Complete #41 - Spend a day surfing the internet

I've spent more days doing this than I care to admit. :-) It doesn't help when it's part of how you make money. But I remember when the net first became popular. I never understood why someone would want to spend any amount of time on the internet. Now, I'm living in a place with spotty connection and if my service is down for 10 minutes I'm going nuts. My how times change.

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Complete # 32 - Drive through a dust storm in the desert

When I lived in Phoenix every year we would have amazing monsoons and sand storms. During both you could never see more than 3 feet in front of your face and it seems like I was always caught in the car. They were scary and awe inspiring at the same time - the power of nature is amazing.

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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

In Progress #31 - Re-read all of the original Nancy Drew mysteries

1. The Secret Of The Old Clock (2006)
2. The Hidden Staircase (2006)
3. The Bungalow Mystery (2006)
4. The Mystery At Lilac Inn (2006)
5. The Secret At Shadow Ranch
6. The Secret Of Red Gate Farm
7. The Clue In The Diary (2006)
8. Nancy ’s Mysterious Letter
9. The Sign Of The Twisted Candles
10. The Password To Larkspur Lane
11. The Clue Of The Broken Locket
12. The Message In The Hollow Oak
13. The Mystery Of The Ivory Charm
14. The Whispering Statue
15. The Haunted Bridge
16. The Clue Of The Tapping Heels
17. The Mystery Of The Brass-Bound Trunk
18. The Mystery At The Moss-Covered Mansion
19. The Quest Of The Missing Map
20. The Clue In The Jewel Box
21. The Secret In The Old Attic (2006)
22. The Clue In The Crumbling Wall
23. The Mystery Of The Tolling Bell
24. The Clue In The Old Album
25. The Ghost Of Blackwood Hall
26. The Clue Of The Leaning Chimney
27. The Secret Of The Wooden Lady (2006)
28. The Clue Of The Black Keys
29. The Mystery At The Ski Jump
30. The Clue Of The Velvet Mask
31. The Ringmasters Secret
32. The Scarlet Slipper Mystery
33. The Witch Tree Symbol
34. The Hidden Window Mystery
35. The Haunted Showboat
36. The Secret Of The Golden Pavilion
37. The Clue In The Old Stagecoach
38. The Mystery Of The Fire Dragon (2006)
39. The Clue Of The Dancing Puppet
40. The Moonstone Castle Mystery
41. The Clue Of The Whistling Bagpipes
42. The Phantom Of Pine Hill
43. The Mystery Of The 99 Steps
44. The Clue In The Crossword Cipher
45. The Spider Sapphire Mystery
46. The Invisible Intruder
47. The Mysterious Mannequin
48. The Crooked Banister
49. The Secret Of Mirror Bay
50. The Double Jinx Mystery
51. Mystery Of The Glowing Eye
52. The Secret Of The Forgotten City
53. The Sky Phantom
54. The Strange Message In The Parchment
55. Mystery Of Crocodile Island
56. The Thirteenth Pearl

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To Do 51-60

51 - drive I-80 from New York's George Washington Bridge to the Bay Bridge in San Francisco
52 - do the Sunday crossword puzzle in ink
53 - ride the Moscow to St. Petersburg wide-gauge railroad
54 - see the gigantic carved heads of Easter Island
55 - stand on the shore and roar back at the ocean as loud as I can
56 - study Buddhist and Hindy dharma
57 - be a mentor
58 - visit a new museum each month
59 - rent an entire restaurant for my 50th birthday party
60 - end a meal with Stilton, fresh pears, and vintage Port

To Do 21-30

21 - own a sensational sound system and have speakers in every room of the house
22 - wait out a storm in the bar of Windows on the World (unfortunately, due to the 9/11 attack this will never happen but I'm keeping it on the list anyway)
23 - hike Alaska's Brooks Range
24 - attend a party on the terrace of a New York City Penthouse
25 - give my lover a thousand Hershey's Kisses (done)
26 - become a wine expert
27 - live in an all electronic house I can control by computer
28 - scuba dive the wreck of a 16th century Spanish galleon
29 - take part in a geological survey
30 - keep exotic tropical fish

Complete #6 - Load new software without having to call Tech Support

I've had to do this more time than I care to remember. Luckily it has never been a problem.

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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

To Do 1-10

1 - have my letter to the editor published
2 - take off now for a spur-of-the-moment vacation (done)
3 - design, build, and decorate my dream house
4 - scuba dive the Red Sea (done)
5 - milk a cow
6 - load new software without having to call Tech Support (done)
7 - bequeath enough money for my survivors to taost me with champagne each year on my birthday
8 - have cybersex - virtual, but very safe (done)
9 - bodysurf off Malibu
10 - spend a romantic weekend in a luxury hotel on the French Riviera