99 Things

1. Started your own blog - DONE
2. Slept under the stars - DONE
3. Played in a band - If you can put "symphony" in the same category as "band", then yes, I've done that.
4. Visited Hawaii -
5. Watched a meteor shower - DONE
6. Given more than you can afford to charity - DONE
7. Been to Disneyland/world - both DONE
8. Climbed a mountain - DONE
9. Held a praying mantis -DONE
10. Sang a solo - DONE
11. Bungee jumped -
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea -
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch -DONE (quilting)
15. Adopted a child -
16. Had food poisoning - DONE
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - DONE (and even if they still allowed it, I'd never do it again)
18. Grown your own vegetables - DONE
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France -
20. Slept on an overnight train -
21. Had a pillow fight - DONE
22. Hitch hiked -
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill - DONE The day after I got married (long story)
24. Built a snow fort - DONE
25. Held a lamb - DONE
26. Gone skinny dipping - DONE (more than once)
27. Run a Marathon -
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice -
29. Seen a total eclipse - DONE
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - DONE
31. Hit a home run - DONE (if backyard baseball counts)
32. Been on a cruise -
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person - DONE
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors -
35. Seen an Amish community -DONE
36. Taught yourself a new language - DONE (if 8 years of Spanish counts)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied -
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person -
39. Gone rock climbing -
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David -
41. Sung karaoke - DONE
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt - DONE
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant -
44. Visited Africa -
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight - DONE
46. Been transported in an ambulance -
47. Had your portrait painted -
48. Gone deep sea fishing - DONE
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person -
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris -
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling -DONE
52. Kissed in the rain - DONE
53. Played in the mud - DONE
54. Gone to a drive-in theater - DONE
55. Been in a movie -
56. Visited the Great Wall of China -
57. Started a business -
58. Taken a martial arts class -
59. Visited Russia -
60. Served at a soup kitchen -
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies -
62. Gone whale watching -
63. Gotten flowers for no reason - DONE
64. Donated blood, platelets, plasma - DONE
65. Gone sky diving -
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp -
67. Bounced a check - DONE
68. Flown in a helicopter - DONE
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy - DONE
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial - DONE
71. Eaten Caviar - DONE
72. Pieced a quilt - DONE
73. Stood in Times Square -DONE
74. Toured the Everglades - DONE
75. Been fired from a job - DONE
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London -
77. Broken a bone -
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle -DONE
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person - DONE
80. Published a book -
81. Visited the Vatican -
82. Bought a brand new car - DONE
83. Walked in Jerusalem -
84. Had your picture in the newspaper - DONE
85. Read the entire Bible -
86. Visited the White House - DONE
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating -
88. Had chickenpox - DONE
89. Saved someone’s life -
90. Sat on a jury -
91. Met someone famous - DONE
92. Joined a book club - DONE
93. Lost a loved one - DONE
94. Had a baby - DONE
95. Seen the Alamo in person - DONE
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake - Eww, gross!
97. Been involved in a law suit - DONE
98. Owned a cell phone - DONE
99. Been stung by a bee- DONE

Guess I've lived a little. I've done more than half. There are a half-dozen things I could say "Never" to (like rock climbing and sky diving). Just not my cup of tea.