My 101 List

As you can see from my "Websites I follow" section to the left there, I follow Ted's Take pretty often. A while back, July 2008 to be exact, I ran into his "101 List" of goals/expectations for his life (and just recently I finished reading his book "The Business of Happiness"). I find it amazing to see how a successful public person values his family and what he wants to do with his life.

Many things were changing, in a fairly fast paced way, at the time, so in a fit of slowing down I created my own 101 List. Now I don't have 101 things yet and at the time I post this entry I've completed about 25% of my list (it will continue to be updated), however feel free to give a read, help out if you'd like, or just take in what's going on in my life.  Mr. Leonsis ... thanks for your inspiration, and I'm sorry for copying some things.

Who knows if/when I'll accomplish these goals however dropping them into a public place like this certainly allows for some added and needed incentive to become a happier person. Thanks for reading.

** Updated September 15, 2018 ... 48 out of 96 accomplished **
** Updated to remove lines that have passed me by, and replacing them with more realistic goals, as of this moment in my life. **

I Family Matters
1. Be fully stable being single
2. Enjoy my time alone
3. Enjoy my time with my friends
4. Help others accomplish their goals
5. Take care of mother/father
6. Leave all financial matters in shape for family members upon passing on
7. Be a part of my nephew growing up
8. Be a part of my friends' kids growing up
Fall in love and get married
Have a healthy child
Take care of in-laws
Take care of extended family
Have grandchildren
Have children become individuals and socially well rounded

II Financial Matters
9. Pay off college debts (11/18)
10. Have enough savings to not have to worry about money
11. Keep debt to a minimum of good debt
12. Make money doing something that's "not a job"

III Possessions
13. Own a house by myself (11/30/11)
14. Own a Sports Car (Subaru WRX STi)
15. Own a Porsche
16. Own a Motorcycle (1999 Honda CBR600)
17. Own a personal collection of Oakleys
18. Own a mountain or beach home that stays in the family
19. Own a great piece of art
20. Own a great personal collection of watches
21. Own a good collection of "coffee table" books

IV Charities
22. Continue to give to Cancer Research/Boys and Girls Club
23. Continue to give to Western Maryland
24. Continue to give to Mount Saint Joe

V Sports
25. Go to a Stanley Cup Final game (06/04/18 v Golden Knights, Game 4)
26. Go to the Ryder Cup
27. Go to the Masters
28. Go to an Orioles Playoff game (10/8/12 v Yankees, Game 2)
29. Catch a foul ball
30. Go to an NHL All-Star Game
31. Go to an NHL Winter Classic (1/1/11 Capitals v Penguins)
32. Go to a Capitals Playoff Game (4/22/08 Flyers v Capitals Game 7)
33. Go to the Olympics
34. Go to a major Cycling Tour Event
35. Go to the British Open
36. Go to the World Cup (6/29/94 Belgium v Saudi Arabia)
37. Go to the US Open
38. Go to the World Cup, outside of the US
39. Go to a USMNT game, somewhere other than RFK (5/29/10 Turkey v USA, Philadelphia, PA)
40. Get a hole-in-one
41. See the Baltimore Blast win a championship (2005-2006 Season)
42. See DC United win a championship (Multiple on TV, none in person)
43. See the Washington Capitals win a Stanley Cup (2018)
44. Go to an EPL game (Jan. 1, 2014)
45. Shoot in the 80's.
46. Get Cal Ripken Jr.'s Autograph
47. Get Wayne Gretzky's Autograph
48. Go to the Frozen Four National Championship Game (4/11/09 Boston U v Miami U)

VI Travel
49. Travel because of a "career"
50. Go to Greece (2005)
51. Go to Italy (2005)
52. Go to Sicily, longer than 1 week
53. Go to Spain
54. Go to Hawaii
55. Go to England (2013)
56. Go to France
57. Go to Australia (2012)
58. Go to Alaska

VII Refereeing
59. Become a National NISOA referee (2010)
60. Referee a game on national television (10/13/10 #1 Akron at #25 Penn St., BigTen Network)
61. Referee a game on local television (11/14/08 Class 1A State Championship, Fox45)
62. Referee an ACC game (8/26/12 #7 Louisville at #9 Maryland)
63. Referee an NCAA Division One game (8/29/08 George Washington v Old Dominion)
64. Referee a Final Four game in any college National Tournament (11/6/10 NJCAA)
65. Referee in an Elite Eight game in any division's NCAA Tournament (11/18/07)
66. Referee in a D1 conference tournament (11/7/08 Patriot League)
Get flown somewhere to referee
Referee in the D1 NCAA Tournament

VII Photography
67. Get Paid to take pictures
68. Photograph a pro hockey player scoring a goal (9/14/18 @ Black Bears v Titans)
69. Photograph a pro soccer player scoring a goal (6/2/13 @ USA v Germany)
70. Photograph Ryder Cup matches
71. Photograph the peleton riding by
72. Own a really nice Digital SLR
73. Sell my photographs on the Internet
74. Take Photography classes
75. Start a "career" in Photography
76. Create a "coffee table" book of my photographs
77. Be credentialed as a photographer (DC United)
78. Create a hard drive of just pictures

VIII Face Off Hockey Show
79. Get sponsors for the FOHS (180s)
80. Get the FOHS on a radio station
81. Get paid to be a host on the FOHS (BlogTalkRadio 12/21/17)
82. Be credentialed for Capitals games
83. Hold a live show somewhere around the country (Columbus)
84. Be credentialed for an NHL All Star game
85. Be credentialed for a Winter Classic (Pittsburgh 2011)
86. Be credentialed for a Capitals Playoff Game
87. Run a fantasy hockey league with 70 players

VIII Random Stuff
88. Go to an FHM or Maxim party (9/27/06)
89. Learn Italian
90. Allow people to see who I really am
91. Run a marathon (1/6/02 Disney)
92. Play soccer in another country (2005)
93. Play Ice Hockey (12/18/10)
94. Find a girl, and get caught dancing in the rain
95. Kiss a girl, as the clock strikes into the New Year
96. Join a "Polar Bear Plunge" and jump into the ocean in winter (2011, Long Island, NY)