After seeing the ads for "The Bucket List" I decided to make one of my own. Then a few others decided they wanted to make lists, but they had different time frames than before you die. The lists are really quite different, and what's on them is clearly influenced by where the creators are in life. Feel free to add yours to the comments for this post.


56 Year Old Man -- Things to do before he dies

Dive to 200 feet one last time
Write a Novel
Fly in a Fighter like an F 15 or Mig 29
Travel the Pacific Coast Trail on Horseback
Photograph Africa
Return to Vietnam
Go to the Kentucky Derby. Preakness and Belmont Stakes all in one year
Attend a World Series (Preferably one in which Boston was playing)
Drive a Ford GT anywhere
See an Ivory Billed Woodpecker



13 Year Old Girl -- Things to do before she graduates from high school

Write a decent poem
Get A car
Get my own horse
Dive to 200 feet with my father
Learn to fly
Try soul flying
Start a Gurl Band
Dye hair black with red ends
Visit Australia
Find a boyfriend who can keep up


41 Year Old Woman -- Things to do in the next 10 years

Get my son through his teens safely
Sell My Business and Retire
See Paris
Begin the romantic relationship that will last the rest of my life
Revive my youthful spirit (Unsettle Down)
Swim with wild dolphins
Learn about investing in stocks
Sail throughout the Caribbean
Learn to snowboard
Become more politically active



20 Year Old Man -- Next Ten Years

Get my PhD
Secure a position at a large university
Land a grant to do field work in the Amazon Basin
Begin my first and hopefully last serious relationship
Get published
Learn to fly
See the world
Become financially independent
Put more time into green projects
Have fun