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I’ve decided it’s time for me to get my list in writing. I turn 40 later this year and I figure that’s half of my life complete (based on U.S. census tables<\/a>), so it’s time to set some goals for the latter half of my life. I see and hear about things all the time that prompt me to say to myself, “I should do that before I die!” And then I tend to forget about it.<\/p>\n These are the big-ticket things I’d like to do one day. Most of it is traveling, but I’ve alway felt that there’s so much of the world to see and learn about.<\/p>\n No, I don’t have the money or time to do a lot of these things. But that’s what I have the rest of my life for, right? And it appears that much of it is visiting stuff.<\/p>\n Disclaimers about this list:<\/p>\n Leave a comment if you think there’s something else I should try, or if you have tips about something on the list, or if you want to share your own bucket list items!<\/p>\n Yes, I would like to do this one day: Cruise to Antarctica.<\/p><\/div>\n I’ve decided it’s time for me to get my list in writing. I turn 40 later this year and I figure that’s half of my life complete (based on U.S. census tables), so it’s time to set some goals for the latter half of my life. 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Visit the Grand Canyon<\/a><\/del><\/li>\nLearn to snowboard<\/a>\u00a0<\/del>(Note: I tried to learn, twice. I’m too old for this crap).<\/li>\nVisit Alaska, perhaps on a cruise<\/a><\/del><\/li>\nVisit Beijing<\/a><\/del><\/li>\nVisit Times Square on New Year’s Eve to see the ball drop<\/del><\/li>\nSee Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade live<\/a>.<\/del><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"