What I'm about to do is very scary. I've always been an extremely goal oriented person. Since I was a kid writing out Christmas wish lists for Santa Claus, I've always written down the things I want and the things I plan on doing. It's been a huge part of any success I've achieved in my life thus far. But I've always been private about my dreams and aspirations. I don't know why. Perhaps I fear ridicule. Perhaps it's because of all the nay sayers out there who make a life's work out of dissuading people from pursuing their goals. However I've changed my way of thinking in recent years. I believe more so now, that there are more good people out there willing to offer up encouragement and constructive advice that will help me in my endeavors. I also believe and have learned of the positive effects of accountability. Now that people know what I want, there will be more people around too keep tabs on my progress. That may be just the motivation I need stay focused and get things done.

I've already seen many, many goals achieved in my life. I've played in bands, traveled, flown airplanes and gliders, surfed, raced cars, married the woman of my dreams, started a family and become my own boss. To be honest, I'm quite satisfied. But since I'm not dead yet, I might as well spend the rest of my days to the fullest. I'm not through yet.

Here's my bucket list, in no particular order.

1. Record a music album
2. Play a screaming guitar solo through a Marshall Stack in front of a live audience
3. Ride a race bike on a real race course
4. Drag race
5. Get barreled
6. Hang ten
7. African safari
8. Compete in an aerobatics competition
9. Fly a Pitts Special
10. Visit Omaha and Juno Beach, Normandy, France
11. Shoot a machine gun
12. Compete in a practical shooting competition
13. Drive from New York to L.A. in a supercar as fast as possible
14. Learn to speak a few languages
15. Go to a World Cup Match
16. Watch a Formula 1 race
17. Drive in a rally race
18. Go heli-boarding
19. Fly a bush plane in Alaska
20. Go to the Super Bowl
21. Hike the West Coast Trail
22. Gamble in Vegas
23. Study a Martial Art
24. Get my dive license
25. Swim with sharks
26. Stay in the Philippines long enough to learn to hold a conversation in Tagalog
27. Read the Bible cover to cover (Read it multiple times already though never from cover to cover)
28. Play a gig in a Beatles cover band
29. Keynote a conference
30. Play a gig with a Rush coverband
31. Play a gig with a Led Zeppelin coverband
32. Watch the Seattle Seahawks play (Why haven't I done this yet?)
33. Spend a weekend in Paris with Tegan
34. Visit an Irish Pub in Ireland and drink Guinness with Irish people while listening to celtic music
35. See the Great Pyramid
36. See Petra
37. Hike and raft through the Amazon
38. Holiday in Italy with Tegan
39. Drink Vodka in the winter time in Russia with Russians
40. Play a chess tournament and win at least one game
41. Attend the Olympic Games
42. Swim with dolphins
43. Sky Dive
44. Go to space (It can happen. Virgin Galactic.)
45. Be an extra in a movie
46. Get paid to speak
47. Ride a camel in Egypt
48. Drink beer at Oktoberfest in Munich
49. Cliched shower in a paradise waterfall with Tegan (Need the washboard abs first though. :P)
50. Drive the autobahn
51. Smoke a freshly rolled Cuban cigar in Cuba
52. Scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef
53. Ride in a hot air balloon
54. Attend a huge music festival
55. Visit the Holy Land
56. Learn to play Golf somewhat decently
57. Watch a Stanley Cup Game
58. Set foot on each of the Seven continents
59. Jam at a real Blues bar in Chicago
60. Write a novel, get published
61. Volunteer abroad for at least a month without pay
62. Go sailing
63. Ride a Harley down the Pacific Coast Highway
64. Surf in Hawaii
65. Walk down Abbey Road
66. Drive the Nurburgring in a Porsche 911
67. Visit the Great Wall of China
68. Walk, dance and kiss with Tegan in the rain
69. Surf Vancouver Island
70. Shoot a Sniper Rifle (at a paper target, I must say)
71. Pay off the debts of one of my friends for nothing in return
72. Buy a house and a car for my Mom
73. Spend way too much money on one musical instrument
74. Debate with a cult leader in front of his own congregation
75. Visit the Taj Mahal
76. Get inked (But only if I find something truly meaningful and significant)
77. Drive at least 200 miles an hour at the Bonneville Salt flats
78. Land a kickflip
79. Do a back flip on a trampoline
80. Learn to ride a vert ramp
81. Grab some big air on a snowboard
82. Take the kids to Disneyland
83. Take a race care driving course
84. Take Ashton on a fishing trip
85. Get Ashton into Go Karting (If he wants to of course. He better.)
86. Plant a garden in my backyard
87. Build a tree house for my kids
88. Fly in to Oshkosh with an experimental airplane
89. Watch the Reno Air Races
90. Be ok at Poker
91. Do a handstand
92. Learn to tumble
93. Take a trip around the world
94. Juggle four balls
95. Race Targa Newfoundland
96. Climb Kilamanjaro
97. Run a marathon
98. Join a boxing gym
99. Fly a Warbird
100. Ride a military fighter jet (The Russians will let me)
101. See my kids realize their dreams

Woah. Now that I look at it. That's a huge list. I fear I'm just setting myself up for one epic mid life crisis! I've got a lot of work to do.

If you can in anyway help me in achieving any of these goals, wether by or a simple word of encouragement, to lending me your jet airplane, I'd so love to hear from you. Do we have any mutual goals? Maybe we can do these together. What do you think?