To Do 241-250

241 - go from London to Paris via the Chunnel
242 - collect enough individual ceramic tiles to cover one wall of my kitchen
243 - explore the caves of Lascaux and their 20,000-year-old wall paintings
244 - climb Mount McKinley, reaching the summit just as day breaks
245 - own a big-screen television
246 - drink sherry and eat tapas in Spain
247 - see a grizzly bear in the wild from a safe distance
248 - really spend a vacation lying on the beach reading all the books I've been saving up
249 - fly the Concorde (this one is no longer possible but I'm leaving it on the list just in case)
250 - go on safari across Africa's Serengeti Plain

To Do 81-90

81 - attend spring training
82 - slip into bed beside someone who's not expecting me
83 - ski Aspen
84 - serve regularly at the local soup kitchen
85 - bid at an auction (done)
86 - write a letter to my descendants
87 - serve as the emcee of an evening's entertainment
88 - learn to read a river
89 - visit Windsor Castle
90 - cruise the Greek Islands

To Do 61-70

61 - ride a glider
62 - spin a plate on a stick
63 - be there for a baby's first step (done - 2/14/02)
64 - ride a burro to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
65 - ride the bobsled course at Lillehammer
66 - overtip (done)
67 - drink tequila and lick salt from my hadn on a beach in Mexico
68 - spend a day in the British Museum
69 - attend the Texas State Fair in Dallas, largest in the country
70 - save a half-year's salary

To Do 11-20

11 - walk down London's Abbey Road in homage to the Beatles
12 - learn sign language
13 - keep a stash of Girl Scout cookies all year round (I love the thin mints!)
14 - spend a week kayaking among the islands on the coast of Maine
15 - volunteer at the Special Olympics (done)
16 - fly-fish the Yellowstone River
17 - travel for three months with just one carry-on bag
18 - work for a company that has child care
19 - fall in love with the right person, at the right time for both of us
20 - trace the shape of a fossil from millions of years ago