My 101 List

1 Fall in love
2 Get married
3 Take care of mother/father
4 Have children
5 Have children become individuals and self-actualized staying loving within the family
6 Have grandchildren
7 Leave all financial matters in great shape for family members upon passing on
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12 Pay off college debt
13 Net worth of one million dollars, after taxes
14 Net worth of ten million dollars, after taxes
15 Net worth of fifty million dollars, after taxes
16 Zero personal debt for family
17 Make five hundred thousand dollars on an outside investment
18 Own my own home
19 Start a company and sell it
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22 Drive a car on a race track
23 Own a beach home that stays in family
24 Own a cutting-edge bicycle
25 Own a sailboat
26 Own a great personal collection of fine tailored suits
27 Design my own modern home
28 Own a great personal collection of watches
29 Own or drive a Ferrari
30 Own or drive a Lamborghini
31 Own a motorcycle
32 Own and design a custom home theater/media room
33 Own a premium luxury car.
34 Donate a significant amount of money to an African-American focused cause
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39 Go to an English pro soccer match
40 Go to a Tour de France
41 Go skydiving
42 See an NHL game
43 See an NBA game
44 See an NFL game
45 Go to the FIFA World Cup
46 Break 100 in golf
47 Break 90 in golf
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49 Go to a University of Florida Homecoming post graduation
50 Watch a professional sport from an executive box
51 Go to a Formula 1 or Supersport race
52 Sail to the Carribean
53 Take a motorcycle racing course
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57 Take my kids camping
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64 Go to Czech Republic
65 Go to Las Vegas
66 Go to Germany
67 Go to Italy
68 Live in a foreign country
69 Go to Hawaii
70 Go to Africa
71 Go to England
72 Go to France
73 Go to Australia
74 Go to Spain
75 Go to the Caribbean
76 Go to Brazil
77 Go to Austria
78 Go to Argentina
79 Visit Uruguay
80 Visit the chapel of Madonna del Ghisallo
81 Visit and pay respects to a WWII memorial concentration camp
82 Shake hands with the President
83 Tour Air Force One
84 Fly or ride along in a fighter Jet
85 Write a book
86 Learn Spanish
87 Learn Italian
88 Learn Portuguese
89 Tour the White House
90 See U2
91 See Coldplay
92 See Dave Matthews Band
93 Take a year sabbatical
94 Learn to play the blues on the guitar
95 Restore/Refurbish an automobile or motorcycle
96 See Ray Charles in concert
97 See B.B. King in Concert
98 Take my wife to Paris, France
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Prelude to a 101 List

I recently subscribed to Ted Leonsis' blog, Ted's Take. That guy amazes me.

His blog isn't anything to write home about for the most part, but every once in a while he'll post a real gem.

Most of the time he punches in quick updates about the Washington Capitals (he's the principal owner) and other sports (Nationals, Wizards, etc.)

I'm not much of a "mainstream" sports guy, so I usually just glance over his sport-related blogs.

About those gems: His "101 List" is astounding. I mean, the type of things he put on there are big. Really BIG.

It inspired me to create my own. It seems that whenever I create a list, I am able to usually accomplish everything on it. Why don't I apply that same principal to my life goals?

So, without further delay, I present my "101 List."

... and now that i made my first post

I've been designing lately. Architecture. Floorplans. Dreams.

I bought a proper sketch book two weeks ago and began doodling again.

I want to design and build my own house. Soon.

I always thought I'd just move into a condo since property is so expensive in the DC area, but a few weeks ago I came across some land online in the Washington Post Real Estate guide.

$100 grand gets me a 100' x 23' lot in the same ZIP code I currently reside in.

Sounds too good to be true, I know.

Ever since then, I've dropped all desire to search for a reasonably priced condo that is more than 500 square feet.

It could be worse I guess; I could be living in a box.

Start Now

I've been dealing with blogs a lot lately and feel compelled to create another one; on a more personal level.

I have no idea how long this blog will exist, what topics will be covered, or who will read this thing. Since there are so many blogs out there (700,000 are created per day) I doubt anyone will regularly read mine ... unless I make it interesting and follow all of the rules to "build an audience."

I hope this thing gives me new ideas, serves as a method of therapy and improves my blog writing skills.