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My 2009 Bucketlist - Stuff I'd like to do before I die

1. Spend at least 2 weeks training with real ninjas.

2. Save a life from physical death.

3. Learn to converse naturally in Mandarin, Chinese.

4. Have friends on every continent whom I could visit. Except for Antarctica; I hate Antarcticans.

5. Invent something that thousands of people use, physically or virtually.

6. Own a Cadillac.

7. Punch somebody in the face.

8. Win an amateur tennis competition.

9. Find a woman whom I can genuinely label, "woman of my dreams".

10. Create a blog that follows a specific focus and actually makes sense.

Dedicated to my Mom

Funny pic about stolen dreams
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Listening to: Glenn Miller - In The Mood

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  1. This was great! I learned so much about you! NEVER would have guessed some of them like the Cadillac, the ninjas, the traveling- I thought you hated traveling! Thanks for giving this some real thought. I hope you are able to achieve many if not most of these- especially 8-10. Punch somebody in the face??? :)

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  2. You really want to train with ninjas for two weeks? Wow. I never knew that either. This was most eye-opening. You've never punched someone in the face? You really want to? Out of anger or just to do it?

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