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This meme seems (hey!  that rhymes, I think) to be the rage among the blogs I habituate, so I thought I'd try my hand at it...

1. Started your own blog. Two, in fact.
2. Slept under the stars.  Yuppers.  In the Army and on the deck of a ship.
3. Played in a band. No - I did take accordian lessons as a child and banjo lessons as a teen, and sang in the high school choir (which makes me a choirboy, right?), but don't have that musical aspect.
4. Visited Hawaii. No, but there's talk about somebody flying me over there to shoot their wedding...
5. Watched a meteor shower.  Oh, sure.  Several.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity. No, but did send more than I should have to public radio.
7. Been to Disneyland. Yup, and Disney World.
8. Climbed a mountain.  Does Stone Mountain count?  But, yes, I grew up in S.E. Alaska, and did several, but no technical stuff.
9. Held a praying mantis.  Probably not. 
10. Sang a solo. Did karaoke once.  Sang 'The Rodeo Song'.  Alcohol was involved...
11. Bungee jumped. Not bloody likely.
12. Visited Paris.  Nope - have no desire to visit France.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea. No - but sounds like a hoot.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch. Photography count?
15. Adopted a child. No - considered it, though.
16. Had food poisoning. Absolutely.  Miserable.  Somebody once told me there is no such thing as the 24-hour flu, it's all food poisoning.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty. No.  But willing to learn.
18. Grown your own vegetables.  Oh, yeah.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.  Uh Uh.
20. Slept on an overnight train.  Does passed out due to 'eine grosse bier, bitte' count?
21. Had a pillow fight. I'm sure I've nailed somebody with a pillow.  Or wanted terribly to hold it over their face in the middle of the night. 
22. Hitch hiked.  A long time ago on an island.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. I worked at one job for seven and a half years, and never called in sick.  Until the last day.
24. Built a snow fort.  Oh, sure.  Lots.
25. Held a lamb. Held a fart...
26. Gone skinny dipping.  Why?  Are there photos?
27. Run a Marathon. Hah!  RevMedic don't run.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice. Is it gon-DO-la, or GON-dola?
29. Seen a total eclipse. Yes, it was verynice...
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset. Shirley you can't be serious
31. Hit a home run. Never played organized baseball.
32. Been on a cruise. No - but I've been on lots of cruise ships - taking sick passengers off.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.  It's on the list.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. I've been to my grandfathers homestead where they settled after coming across the Oregon Trail.
35. Seen an Amish community. No.
36. Taught yourself a new language. Not from scratch.  I did learn as much German as I could, though.  See # 20.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied.  I don't count money as the be all & end all of satisfaction.  It's up there, but not as important as loving and being loved.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person.  Nope.  Touristsy thing.
39. Gone rock (wall) climbing.  No - done the reverse (rapelling).
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David.  Nope.
41. Sung karaoke. 1 time. See #10.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.  Dunno - we went to Yellowstone as a child, but I don't remember Old Faithful.
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant.  I have bought meals to some STRANGE people, though...
44. Visited Africa.  Would be very cool.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight.  Yes.  Looking for drunks and stupid people.
46. Been transported in an ambulance.  Yup - after I got stabbed.  Trauma entry, bilateral large bores, high-flow o2, the works.  The medic told me they were turning the siren on 'just to get through traffic' and I threw the brown Bullshit flag.
47. Had your portrait painted drawn.  That's a big fat negatory.
48. Gone deep sea fishing.  Absolutely!  Halibut & other assorted bottom fish.  Nummers!
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person.  No.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.  What's with all this Europe crap?
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling. Snorkeling.  In Alaska.  Two words - maximum shrinkage.
52. Kissed in the rain.  Hell yes - living in Alaska, if you didn't, you'd NEVER get anywhere.
53. Played in the mud.  Oh, yeah.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater. Yes - as a child.  They actually have one in the town I'm living in now - hope to go this summer.
55. Been in a movie. Not to my knowledge.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China. Ah, an Asian question.
57. Started a business.  Yup - helped the almost XOL start hers, and started my own - Rendezvouz Photography.
58. Taken a martial arts class.  Took Judo as a child.  Gave me headaches.
59. Visited Russia.  No.  But you can see it - oh, never mind.
60. Served at a soup kitchen.  No.
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies.  No - those bitches!
62. Gone whale watching.  Oh, hell yes.  I used to watch them from my living room.
63. Got flowers for no reason.  Not for no reason.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma.  Oh yes, until they decided I might have Mad Cow Disease and am now banned for life.  Bastards.
65. Gone sky diving.  Wanted to, still might.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp. No, but I'd sure like to. 
67. Bounced a check. Oh, hell yes.
68. Flown in a helicopter. Bunches of times.  Love it.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.  Yes, - very cool place.
71. Eaten Caviar. Yes - highly overrated.
72. Pieced a quilt.  Actually, yes.  Several of them.
73. Stood in Times Square. Never had the time.
74. Toured the Everglades. Sounds like fun.
75. Been fired from a job. Oh, hell yes.  Several, actually.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London.  That would be cool
77. Broken a bone.  No.  My personal safety motto:  No pain, you're doing it right...
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle.  Yup, scared the crap outta me.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person.  Another on the to-do list.
80. Published a book. Perhaps soon.
81. Visited the Vatican.  Nah - but I did see that movie...
82. Bought a brand new car. Yes - pickup trucks, actually.
83. Walked in Jerusalem. No - and not terribly interested.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper. Yup - all good, too!
85. Read the entire Bible.  Not even.
86. Visited the White House.  Stood outside.  Didn't even take any pictures.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.  Do fish count?  Certainly nothing that screams...
88. Had chickenpox. Yes.  Ow.
89. Saved someone’s life.  I can honestly say yes to this one.  I believe I'm up to about 9 honest-to-God, walk-out-the-door-neurologically-intact code saves.
90. Sat on a jury.  Close, no cigar.
91. Met someone famous. Oh, sure.  Sold t-shirts to Shirley Jones, Darrin McGavin.
92. Joined a book club. Don't think so.  Does the library count?
93. Lost a loved one?  Too many.
94. Had a baby.  Not personally, but fathered two.
95. Seen the Alamo in person.  No.
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake.  No.
97. Been involved in a law suit.   I bought a suit to wear to court...
98. Owned a cell phone.  Really?  Is this a real question?
99. Been stung by a bee.  Oh, F****ing meow!
100. Read an entire book in one day.   All the time.  I'm a voracious reader.