101 in 1001 – Version 2.0

Version 2.0

• Start Date: Tuesday, January 1, 2009
• End Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011

1. Go to the Mummers Parade in Philadelphia
2. Attend SxSWi
3. Lose 35 lbs.
4. Write one post to all three blogs at least once a day for three months
5. Start a charity event for Birmingham, AL
6. Increase earning potential to $60/hr (for the course of the 1001)
7. Visit Portland, OR
8. Visit my godmother in Ottawa, Ontario
9. Visit a place of peace at least twice a week
10. Run for 30 minutes a day/3-4x a week/3 months
11. Explore one new place a week
12. Put at least $10/week into savings
13. Tend a garden for one year
14. Read 15 pages/night from printed material
15. Take 3 pictures a day
16. Have one conversation with a fellow social media worker a week
17. Meditate for 30 minutes a day for three (3) months
18. Write down 5 things that I’m thankful for everyday
19. Attend a game at New Yankee Stadium
20. Completely repair my car
21. Hand write one letter a month to a friend
22. Eat every meal at home one week/month
23. Create and maintain an urban issues website
24. Learn to make four (4) desserts (really well)
25. Fix both bikes and use them for general transportation for 2 months
26. Visit Louisville, KY
27. Plant and maintain a garden (vegetable and herb) for one (1) year
28. Drink just water every day for 3 months
29. Get a massage once a month for a year (0/12)
30. Write at least one good post a day for a year for all three of my sites
31. Recover the sleeper sofa
32. Go on a cross-country tour of Canada (turn it into a blog series)
33. Purchase life insurance policy
34. Renew my library card
35. Attend one (1) hyperlocal blog conference.
36. Go to a drive-in movie
37. Do one sketch a day for six months
38. Write two (2) screenplays
39. Write one (1) novel (begin during NaNoWriMo)
40. Bring the Axim X30 out of retirement and use when possible for one (1) month.
41. Get a roll of quarters and head to a batting cage one afternoon
42. Explore one “new to me” city a month
43. Learn to make roti from scratch
44. Create a will
45. Learn to swim
46. Go to a University of Notre Dame home football game
47. See a baseball game at Wrigley Field (not exactly)
48. Practice on my guitar daily instead of sporadically for two (2) months
49. Send 12 people I’ve always wanted to talk to 5 questions and see what their answers are. And post them on the blog
50. Do 75 sit-ups a day for 6 months
51. Ice skate theRideau Canal in Ottawa
52. Get a full medical check-up
53. Revisit The Terminal’s business plan monthly.
54. Investigate repairing the HDTV; replace if repair costs too much.
55. Attend the TED Conference once
56. Attend POPTech! once
57. Go out of town once a month for six (6) months.
58. Grill out 2-3 times a week for six months.
59. Have two meetings a week that make my life better.
60. Go sailing.
61. Buy a home. Not a house, but a home.
62. Pick up one challenging project per month involving social media and outreach to the community.
63. Scan, upload and label all of the photos in the house
64. Write notes to twelve (12) friends a week for six (6) months
65. See Joshua Redman in concert.
66. Run in the Tour de Pain in Jacksonville
67. Read the Bible from cover to cover
68. Go to the Georgia Aquarium
69. Take a vacation with Betsy
70. Pay for the person behind me’s food at a fast food restaurant
71. Speak once every two months for one (1) year.
72. Fly in a helicopter.
73. Hold a Beaujolais party.
74. Meet one new person a month for one (1) year.
75. Document ALL my possessions for insurance purposes.
76. Participate in the 26 Things photo project.
77. Attend a ballet performance.
78. Improve my handwriting (both in print and script).
79. Create a list of 100 things that make me happy.
80. Refinish three (3) pieces of furniture.
81. Build one (1) piece of furniture.
82. Complete the 200 sit-ups challenge.
83. Complete the 100 push-ups challenge.
84. Give presentations at two (2) national conferences.
85. Learn to play one song on the harmonica.
86. Create a playlist of my 101 favorite songs.
87. Become comfortable with providing assistance for four (4) open source editing tools.
88. Answer all of the 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind.
89. Go hiking once a week for six (6) months.
90. Make a return visit to New Orleans, LA.
91. Declutter every room in the house.
92. Host a game night.
93. Make a quilt from all of my SCAD t-shirts.
94. Make a quilt from some of the t-shirts I received at my early races.
95. Spend one (1) hour a day for six months learning via streaming video.
96. Renew my passport.
97. Create emergency fund of 6 months living expenses.
98. Learn sign language.
99. Enter a writing contest.
100. Write for four (4) hours a day for six months.

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