Blaine’s bucket list
Die with memories not with dreams
On the boarder of Israel, Jordan, and Syria
Memories and dreams
1. The grand adventure of marriage - 28yrs and counting!
2. Raise 3 amazing sons - done-ish (okay, Tracey did it)
3. Play drums in some great bands - done.
4. Graduate from college - done (in just 6 years!)
5. 4x4 through Colorado and Moab - done.
6. Winter backpacking - done (20 yrs annually)
7. New York City - done (12 visits, crazy times with Dan-O-Man)
8. California - (LA, Ventura, still need to go northern CA)
9. Mexico - done (Monterrey, Cancun)
10. Thailand - done (take me back!)
11. Eat Exotic foods - (thanks Thailand!)
12. Myanmar - done.
13. Lead/influence teens - done (11 amazing years!)
14. South Africa - done
15. Mozambique - done (3 times. Bush-Bush!)
16. Nashville, TN - done (Lived outside of Nash and have done so many of the amazing things to do there)
17. Israel - done-ish (So many visits, lived there, going back)
18. Cyprus - done
19. Switzerland - done
20. Northern Iraq - done (would go back)
21. Humanitarian aid - done-ish. (Israel, Mozambique, Mexico, Norther Iraq - will keep doing this as long as I can)
22. Living in Texas - done (College Station, Texas A&M! Rivergate!)
23. Eat balut egg - done (Tasty … once you get past the look and texture)
24. Go sailing - done (want to do more)
25. Sailplane ride
26. Ride in a tank
27. Live in Florida
28. Visit Tibet (and go to base camp or up to camp two on Everest - this is my biggest dream right now)
29. Winter climb a 14k mountain
30. Go to Mother Russia (I’m not Russian, but you have to say it this way)
31. Italy: Almafi Coast, Tuscany, Positano, Venice, … okay, all of it!)
32. European tour by train
33. Iceland
34. Visit all 50 US States (30 done so far)
35. Fly on a private jet
36. Ride in a helicopter
37. Own a VW Microbus (yeah, really want this. 70’s orange or green)
38. Be on sidelines of a NY Giants game (also meet Phil Sims, LT, Bavaro, Eli, Tiki, Strahan, anyone from any of the championship teams)
39. … more to come.