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I was thinking about Bp's thread about one thing that you should never do, but what are/ is one thing that you should do? I'm thinking of the before you die type of thing.

#1 Have a beer with your Dad.

somebody send this to my son [thumbsup]

Don't "Zing" BP.


Or you are out of the will.


Now it can be sent to your son.  ;D

Give someone a HUG Today

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2287/2551651941_6aea2132aa.jpg)

Seriously though give someone a BIG HUG

Anal?

Gonna have to give this some serious thought.

Ride a Ducati in Italy!

 [thumbsup] [thumbsup]

Travel outside your own country.

Sounds maybe a little silly-easy, but it's depressing how many people never leave their own country, or their own state, or their own county for that matter.

True!  ^^^

Go do a track day on your Duc.

Call your Mom and Dad every week.
There will come a time when you can't, and it really sucks.

Hold a door open for someone.

If you knock something off of the shelf in a store, put it back.

Be a good tipper.

Take the time to watch the next great sunset.

Send a letter or a card to your best friend.

Good list Speeddog.


I call mine every few months.  They haven't tried to call me in, oh, about 18 years.
Every time I call, my dad asks what I'm calling about (seriously). ???

We're not on bad terms...we're just not on close terms. :-\

Earn a motorcycle racing licsence and get thru a rookie season without killing myself. And manage this without having to get divorced first. All the stuff about Moms and Dads and getting hugs, I already do that stuff regularly. Im a lucky guy!

Didn't have to use all the good ones ....did ya?  ;D

"give" more than you "take" in life

"Serve" whether its Family, God or Country or all, and do it selflessly

"Spend" you should work to live not live to work and your fruits should bring you joy not worry

Work hard at something so that people listen when you speak

Tell you parents that they had an impact on your life, they did, they always do, and be specific about it

Go on a ride with your dad, no destination no agenda just a ride that doesn't go out and back the same road

When you see a road with no signs and wonder where it goes..stop wondering see where it goes!

Keep your expectations of strangers low and friends high

Drop everything to help someone

Be selfish now and then, just not always

Eat your vegetables.

Kiss your spouse/so at random times just to show you're thinking of them.

STFU and listen once in a while.

Don't have an opinion one day a week. (Hard one for me...  [laugh] )

Pick 12 charities you feel strongly about, try to make all of them children, veteran or poverty related and send each a check one month out of the year.  Try to make the check for at least 2-3 hours of your income.  It is worth it.  Also, it is better to pick local charities.  Help those closest to you first.

Lose some weight, you look like shit.

Yes, these all apply to men AND women!!

Pay for a really good shoe shine once in a while.

Know what "your drink" is, don't be afraid to order it anytime, make sure Jagermeister isn't one of the ingredients, and almost any bartender can make it without asking YOU how to make it!

Know how to tie a tie two ways, (half-windsor & four-in-hand) and how to tie a bow tie.

Know how to properly shuffle a deck of cards.

Road Trip!

Drink water.

I'm think of putting, jump out of a perfect good working plane on my list this year.

Get a motorcycle license was on my list a few years back.

Hold the hand of your child as much as possible, close your eyes and remember the feeling for all time.  Everything else is nominal.

preserve your memories...

they're all that's left you.   [thumbsup]

Great thread!!

Always try to put yourself in the other person's shoes before you pass judgement. It keeps you humble, reminds you of how good you really have it, and fosters compassion. It can be easy to look down on others and make assumptions about those not living as well as you when you don't stop to consider their circumstances and the fact that they are human, just like you are.

Adopt from an animal shelter. It is a great feeling, and animals can teach us a lot if we stop and pay attention.

Learn to fight. 

might does not make right

Celebrate Octoberfest IN Germany

Witness IOM TT in person

Walk on that wall over in China.

Outstanding!  [thumbsup]

Indy 500 too.

But it does tend to make a convincing argument for it's case.

actually it does.  look at those guys who disagreed with the IRS.  they got raided, jailed and now are getting their asses pounded in prison. 


and history is written by the winners.

more than one  :-\

accept the fact that some people are evil and need to die

accept blame

forgive yourself

seperate colors from the whites (in laundry terms only)

live in the present

learn from the past (that means listening to the old folk)

argue less

listen more

try new cheeses

push yourself

grow a spine and thicker skin

plant a garden

salute those who serve

tip the busboy personally

for every complaint letter sent, match it with a letter of praise

attend the special olympics

donate blood

cut your own grass

replace the toilet paper roll when it's empty

step outside your comfort zone every now and then

go 150 mph at least once in your life

learn a new language

sing in the car

Tell your S/O just how much you appreciate them. :)

know how to take a punch and roll with it. (literally and figuratively)

know how to deliver a punch and follow through properly. (literally and figuratively)

help the person back up.

Trust me.  Learn to fight.

My wife is now a new mommy, and I tell her this ^^^^ every day.

hold yourself to a much higher standard than anybody else.

learn everything you can and participate in an activity that you 'disagree' with before making a final decision. (too many people give bullshit reasons not to ride a motorcycle, shoot a gun, scuba dive, pee in a public pool, etc)

Find the light in any situation.

