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shimniok

is gonna leave for FL to achieve a goal



I'm doing 40 things
  

shimniok's Life List

  1. 1. Complete things
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		21 people
  2. 2. shoot a deer
    1 entry     		12 people
  3. 3. shoot an elk
    1 entry     		4 people
  4. 4. catch a bass
    1 entry     		5 people
  5. 5. catch a huge pike
    1 entry     		2 people
  6. 6. get rid of weeds in my garden
    4 entries     		2 people
  7. 7. get straight A's
    3 entries     		1,478 people
  8. 8. earn a masters degree
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		200 people
  9. 9. write a book
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		21,609 people
  10. 10. make a short film
    1 entry     		554 people
  11. 11. win a regional robotics competition
    1 entry     		3 people
  12. 12. fix my stereo
    1 entry     		1 person
  13. 13. Build a CNC mill
    1 entry     		3 people
  14. 14. build metal sculptures
    1 entry     		2 people
  15. 15. Watch Pirates of the Caribbean "At World's End"
    		113 people
  16. 16. Install fuel injection
    1 entry     		1 person
  17. 17. Install a doubler in my Jeep
    1 entry     		1 person
  18. 18. jar my own pickles
    1 entry     		3 people
  19. 19. Learn about Hidden Markov Maps
    		1 person
  20. 20. Learn about Fast Fourier Transform
    		1 person
  21. 21. Install home security lighting
    		1 person
  22. 22. Finish flagstone patio
    		1 person
  23. 23. Finish landscaping
    		4 people
  24. 24. Hunt pheasants
    1 entry     		1 person
  25. 25. Dove hunting
    1 entry     		1 person
  26. 26. Go four-wheeling in Ouray, CO
    2 entries     		1 person
  27. 27. Get published in a magazine
    1 entry     		21 people
  28. 28. Make a trance mix
    		1 person
  29. 29. Pursue urban art photography
    1 entry     		1 person
  30. 30. Do more portrait photography
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		2 people
  31. 31. Invent something useful
    1 entry     		131 people
  32. 32. Rewire garage
    1 entry     		1 person
  33. 33. Finish Jeep Systems Engineering article
    1 entry     		1 person
  34. 34. Run Holy Cross trail
    1 entry     		1 person
  35. 35. go camping
    1 entry     		2,103 people
  36. 36. Explore new trails
    1 entry     		1 person
  37. 37. exercise regularly
    		9,069 people
  38. 38. Install car stereo
    		1 person
  39. 39. Install a car alarm
    		1 person
  40. 40. Fix my oscilloscope
    2 entries     		1 person
Recent entries
learn how to kayak
Just did it 3 months ago

Went out for four hours yesterday in the more inland waters around St. Augustine, FL. Was a riot of a good time. Had trouble staying in a straight line and I am sure I need to learn better technique, but it was a great time and am thinking about getting one for fishing the lakes in Colorado. Wasn’t as strenuous as I thought it’d be.

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Watch a space shuttle launch (read all 3 entries…)
Saw STS124 take off! 3 months ago

Wow, it actually happened. Got into Orlando around 2, got the rental despite a few delays, but made it out to a viewing area along the coast in Titusville. Saw the Shuttle take off after all these years. It is just hard to wrap my head around the concept of seeing a giant machine blast off and go into orbit within fifteen minutes or so. Just awe inspiring. We were too far away to “feel” it, but definitely heard the sound after about 30 seconds. It is so bright ... that is one thing the TV doesn’t begin do justice to. So glad I got a chance to see this.

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Watch a space shuttle launch (read all 3 entries…)
Tomorrow ... 3 months ago

STS-124 has a 10 minute launch window: 5:02 pm EST launching from Kennedy Space Center… with any luck my wife and I will be in Titusville in or near Astronaut Memorial Plaza watching Challenger head for the heavens.

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