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Musings: Things I’ve Never Done…

“Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Musings: Things I’ve Never Done... Milked an Alpaca


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In our lifetime, we get to do a ton of stuff, and then, there are things we either don’t do or never get round to doing… This prompt from MamaKat’s Writers Workshop & Confessions Of A Pioneer Woman asks us to come up with a list of 22 things we’ve never done. They can be things from the zany to the mundane; from the subtle to the sublime. Below is my zany list. See if you can top it with yours or perhaps confess that you’ve actually done a few things on my list. Have some fun… Go on then. ;-)

I’m xoxo xoxo years old.
And I’ve never:

1. Milked an Alpaca.

2. Tried skydiving naked.

3. Bathed in a vat of chocolate.

4. Split an atom or shun girl talk

“In that world, you’ll be able to rise in the morning with the spirit you had known in your childhood: that spirit of eagerness, adventure and certainty which comes from dealing with a rational universe.” Ayn Rand

Musings: Things I’ve Never Done... Skateboarded on the Great Wall of China


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5. Gone white water rafting in the grand canyon.

6. Played a banjo with my eyes closed.

7. Skateboarded on the Great Wall of China.

8. Smoked a real Cuban grown cigar.

9. Gone skinny dipping in Lincoln Center Fountain Plaza.

“The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one’s obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all.” John Updike

Musings: Things I’ve Never Done... Photographed or Shot a Caribou...


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10. Visited Alaska to photograph or shoot a caribou.

11. Learned how to pole dance.

12. Inhaled like a past President claimed.

13. Eaten Monkey Brains.

14. Starred in a baby got back rap video.

15. Gotten a tattoo on my forehead.

16. Worn a meat dress.

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An Adventure: The Taxi Driver…

“We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience and character.” Henry David Thoreau

An Adventure: The Taxi Driver... a London cabbie

An Adventure: The Taxi Driver... an atypical colored London cabbie

The new decade began with a bang and lots of adventure. I had decided to move to the USA and, as word spread, friends in London and elsewhere invited me to even more parties and celebrations as a way to say goodbye, bon voyage… our last hurray! One fateful night in January, one of my girlfriends, Ije, invited me to attend a party in North Finchley. It was supposed to be a surprise party but since we both hated surprises, she told me anyway.

Back in the day, friends would go to each others homes to get ready for a party; those were the earliest rumblings of the entourage scene. That night, Ije stopped by my home with her outfit. We got dressed and called our local taxi service in Golders Green but, the wait was going to be too long. Ije and I figured we’d walk to the High Street (GG Rd) and grab a cabbie and head off to the party. As I remember it, it was snowing quite heavily that evening and traffic was sparse. Fortunately, or so we thought at the time, we didn’t have to wait too long. Soon a black cab, known as a London black cabbie (hackney carriage), swerved around the corner, almost striking the metal frame of the bus shelter where we stood to avoid the snowfall.

We happily waved at him, thanking the gods of small favors, and when he wound down the passenger side window, we asked if he could give us a ride to the address in Finchley. “Yes me love… hop in; it’s on me way home anyway!” he said slurring his speech. Well, I say that now, but at the time, I just thought he had a slight speech impediment or a rather thick cockney accent. We hopped in and he shot off like a Nascar driver in the race of his life.

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Daily Adventures: Twelve Fun Things To Do…

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.” Helen Keller

Adventures: Twelve Fun Things To Do... skydiving

When I read the Daily Post prompt for today, I was glad because I liked the topic, Top Ten Favorite Things to Do, and I love list posts. Okay, I did modify it from the original which was to write on top things we hadn’t done in a year. I decided to write about both things I enjoy doing and a few I’d like to do because if I love something enough to call it a favorite, I would make the effort to try and honor it.

Since this is adapted from a post I wrote on things that make me happy, I have added a couple more things that would make me smile if I could do them on a regular basis. For instance, I often wonder what it would be like to go skydiving and the thrill of parachuting down to earth. Another thing would be a trip to the rain forest to see and photograph new flora and fauna… Well, read on for for my list of Twelve Fun Things to do on any given day… Keep in mind that life’s adventures don’t have to mirror a James Bond movie… They could simply be filled with serendipitous moments that put a smile on our faces and make us happy…

Adventures: Twelve Fun Things To Do... visit Amazon Rainforest

♥♥♥ To go skydiving and experience the thrill of parachuting down to earth.
♥♥♥ To take a trip to the Amazon Rainforest to see and photograph new flora and fauna…
♥♥♥ To watch an early morning sunrise… Especially in spring and summer time when flowers are blooming, there’s a strong scent of fresh flora in the air, and bright colors shine everywhere.
♥♥♥To enjoy a bowl of freshly made matzo ball soup in the dead of winter; add some veggies to the mix and I’m thrilled.
♥♥♥To perform Random Acts of Kindness for those in need; the homeless, the elderly, the sick, children…
♥♥♥To wake up early in the morning, get out of bed with a spring in my step and get a hot stone massage; I’m a night person so mornings can be a stretch.      What fun things would you do or add to your existing list? Your thoughts? The rest of this post and more information on the Blog Hop/Rules are below. Add/Update your links and make new friends…

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