Things To Do Before You DIE...

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Only one thing is needful, and that is to recognize your sinfulness before a holy God and to embrace His remedy for this.

"What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?" -- Jesus Christ in Mark 8: 36, 37

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. -- I John 5: 13

Now, that still leaves a lot of other things, though, that I would like to do, but at least the one thing needful has been taken care of. And, I don't need a stripper when I have a wonderful wife and 4 children that look to me as a role model.

:D
 
Play the bagpipes
Play the viola
Play the accordion.
Learn to yodel.

Then I'll have all the world's most hated instruments down. :D

Hit steel plates with my irons at 600 yards.
 
There isn't a lot that I have a burning desire to do before I die, but more than likely, the last thing I will do is to go into V-Fib.


You know what Elvis would be doing if he was alive today ?
Scratching at the lid of his casket.


Sorry, I must have stayed up to late and am getting punchy.
 
Hmm.

-Start flying again. Finally get my pilot's license. I stopped when my dad died. Three years on the ground is too much.

-Be able to make headshots at 200 yards from the standing position with my FAL, with iron sights.

-Be able to hit a man sized target at 600 yards with my FAL from the prone, with iron sights.

-Learn some decent hand-to-hand combat skills.

-Make a truck load of money.

-Show up at my 10 year high school reunion driving a BMW.


Ever wake up and realize you're wasting your life?

Recently it's occurred to me that I'm not doing enough with my life. I'm in a routine, and I'm not making the most of the time I have.

We'll see how it goes, I guess. One way or another, things are going to change.
 
Shoot a machine gun.
Own a sports car.
Have sex with a stripper.
Go to a foreign country.
Hard manual labor for money.
Eat a entire pizza by yourself.
Tell your boss what you think of him.
Teach a kid something useful.
Get up early to watch the sun come up.
Build something with your own hands.
Own a dog and treat it like family.
Buy a Veteran a beer.
Buy one thing you've always wanted but could never afford.

:) I have done all these but the stripper, and feel no need to do that one .
I would like to see Ireland and Greece and at 60 be carded.
 
Threesome with Japanese twins...er, wrong movie. Sorry. :D

Jim March, more power to you, brother. ;)

If we're talking about what makes life meaningful, guns don't really enter the picture. It sounds like blasphemy, I know. To me, family is all that is important.

Hold my newborn son in my hands. Have my father hold him as well.
Hold my newborn grandson in my hands.
That's enough for me.

Guns only serve to protect what is meaningful. They don't give my life meaning in and of themselves. Sure, they're tons of fun. When things are put in their proper perspective, however, guns are just tools.

Flame suit on!
 
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I've done all of that except buying the beer and owning the sports car before I became a Christian.

I don't plan on ever owning a sports car, though I really do need to buy a veteran a beer; especially if it's my dad.

Of course, the #1 item on everyone's list (based on importance) should be "Become a Christian." If you miss that one, you'll really be missing out after your life here ends.
 
My two lifelong dreams are to sing the National Anthem at the Superbowl, and to be the Santa Claus at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.:D

Not really qualified for the first; better qualified for the second.:D
 
Of the original list, guess I need to shoot a MG, the rest is done with. :D

(Ex-stripper, yes I dated her, nice girl, crappy job.) They're people too.

Now I contend it is possible to do your entire list in one day. Be one hell of a day, but it's doable.
 
1. Ride the Space Shuttle.
2. Spend a couple of months touring the Smithsonian.
3. Spend a couple of years reading all the classified documents in the national archives.
2. Own one of every firearm (including all variations) that has ever been made.
3. See Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore and Jesse Jackson convicted of some of the multiple felonies they have committed and sentenced to life w/o parole.
 
I've done enough!

I'm to the point that I've done enough to be satisfied. No regrets on my death bed. I've done things that very few others even consider trying.

Lately I'm down on action lists. Maybe that's just an unavoidable aspect of getting old? The things that I have not done I never had a desire to do. That wont change. I know my limitations well enough these days and I think that a lot of my list items were just a matter of seeking those limitations as a way to define myself.

Just having an uncomplicated life and taking it easy appears to be quite a challenge in itself anymore. :banghead:
 
Well, to all the youngsters....

I'm at the 'tweener" age. Too old to do young guy's stuff but young enough to still do some fun stuff

FWIW...I have a friend that takes pictures of all his hunts. Seemed a little goofy at first, but he has a pretty large album with all his memories. Man, I wish I had pix of the hunts I've been on.

I built a 3 story house myself....whole thing...laid 2,500 12" concrete blocks, did electric, plumbing, drywall, cabinets...way over-rated. My friends told me not to do it, and they were right.

I've owned several sports cars

Bought LOTS of stuff I couldn't afford

Never had a desire to have a woman that's been with hundreds of guys before me. I'd rather be with my wife than any other person in the world.

Been to several foreign countries. Always missed home.

Things to do yet??? Go on a safari, a brown bear hunt, and go after prarie dogs.

Spend some time in the mountains
 
I've done most of the things that I wanted to do "before I die."
I still want to travel through Alaska.
And of course raise my kids.
 
Shoot a machine gun. - check
Own a sports car. - check
Have sex with a stripper. -erm... not yet...
Go to a foreign country. - check
Hard manual labor for money. -check
Eat a entire pizza by yourself. - check
Tell your boss what you think of him. - check
Teach a kid something useful. - check
Get up early to watch the sun come up. - check
Build something with your own hands. - check
Own a dog and treat it like family. - check
Buy a Veteran a beer. - hmm, should get around to that.
Buy one thing you've always wanted but could never afford. - check

:D

"THE #1 THING TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE!

Invent an immortality drug!"

Well, some varient of it... of course, you can still be killed by non-natural causes.
 
Dadofthree

What country are these veterans from?
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They're both US WWII vets (My wife's grandfathers, both still alive).

Both served in Europe around the time of Normandy (not sure if they stormed the beach or not, but one was definately in the area very shortly afterwards).

Chris
 
done all except the buy a Vet a beer part , my grandfather doesn't drink alcohol he was at normandy out in the channel suppling support . so I guess I have to buy him a glass of Ice tea . My other friend is a SF guy and every time its time for me to buy a round he picks up the tab . huh ra ! as for the dating a stripper whats wrong with that she did it so she could pay for college and became a RN I knew I shouldn't have let go of that one HOW Stupid was I ??? :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: she was 10 years younger than I .. as for chewing out the boss bit did that yesterday at 5 am while on the road (I-94) in mich . they haven't talked to me yet but I have a feelin I'm fired . oh well ... as for things I want to do before I die .... find a woman that will be by my side till my parting day , and I will love her forever . as for You Tamara .. ever heard of chippendales???:neener:
 
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