my bucket list
- Visit the Kremlin, and try to find a former KGB policeman.
- Beat Sunday's New York Times crossword.
- Visit London, and then travel across the countryside of England to visit old chapels.
- Get my M.A. in History. (05/2010)
- Get my Ph.D. in American History.
Move to another state and establish residence (including voting).(5/2006)- Tour the WWII battlefields of Europe.
- Marry the man of my dreams.
- Meet a member of the Kennedy family (preferably RFK, Jr., or Ted).
- Write a book.
- Become a professor of history.
- Learn to play the banjo.
- Sing the "Star Spangled Banner" at a hockey game.
- Attend a fashion show in Bryant Park during Fashion Week.
- Take a train across the country.
- Pay off credit cards and my school loans.
- Work in the Smithsonian or the Archives.
- Visit all of the cities on my "American Cities to Visit List."
Go to a game at Madison Square Garden.(3/2005)- Visit Spain.
- Give a lecture at an Ivy League school.
- Go to Los Angeles and attend a movie premiere.
- See Philadelphia and experience its brotherly love… but mostly the history bits.
- Experience an NFL game, preferably the Redskins, Ravens, or Seahawks.
- Tour the Pyramids.
- Go on a safari in Africa.
- Visit Hawaii.
Visit the United Nations.(3/2005)- Go bungee jumping.
- Read (on average) 100 books a year.
- Learn to play golf.
- Run a marathon.
- Get back to (and maintain) my high school weight.
- Meet a Supreme Court justice.
- Visit India.
- Become a consulting historian on a History Channel series or special.
- Build a piece of furniture from actual wood, etc., and not an IKEA set.
- Be completely debt-free.
- Buy a house.
- See Chicago, and go to a Cubs game.
Visit St. Louis, and see the Arch and the Courthouse where the Dred Scott case took place.(3/2001 & 1/2008)- Tour the MLB stadiums of the U.S.
- Visit all of the SEC football stadiums and see Alabama play.
Alabama(9/1998 & others)Arkansas(9/1999)- Auburn
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- LSU
Mississippi State(11/1999)- Ole Miss
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
Vanderbilt(9/1999)
- See Las Vegas, eat lots of food, and see tons of shows.
- Spend 2 weeks in NYC and see a show every night (except the off night).
- See a taping of "The Daily Show."
- Visit all the cities that were a major element in the Civil Rights Movement.
- Albany, Ga.
Birmingham, Ala.(3/2005)- Chicago, Ill.
- Detroit, Mich.
- Jackson, Miss.
- Los Angeles (Watts), Calif.
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Orangeburg, S.C.
Washington, D.C.(5/2005)
- See Richmond, and the former capital of the Confederacy.
- Visit all of the Civil War Battlefields still in tact.
- Learn to sew and alter my own clothes.
- Meet all of the living presidents.
- Jimmy Carter (04/1998)
- George H.W. Bush
- Bill Clinton
- George W. Bush
- Barack Obama
- Visit Montreal: see Old Montreal, skate on a pond, and see all the Habs sites.
- Visit Toronto, and especially see the Hockey Hall of Fame.
- Get my picture made with the Stanley Cup (better yet if it's a year the Capitals win it!).
- See all the presidential burial sites and national cemeteries.
- Spend an hour reading in each presidential library.
- Visit Boston, see the Revolutionary sites, and hang out in the Green Dragon.
- See the Green Monster for myself and sing Sweet Caroline in the 7th inning in Fenway Park.
- Go sailing.
- Visit Seattle. See the sites. Ride a ferry boat.
- Become a seasonticket holder for multiple seasons for the local hockey team.
- Learn how to bake exquisite cakes… just to share with friends and eat.
- Eat at wd50 in NYC.
- Eat at Jar in Los Angeles.
- Eat at Graham Elliot in Chicago.
- Live in a city with great public transportation, and sell my car.
- Attend a National Christmas Tree Lighting. (12/2008)
- Attend a Presidential Inauguration.
- Meet some hockey players.
- Donald Brashear, WAS (03/2009)
- Alexandre Giroux, HBH (04/2009)
- Graham Mink, HBH (04/2009)
- Dean Arsene, HBH (04/2009)
- Date a hockey player (but not in a puck bunny sorta way). [former players do apply] (6/2009-present)
This list can be seen also at a wiki developed for your own lists!
My original version is here…
