“There are those fortunate hours when the world consents to be made into a poem.” ~Mark Doty
You know that video I posted a while ago about the Russian dash cams capturing the really bad driving and fake accidents? Well, this one is the exact opposite, and I found myself sitting here with a stupid grin on my face. That’s a good thing. Unfortunately, my very next thought was wondering if this kind of thing still happens here.
Anyway, enjoy.
And here’s some incredibly beautifully rendered music by Anderson and Roe: “Vivaldi: A Rain of Tears”
This is an easy one to let fellow bloggers know some of the things that you have accomplished in life without answering questions. Just bold what you have done, and unbold what you haven’t done, and repost. You may want to change the pictures to highlight the adventures that are more personal to you.
The Summit of the Humpback Rocks in Virginia
1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (Been to Disneyworld)
8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (writing poetry)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty 18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train 21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill 24. Built a snow fort 25. Held a lamb (does a baby goat count?) 26 Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
Total Eclipse of the Sun
29. Seen a total eclipse 30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run 32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person 34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Visited an Amish community 36. Taught yourself a new language (I think that html and xml should count) 37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (probably and just didn’t recognize it at the time)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person 39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David 41. Sung karaoke (one of my favorites)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (wish that I had) 44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight 46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris 51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling 52. Kissed in the rain 53. Played in the mud 54. Gone to a drive in theater (those were fun) 55. Been in a movie (an extra in the movie Roller Coaster, totally unforgettable 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 (cooked for one once)
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies 62. Gone whale watching
Whale Watching off Cape Cod
63. Got flowers for no reason 64. Donated blood
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp (Visited the Holocaust Museum in D.C.) 67. Bounced a cheque
68. Flown in a helicopter 69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial 71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt 73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades 75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person 80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican 82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem 84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (yuck) 88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life 90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (politicians and media?) 92. Joined a book club (I read too fast for clubs and don’t have the patience) 93. Lost a loved one 94. Had a baby (four)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit 98. Owned a cell phone (to date, five; I’m hard on them)
99. Been stung by a bee 100. Read an entire book in one day
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