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50 Things to Do Before I Turn 50





A random list of 50 things I want to do before I turn 50 on December 21, 2020. I  have 8 years and 7 months to accomplish everything. This works out to 3136 days--strangely enough, it is also a Monday--and gives me approximately 62 days per item. Read about why I am doing this.


My list is not complete. In fact, it stops at 30. The reason for this is simple...what if something amazing happens between now and 2020, like commercial Space (or even better, Time) Travel? I want to be able to augment the list to include new interests and opportunities. Suggestions are always welcome. 



  1. Read To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee DONE September 10, 2012
  2. Ride a camel in the dessert POSTPONED DUE TO COVID
  3. Skydive POSTPONED DUE TO COVID
  4. Make great Hollandaise sauce First attempt DONE Sunday, June 17, 2012, second attempt DONE Thursday, November 22, 2012, third attempt DONE Monday, December 24, 2012, fourth and FINAL attempt DONE Sunday, August 25, 2012.
  5. Ski Whistler POSTPONED DUE TO COVID
  6. Go to the top of the Empire State Building DONE September 2017
  7. Take a photography class DONE September 2019 & 2020
  8. Read The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham
  9. Drive (fast!) on the Autobahn POSTPONED DUE TO COVID
  10. Visit the Vatican to see the Sistine Chapel DONE October 2016
  11. Learn to make a great home brew DONE October 2018
  12. Read Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  13. Create a geocache 
  14. Hike in the Grand Canyon DONE May 7-8, 2013
  15. Read Walden by Henry David Thoreau STARTED July 12, 2013
  16. Go whitewater rafting DONE July 2019
  17. Complete a Half Marathon each year DONE February 2020
  18. Take bass guitar lessons
  19. Run a race in a non-North American country DONE May 2015
  20. Cook a traditional Thanksgiving dinner DONE November 2013
  21. Appear in a TV show or movie 
  22. Walk at least one mile on the Great Wall of China POSTPONED DUE TO COVID
  23. Read Catch-22 by Joseph Heller   STARTED Monday, September 17, 2012
  24. Run 5k in 30 minutes or less STARTED in ernest Tuesday, October 16, 2012...DONE! August 2013.
  25. Find the perfect Poutine DONE July 2018
  26. Sing Karaoke (while sober) DONE December 29, 2012
  27. Go snowshoeing DONE 2019
  28. Learn to make cheese DONE 2020  https://www.smugmug.com/app/photos?imageKey=2h5G4kJ 
  29. Put $100 on red: DONE Saturday, July 21, 2012
  30. Go on a road trip somewhere new every year DONE July 13-15, 2012
  31. Hike Mt. St. Helens DONE May 2018
  32. Attend a play in Ashland, OR during the Shakespeare Fest DONE 2017
  33. Make sourdough from scratch DONE 2020
  34. Vote DONE 2016
  35. Get Married DONE 2020
  36. Attend Mardi Gras DONE 2016
  37. Survive COVID Quarantine
  38. See a woman elected VP
  39. Visit Asia DONE 2015/2016/2017



 


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