the oil in my car
– produce a music video