My Bucket List

A while back, Dave and I saw the movie "The Bucket List". It's about 2 terminally ill guys who create a list of things they want to do before they "kick the bucket". Naturally, it got me thinking about all the things I want to do/experience before I "punt the pail", so here's my list (at least what I have thought of so far...)

1. Eat my way through Italy (mostly Florence or Tuscany) because what better place to gorge yourself on Italian food than Italy?
2. Skydive, because you should always do something that scares you.
3. Make a real difference in someone's life. I'm just not sure how to accomplish this.
4. Create a non-profit/organization to help match older shelter animals to older citizens. It gives these animals a much needed second chance, and it will provide much needed companionship to those who are lonely. All funds would go towards the vet care/maintenance of these animals, so the cost would not be burdensome to the new guardians/owners.
5. Sing on stage at the legendary Carnegie Hall (my apologies to my future audience ahead of time)
6. Eat my way through Belgium, one chocolate shoppe at a time.
7. Be part of a radio mystery show, something like a Sherlock Holmes meets Monk.
8. Scuba dive in Hawaii
9. Canoe the glaciers in Alaska.
10. Attend the Montreal Comedy Festival
11. Tour New Zealand
12. Play baseball in Candlestick Park (now Monster Park)
13. Be a runner with the Olympic Torch
14. Make healthcare affordable for everyone.
15. Make amends with Santa (my naughty list should be pretty long by this point)
16. Build the biggest dog park ever, and name it after James Herriot.
17. Go on a photo safari in Africa
18. Golf at Pebble Beach.
19. Write a book that will be cherished by my friends and family for many years to come.
20. Adopt a school, so the students won't be affected so much by budget cuts -- they'll be sure to have all the supplies/computers/books, etc they'll need.

I'm sure I'll add more as time goes by, but hopefully I can cross several of these off over the next few years.

In the meantime, what's your Bucket List?