Learn anger and worry has never solved anything and often makes a bad situation worse.

While great for a greeting card, reality doesn't always prove your case. 

Carry on.

learn as much as you can as fast as you can. that's my other tidbit. its so much easier the younger you are.

Where were you when I was younger?  [bang]

listen to darkside of the moon, all they way through while sitting in the dark (w/headphones)

watch Monty Pythons Flying Circus Holy Grail

visit the Getty

get wet in both the pacific and atlantic ocean

teach yer kids to fly kites

throw snowballs

moon somebody

color outside the lines

ride a horse

throw a frisbee

let the DML go

.. the Punic Wars pretty much disprove that.

"Ceterum censao Carthagineum esse delendam.."

I visited the Getty yesterday. $3.95 a gallon-$70 fill my Jeep. ;D

Isolate yourself from civilization for a week in the wilderness with whats necessary so you have nothing to worry about (food, shelter, etc), just you and your brain.  In the Winter it's more interesting.

Own and drive a car older than you. You'll be amazed how things are so simple in old cars.

Not argue on the internet  [roll]

Spend more time with real friends and family than virtual ones  :o

mitt

Take a dump in the forest.

Skinny dip.  ;)

Make your own furniture or beer.  :D

If you're curious, take it apart.

ahem...fyp.

Go on a trip without a destination.

Step outside of your comfort zone.

Volunteer - anywhere, for anything you want, just go out there and do some good.

Hike the AT

Go Mach 1

Swim with sharks(pref. great white)

See the Tour de France in person

See the All Blacks play in NZ

Be a "Man for Others"

oopsie

I'm a tard

Travel 3000 miles to be the best man for a man you never met.

whether they like it or not.

 [laugh]

(re:  Wedding Crashers)

Well then let me clarify: learn anger and worry has never solved anything and often makes a bad situation worse, rather, take a level head and solve the situation with the appropriate action.

...or you could make a friend for life.  ;)

it's a gamble.   ;D

Learn to make one dish really well.

Learn CPR.

Step outside your comfort zone on a regular basis.

Take chances - you meet the coolest people that way.

 [beer]

exactly i agree with that, anger and worry cloud judgement, so even if you have to/want to do something evil or unjust to someone else, don't do it with anger or worry, bc your judgement will be off.. you have to do it in a cold calculating manner so that you get maximum benefit out of it...

i think that is what he was getting at, in order to make revenge better you have to take the emotional part out of it and do it in a smart/fun way, rather than an irrational angered mode that may make you "miss" opportunities that you would have seen if you stepped back from the situation and made proper plans to carry it out.

Like a hot ER nurse?  [laugh]

JM

I work in the ICU, but whatever...   [cheeky]  (betcha didn't know I was a nurse when you posted that)

Hello, Nurse!  ;D

+1

I actually did this, years ago.

I went to school in NZ for a year (5th form, equivalent of United States high school 10th grade or so) on the South Island, Dunedin, Otago Boys'.

I learned the Ka Mate haka

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_CaSu-fnGg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_CaSu-fnGg)

in school, and also went to a couple of the games of the 1987 World Cup.  Quite something, and highly recommended.  TV really doesn't do it justice; being on the sidelines near a scrum is...vivid.

Balance an egg on its end. Only two times a year you can actually do this.

Quick explanation?

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/errata/a/equinox_eggs.htm

A coworker told someone that it's no big deal and he could easily do it. When the guy he was debating this with went out for lunch the first guy ran out quick and bought an egg and some crazy glue.
He not only glued the egg to the other guy's desk but for good measure left it slightly cocked off center.
When the other guy returned he just stared at the egg in disbelief but the real funny part is when he touched it, it broke and spilled it's contents all over his desk.  [laugh]

Go see a Red Sox day game at Fenway with my dad.  [beer]

Go see MotoGP in Italy (any track will do)  [moto]

Rescue an animal...they will always be indebted.

Treat others as you wish to be treated...always.

Tanya

that's much better odds than alot of things brought up in this thread.  I figured you would say, "buy a mint, 1976 Rabbit" or somthing.  That doesn't happen twice a year, or even twice in a lifetime!  Damn, dude!  Quit messing with chicken embryos! [laugh]

When my ex was looking for a bug we saw a mint older Rabbit.  The owner had been in the military and passed away.  The father had held on to the car for all that time and then traded it in for, I think, the new Rabbit.  I think it had 6k on it if it had that much.  It was absolutely perfect. 

I did this in 7th grade. My science teacher told us that it was possible, and at 4 am would be the point at which the earth rotated to slowest, making the balancing the easiest. If any one wanted to try it he would get the school to be open at 3:45am and he would meet us in his science room with lots of eggs. By 4am there were 50 kids and a few parents trying there hand at this. Most of the people could do it, I didn't. I was never able to do it any other day no matter when or where I tried it.  [beer] to Mr. Cullen.