Last weekend we went to the Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida. It’s an annual NHRA-sponsored event featuring the biggest names in top fuel dragsters and funny cars. It was on my bucket list and I’m glad we went. When those 10,000 horsepower, fire-breathing monsters launch off the starting line, the roar is so loud you can feel it in your bones. 

What’s on your Bucket List?

Do you think the idea of a bucket list is morbid or silly? Making a bucket list can help you set goals and establish priorities. A bucket list can inspire you to try new things.

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You can sort your list in order of importance, or opportunity, or both. By opportunity, I mean some things are best done while you’re still relatively young. 

When I was a teenager, I loved riding motorcycles. Ever since it’s been something I wanted to experience again. About ten years ago when I was in my mid-forties, it occurred to me that if I was going to do it I’d better do it now. I bought three off-road motorcycles and brought my sons with me to the motocross track on the weekends. Mine was a Suzuki RM-250 with an old school 2-stroke engine.

That’s 45-year-old me flying over a jump. After about a year and two trips to the hospital I figured we'd pressed our luck far enough so we gave it up.

It's never too late to start a bucket list. Here are 50 ideas to help you get started:

Bucket List Ideas

1. Take cooking lessons
2. Visit a place you’ve always dreamed of
3. Visit another place you’ve always dreamed of
4. Gamble in Las Vegas
5. Get the perfect physique
6. Learn a new language
7. Act in a play
8. Write a book
9. Start your own business
10. Watch a rocket launch
11. Fly first class
12. Run in a race
13. Climb a mountain
14. Go skydiving
15. See the Mona Lisa
16. Volunteer for a worthy cause
17. Sing karaoke
18. Visit a castle
19. Go on a cruise
20. Fly in a helicopter
21. Go up in a hot-air balloon
22. Go scuba diving
23. Witness the total eclipse of the sun
24. Reconnect with high school friends
25. Conquer your biggest fear (heights, public speaking, snakes, etc.)
26. Play a drinking game with your friends
27. Go skiing
28. Learn to knit
29. Learn ballroom dancing
30. Learn to play a musical instrument
31. Get a pet
32. Witness the Northern Lights
33. See Old Faithful
34. Pursue your passion
35. Take up a new sport
36. Go stargazing
37. Paint a painting
38. Restore an old car
39. Visit all 50 states
40. Start a garden
41. Have a movie marathon
42. Go skinny dipping
43. Find a four-leaf clover
44. Hike the Appalachian Trail
45. Ride a roller-coaster
46. Have a book signed by your favorite author
47. Go to a rock concert
48. Learn to surf
49. Visit the Smithsonian
50. Go to the symphony

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