Things to do before you're dead

[acidboy]

Originally Posted by seanchai

On that same note, I'd like to see the *peaceful* unification of Ireland.

My only goal in life is ongoing - look great every single day. So far, so good.

...and on that same note....

the unification of sf and aaac!

 

[alois]

Go to South America and drink ayahuasca with the native indians.

 

[redcaimen]

Go to South America and drink ayahuasca with the native indians.
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I think this is a Things to do before you are dead thread, not a things that are likely to get you killed thread.

 

[Nantucket Red]

Originally Posted by Ambulance Chaser

Surf Jaws. Of course, that could be the last thing I do before I'm dead. I wish I was Laird Hamilton . . .

I'd settle for surfing Pipeline, Sunset Beach, Padang Padang, Uluwatu, G-land, Jeffrey's Bay, Mundaka . . . the list gets very long.

 

[globetrotter]

I was prettu lucky in that the list that I made when I was 15, I fufulled before I was 30, and the list I did at 22, I hit recently. I still have a few things left, though, but most of them have to do with my children.

 

[alois]

Originally Posted by redcaimen

Go to South America and drink ayahuasca with the native indians.
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I think this is a Things to do before you are dead thread, not a things that are likely to get you killed thread.


There are specific tours you can take that take you there to do just that. So there is no danger involved.

 

[dirk diggler]

run with the bulls at Pamplona

visit Alaska (only state I have not been to)

 

[chorse123]

Originally Posted by Earthmover

How so? I thought the grass courts would make the ball speedier? Did you use the heavier duty ball or the regular duty ball (designed for grass courts)? I think that makes quite a bit of difference. I know the bounces are low, but I didn't think the game would be that slow.

All my dreams. Coming apart at the seams!

Eytan's right that it's the ball on grass is not as slow as clay, but the sliding in really changes your speed, in my experience. It feels faster, especially on har tru. When I've played on grass I've felt the court deadens the ball too much. It is fun, though.

 

[Dakota rube]

Hear from my children's mouths that I am a fun guy to hang around with. (One down, three to go!

)

 

[Thomas]

To-do list.

1. Make a list of things to do before I'm dead.

 

[gmac]

Originally Posted by EL72

Wimbledon is a tournament won by the serve and volley players not the baseline rallyers who win the French Open.

Incorrect.

The serve and volleyers who dominated the 80's andf 90's have been superceded by the baseliners due to a new type of grass which is much slower - I forget which type. The change was made because of the deterioration of the previous grass over the two weeks of Wimbledon - the new type is more durable.

See Federer v's Nadal this year.

I've played many times on grass courts - the bounce is low and unpredictable.

 

[hopkins_student]

The only "do before I die" list I've made is for golf courses.

1. Augusta National
2. Augusta National Par 3 course
3. Pine Valley
4. St. Andrews Old Course
5. Pebble Beach
6. Cypress Point
7. Riviera
8. Winged Foot (Both)
9. Seminole
10. Baltusrol (Both)

 

[acidboy]

from the simpsons episode where homer ate fugu (blowfish) and he thought he's gonna die:

Dumb Things I Gotta Do Today

1. Make list [this one was crossed out]
2. Eat a hearty breakfast
3. Make videotape for Maggie
4. Have man-to-man with Bart
5. Listen to Lisa play her sax
6. Make funeral arrangement
7. Make peace with Dad
8. Beer with the boys at the bar
9. Tell off boss
10. Go hang gliding
11. Plant a tree
12. A final dinner with my beloved family [after consulting with Marge]
13. Be intamit [sic] with Marge
14. Watch the sunrise

 

[Tokyo Slim]

1:have intimate relations with a Appreciation star or a playmate
2: punch someone in the mouth on national television

 

[gamelan]

Originally Posted by hopkins_student

The only "do before I die" list I've made is for golf courses.

1. Augusta National

Not a golfer myself, but I've always wondered how difficult it would be to get a tee time at Augusta. Is it just a matter of who you know because I would imagine that club membership is next to impossible unless you're either filthy rich or very well connected.

-Jeff