Everyone needs a bucket list. That’s Principle #24. Here is my bucket list.
NOTE:
- Items in maroon are linked to further details.
- Items that have been completed are in bold, are crossed out, and are marked with a red check mark.
Accomplishments to Achieve
- Be an official Olympic Torchbearer
- Publish 20 Kindle books
- Publish 10 print books
- Read 100 books
- Create a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time
- Record an album with 10 original songs
- Write a book about my family history to share with my family
- Have my song “Until Then” recorded by a popular singing star
- Have a book on the New York Times Bestseller List
- Deliver the invocation for a session of the U.S. House or Senate
- Write and publish a series of children’s books
Places to Go
- Go to Disney World
- Visit Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida
- Ride the Ferry Between Galveston and the Bolivar Peninsula
- Take in the River Walk at Christmas in San Antonio
- Visit Hawaii (Drink from a coconut, Volcanoes, Fresh pineapple, Sugar cane)
- Take a trip to Ireland
- Visit historic sites in Boston
- Stay in a cabin at Lost Lake in the Mt. Hood National Forest in Oregon
- Visit the redwood forests in California
- Ride a double-decker bus in London
- Spend Christmas in the Smoky Mountains
- Spend Christmas in Georgetown, Colorado
- Visit Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch
- Visit the Swiss Alps
Adventures to Experience
- Go tent camping in the Great Smoky Mountains
- Go tent camping in the Rocky Mountains
- Go tent camping in Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas
- Take Susan on a cruise
- Drive Historic Route 66
- Drive all along the west coast
- Drive all along the east coast
- Tour Bible lands with Dino Roussos
- Ride the Rocky Mountaineer train across Canada
- See the Marfa Lights
- Drive coast to coast in an RV
- Ride an airboat in the Florida Everglades
- Ride a dog sled in Alaska
- Visit Thailand with Big Tim
- Go on an African safari
- Tour the Holy Land
- Go camping at River Bend campground near Leakey, Texas and float the Frio River
- See the Northern Lights
- Sail the Aleutian Islands
- Sail the Caribbean Islands
- Retrace the Apostle Paul’s Missionary Journeys
- Ride a paddle-wheel riverboat on the Mississippi River
- Hold a koala bear
Specific Sites to See
- Go to the top of the Empire State Building
- Visit the Grand Canyon
- Visit O’Rears Pastry Shop in Lafayette, Indiana
- Visit Camp O’Rear (Boy Scout Camp) outside Jasper, Alabama
- Visit Orearville, Missouri
- Visit O’Rear Road in Chatanooga
- Visit San Francisco (Ride a Cable Car, Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf)
- Visit Larry McMurtry’s bookstore – “Booked Up” – in Archer City, Texas
- Visit Norway (Fjords, Nes Verk, Oslo, Arendal, Pulpit Rock)
- Visit Mt. Rushmore
- Visit Seattle, Washington and go up in the Space Needle
- Visit Easter Island and see the moai statues
- Visit the Eiffel Tower
- Visit the pyramids in Egypt
- Visit the ancient city of Petra
- Visit Independence Hall and see the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia
- Visit Pearl Harbor
- Take a picture of Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Visit the Great Wall of China
- Visit Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains of Peru
- Visit the Statue of Liberty
- Visit Ground Zero in Manhattan
Places to Eat
- Eat Chinese food in New York City’s Chinatown
- Go on a Dinner Sleigh Ride in Frisco, Colorado
- Eat a Chicken-Fried Steak at Mary’s Cafe in Strawn, Texas
- Order a Ribeye at Perini Ranch Steakhouse in Buffalo Gap, Texas
- Eat lobster in Maine
- Eat at Lambert’s, Home of the Throwed Rolls
- Eat Mr. D’s Fried Chicken at The Old Country Store in Lorman, Mississippi (and hear Mr.D sing).
Animals to See in the Wild
- See a Painted Bunting
- Go Whale Watching
- Visit Australia (Koala bear, Kangaroo, Sydney, Outback)
- See a Rainbow Lorikeet in the wild
- Swim with dolphins
Shows/Performances to See
- Watch a show on Broadway (and meet the cast afterwards)
- Watch the Rockettes’ Christmas show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City (and meet the Rockettes afterwards)
- See Ryan Schupe and the Rubberband in concert
Performances to Give
- Speak before an audience of 10,000 people
- Sing the National Anthem at a professional sporting event
Thrills to Seek
- Go whitewater rafting
Benevolent Acts to Perform
- Go on a mission trip to Mexico
People to Meet
- Be in the outside crowd at the Today Show (and meet Matt Lauer and Katie Couric afterwards)
- Meet Rolf Løvland and Fionnuala Sherry of Secret Garden
- Meet John Dobbs in person. (Extra credit if I manage to enjoy a meal with him and Michael Whitworth at the same time!)
Dreams to See Come True
- Develop a sustainable living off of my writing
- Build a house in the country
Hobbies to Pursue
- Collect all 50 State Quarters (one roll per state)
- Receive a postcard from each of the 50 states
Purchases to Make
- Own several gold coins
Businesses to Own
- Own a guacamole restaurant
- Own a youth camp
Paul,
LOVE your list!!!! We must like a lot of the same things. Several of the things on your list, we have done! And several more are on our bucket lists!!!! 🙂
Thanks, Brenda! I love the fact that we have similar lists. I can’t believe there’s someone else out there who also wants to own a guacamole restaurant! 🙂
I love your bucket list – have done several of them and there are quite a few I want to do – I am fulfilling one of my bucket lists in 22 days- we are going on an Alaskan cruise – which means in 23 days we are going whale watching – I can’t wait!!
I’m jealous! I hope you have a great time on your cruise, and I hope the whale-watching is phenomenal.