“May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.”


"This report is maybe 12-years-old. Parliament buried it, and it stayed buried till River dug it up. This is what they feared she knew. And they were right to fear because there's a whole universe of folk who are gonna know it, too. They're gonna see it. Somebody has to speak for these people. You all got on this boat for different reasons, but you all come to the same place. So now I'm asking more of you than I have before. Maybe all. Sure as I know anything I know this, they will try again. Maybe on another world, maybe on this very ground swept clean. A year from now, 10, they'll swing back to the belief that they can make people . . . better. And I do not hold to that. So no more running. I aim to misbehave." ~ Captain Malcom Reynolds

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Meme in lieu of actual content...

Highlight/Bold what you've done & share any comments you wish...

THINGS I'VE DONE:

1. Started your own blog. You're here aren't you?
2. Slept under the stars. Yes, and far overdue to do it again.
3. Played in a band. Dear heavens no! I have ZERO musical talent.
4. Visited Hawaii. Lived there for 3 1/2 years in the Navy.
5. Watched a meteor shower. Several times.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland. and Epcot. Not a Disney fan anymore though, so no return trips planned.
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo. See above note about musical talent...
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea. Very interesting to see miles from home at night with no other lights around.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.
15. Adopted a child.
16. Had food poisoning. A few times unfortunately.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept on an overnight train.
21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked. While working in Israel - very different attitude there, and the citizens are great about giving military personnel a lift.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. Ah yes, the famous "mental health" day...
24. Built a snow fort.
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping. and skinny bar-hopping...
27. Run a Marathon.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice.
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset.
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise. Do military deployments riding a ship count?
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. One side of the family at least, not the other.
35. Seen an Amish community.
36. Taught yourself a new language.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied. Money has never been the key to satisfaction - they toys are nice but money is just a convenience to get such things.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person.
39. Gone rock climbing. One hobby I miss.
40. Seen Michelangelo's David.
41. Sung karaoke. I can unfortunately say "yes" during an intoxicated evening long ago... I think their are still people in pain from the event...
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant.
44. Visited Africa. Just a few coastal spots unfortunately, not enough exploring.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight. My walk home after a night out in Spain used to be a mile down the beach to my apartment.
46. Been transported in an ambulance. Not as a patient though.
47. Had your portrait painted.
48. Gone deep sea fishing.
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling. Used to get paid for it even!
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater.
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. No, but I've given them 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.
74. Toured the Everglades.
75. Been fired from a job.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London.
77. Broken a bone.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person.
80. Published a book. Well, halfway - I have some small things published in the gaming community, but no full books.
81. Visited the Vatican.
82. Bought a brand new car.
83. Walked in Jerusalem.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper.
85. Read the entire Bible.
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had chickenpox.
89. Saved someone’s life.
90. Sat on a jury.
91. Met someone famous.
92. Joined a book club.
93. Lost a loved one.
94. Had a baby. Fathered two, if we count that?
95. Seen the Alamo in person.
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a law suit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee.
100. Read an entire book in one day. More than one, a number of times.

1 comment:

Gothelittle Rose said...

I put this meme on my Livejournal. I think I at least surprised, if not shocked one of my friends, who saw the bolded notice that I'd held a lamb and had an Awww! moment.

I'm a truthful sort of person and felt compelled to clarify that I held the lamb while my uncle clamped its tail and sawed it off.