Have or Haven't Quiz -- Part 2

It's a list of 200 Have or Have Nots.
The things in BOLD are the things I have done.
The others I have not...yet, anyway.

Here's the next 50...

51. Gone scuba diving
(this one really needs to happen!)

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater
(we used to live about 1.5 miles from one growing up)

55. Done something you should regret, but don’t
(whistles innocently)

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Been in a movie

60. Gone without food for 3 days

61. Made cookies from scratch

62. Won first prize in a costume contest

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Been in a combat zone

65. Spoken more than one language fluently

66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone

67. Bounced a check

68. Read - and understood - your investment portfolio statement
(you should never own anything you don't understand)

69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy

70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did

71. Called or written your Congress person

72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over

73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge

74. Helped an animal give birth

75. Been fired or laid off from a job

76. Won money

77. Broken a bone

78. Ridden a motorcycle

79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph

80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing

82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

83. Eaten sushi
(mmmmm Wasabi)

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read The Bible cover to cover

86. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about

87. Gotten someone fired for their actions

88. Gone back to school

89. Changed your name

90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands

91. Eaten fried green tomatoes

92. Read The Iliad

93. Taught yourself an art from scratch

94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt

96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

97. Been elected to public office

98. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream

99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care

100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you

26/50 this round; 60/100 overall

what are your scores?

Dancing with the Stars -- Star Wars style

Have or Haven't quiz -- Part 1

I took this from Rob's blog, he got it somewhere else... fun stuff.

It's a list of 200 Have or Have Nots.The things in BOLD are the things I have done.The others I have not...yet, anyway...

1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight (I wish!)
4. Changed a baby’s diaper ( a parental given.)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity(Given, but I don't think it's ever been more than we could afford.)
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said “I love you” and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea(on lakes and from the ocean shore, I'm taking it)
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise(uh, I work 3rd shift...)
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sporting event
17. Climbed the stairs to the crown of the Statue of Liberty(...I don't think you can do it anymore!)
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables(our garden is in process right now!)
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment(too many times to count.)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill(sorry boss)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping(no details forthcoming...)
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse(lunar and solar....!)
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving (Nope, but one I'd love to cross off!)
42. Visited Ireland
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files(hey, it was a college assignment...)
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke(there was one unfortunate incident at Cedar Point)
50. Lounged around in bed all day

34/50 so far...
There are 200 total, and I'll try to get through it this week...feel free to steal it yourself...reading other people's lists and their comments is fun, too!

something to ponder... Abraham Lincoln

"Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves."

-- Abraham Lincoln

something to ponder... G.K. Chesterton

"The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people."

-- G.K. Chesterton

something to ponder ... Beryl Pfizer

"I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of spending a lot of time trying to remember what it is I wrote down, I spend the time looking for the paper I wrote it down on." -- Beryl Pfizer

something to ponder ... Mark Twain

"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."

-- Mark Twain

A Picture is worth...

Thanks to the FAIL BLOG

Something to ponder... John Armstrong

The mystic Catholic, Thomas Merton, once noted that: “If you find God with great ease, perhaps it is not God that you have found.”
This statement underscores one of the deepest problems I have encountered over the course of my own life. I settled for thinking that I knew God, or God’s will or purpose, when I am quite sure that I was overconfident many times. The ease with which I spoke, and the ease with which I processed this knowledge, should have warned me but I was too dull oft times.
Theologians rightly speak of the deus absconditus, or of the God who is absconds, or is absent. The Psalmist knew this reality and do did Mother Teresa. Great mystics have known it and so have ordinary saints. Luther and Calvin knew it too. Just when we think we have God, or we have figured him out, he is absent from us again. He will be sought but finding is on his terms. He will be known, but not because we are so wise. His grace is for all, but not all find it unless they seek it. Ours is an age for “easy” this and that. Knowing God will never fit into the category of something called “easy.”

-- John Armstrong

Something to Ponder ... NT Wright

"It is at this point that the church must learn the art of collaboration without compromise, and of opposition without dualism. There are good things going on in the wider world, and we must join in, while always remaining on the lookout for the point where we will be asked to do something which goes against the grain of the gospel. There are wicked thing going on in the wider world, and we must stand out against them, while always remaining on the lookout for the point where we become mere dualists, retreating from the world which is already charged with the grandeur of God. All this is difficult enough at the best of times, and all the more so now because we in the West have simply not thought in these terms for a couple of hundred years."
"I am not, of course, saying, do "traditional church" well and mission will follow.' Far too much 'traditional church' has been too much tradition and not enough church."

-- N.T. Wright