The List
I have been asked what's on my list of 52 things. Not 52 things, I'll admit. It's a working list, and I suspect that even some of the things that are on the list won't make the final cut, for various financial and logistical reasons. But this is it so far:
#Adventure
- Hot Air Balloon
- Hike the Grand Canyon
- See the Hoover Dam
- Sleep under the stars ✅ (should this be a half...?)
- Visit Venice
- Take a Sleeper Train
- Stay in a Canadian Cottage
- Go Canoing
- Ride a Segway
#Courage
- 10K Run
- Bike Tour
- Horse Riding (have you seen how tall horses are?)
- Ice Skating (yes, I live in Canada and have never done this)
- Skiing (same)
#Habit
- Piano 🟢
- French listening (podcast/radio) 🟢
- Blogging 🟢
- Walk every day (without fail, including through the Canadian Winter) 🟢
- Diderot (adding at least one memory a week) 🟢
#Knowledge/Skills
- Learn to sail
- Learn some bike maintenance 🟢
- Poker (never played) ✅
- Fishing
- Woodworking 🟢
- Improve my chess 🟢
- Archery 🟢
#Curiosity
- Go to a baseball game ✅
- Watch a Spurs match at their new home stadium
- Visit the Tower of London (yes, I'm from the UK and yes, I've never been) ✅
- Visit Stonehenge (same) ✅
- Attend the Ballet
- Get a massage
- Sauna
- Visit a Casino
- Go on a guided local walk (local history, art, that sort of thing)
- Read Silent Spring ✅
- Read The Communist Manifesto ✅
- Read Origin of Species
- Read Ulysses ✅
- Korean BBQ ✅
- Teppanyaki
- Martini cocktail ✅
- Jazz Club
- Full tasting menu
🟢 - means I'm working on it!