Here is the much anticipated list of things I am striving to do before I die, 173 thus far. I've already completed some on the list (ones in strikethrough) and hope to have pictures to correspond with this soon.
Things To Do Before I Die
Life
Spend one day in complete isolation
Have a spot that I’m a “regular” at
Make my own cigar
Brew my own beer
Bottle my own wine
Organize a charity golf/fishing tournament
Start and lead a ministry
Restore a classic car
View top art masterpieces
Run for public office
Marry the love of my life
Remarry my wife on our 25th anniversary
Witness a live birth
Raise a family right
Coach my kids
Reunite with my biological family
Honor Jesus Christ
Read through the Bible
Get published
Get my ear pierced
Get down to 5% body fat
Get a tattoo
Go skinny-dipping
Host a party and invite everyone I know
Be an extra in a movie
Ride in a parade
Donate and have something named after me
Take a completely random trip by throwing darts
Skill
Attend culinary school and cook well
Ski and snowboard jumping
Barefoot water-ski
Wakeboard
Flyfish
Get my pilot’s license
Learn how to surf
Learn how to sail
Get scuba master certified
Speak a second language
Take a painting class
Adventure
Go dogsledding
Ice fish
Snowmobile trip
ATV trip
Dirt bike
Hang glide
Chase a tornado
Tour a volcano
RV across country with kids
Ride along with a Cop
Sleep in underwater hotel
Sleep in ice hotel
Name a star after my wife
Fly a fighter jet
Ride in a hot air balloon
Cliff dive
Run with the bulls in Pamplona
Circle the globe by boat
Drive a demolition derby
Bungee jump
Go skydiving
Hike the Grand Canyon
Go on a safari
Dive for treasure
Go on a cattle drive
Spearfish
Get my motorcycle license
Ride in a submarine
Gamble Las Vegas
Hunt all wild game, esp. Alligator/Bear
Drive the Autobahn
Swim with sharks
Walk on hot coals
Breathe fire
Go whale watching
Ride a camel
Ride an elephant
Rappel/Rock-climb
Dunebuggy
Go Sandboarding
Whitewater Rafting
Caving
Event
Christmas in New York
Ball drop in Times Square
Olympics
Superbowl
Daytona 500
Season tickets to basketball
Young Life Camp Adult Guest
Attend an opera
Watch a Broadway Play
La Tomatina (Tomato Fight) in Spain
Jimmy Buffet Concert
Jack Johnson Concert
Attend Mardi Gras
Host a pig roast
Day of the Dead, Mexico
Carnival, Rio de Janeiro
Space shuttle launch
Places
Martha’s Vineyard
Graceland
Pyramids
Holy Land
Niagra Falls
Great Wall of China
Machu Pichu
Mount Rushmore
Blarney Stone, Ireland
All 50 U.S. States
Stretch/Dream
Open a restaurant
Own a resort
Own my own plane
Save a life
Open a skate park
Buy a private island
Own a pub
Open a coffee shop
Start/Run a summer camp
Travel to Space
Set Guinness World Record
Kiss Rebecca Romijn
Fish with Harrison Ford
Fly with John Travolta
Smoke a cigar with Tom Hanks
Interview Will Ferrell
haha good luck
Posted by: just matt | February 22, 2006 at 03:45 PM
dream big! I enjoyed this post, Matt...hope you're well!
Posted by: Leslie | February 23, 2006 at 07:12 PM
I love you and hope most of your dreams come true!
Posted by: MOM | February 26, 2006 at 09:37 PM
wow u sure have thought about all of this but think if u die in a car accident (knock on wood) then u will have never completed ur list and that would stick b/c u put so much time into it well hope u finish it all haha
much love
<3 katie lorenzen
Posted by: katie lorenzen | March 08, 2006 at 07:06 PM
wow matt, you're such a awesome guy, i think we should all have fun goals like that. Anyways good luck accomplishing all of them.
Posted by: caleb | April 20, 2006 at 09:00 PM
you have so many great thing that you want to acomplish in your life good luck with all of them!!!!
Posted by: Anna Shaia | June 17, 2006 at 08:29 PM