Not tagged and yet a response

Figured I'd answer these questions for myself that I saw listed on another blog.

1. Started your own blog -Yes, I have 10, but some are secret. I have a lot of pent up words.
2. Slept under the stars -Yep, as well as in many tents. But, not since 17 years old. No interest in camping.
3. Played in a band -No, but I did play in orchestra from 6th grade through part of 12th grade.
4. Visited Hawaii -Yep, when I was little and then again a few years ago. I slept in a car by the beach one night because all hotels were full.
5. Watched a meteor shower - only on tv.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity - Yes, and realized that was ok after I filled out my taxes.
7. Been to Disneyland - Yes, when I was in kindergarten we lived right by Disneyland. I've been to Disneyworld a few times as an adult. Am I the only one that thinks it is overrated? I liked the going over to the Cape Canaveral better.
8. Climbed a mountain -Yes, and I had to be rescued from it the next morning. No interest in climbing any more mountains.
9. Held a praying mantis -No.
11. Bungee jumped -No. And, why would I want to?
12. Visited Paris -Yes. But, only the airport. I kept going to south France instead.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea - Yes, and that is not a comfortable place to be.
5. Adopted a child - No, but I may at some point.
16. Had food poisoning -Yes, darn that Steak-n-Shake in Columbus, Ohio.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty -No, but I've looked at it across the river.
18. Grown your own vegetables -Yes, kind of. We had tons of gardens growing up so that my parents felt like we had enough work to do. Now I have two plants - a bamboo thing that doesn't need watering and a big tropical plant that no one could kill.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France -No, like I said ...went down to south France.
20. Slept on an overnight train -Not really, though I've fallen asleep at night on the DC metro before.
21. Had a pillow fight - Yes....many, many years ago.
22. Hitch hiked - No, but my Dad used to pick up hitch hikers in Nebraska and we paid one of them to mow the lawn AND he stayed the night. Scary!
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill- Yes, but I would never do that now. (-;
24. Built a snow fort -Yes. I used to always imagine that I would build one good enough to live in for the winter. After about the two feet high mark I was too tired and the roof would never quite work.
25. Held a lamb -ate lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping -No. Gross.
27. Run a Marathon -No. But, I plan to walk one.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice -No. perhaps on my next European adventure.
29. Seen a total eclipse - Yes, it was in Nebraska. We all went outside of the elementary school and put on this massive helmet to view it through. My teacher made sure we were scared to death to look at the sun at that time. We thought we would go blind.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - Both. I still loved them most in Idaho and Indiana. Here there are too many trees.
31. Hit a home run -Yes, but I was probably six years old and it was probably a plastic bat.
32. Been on a cruise -Yes, a day cruise from Nassau in the Bahamas. It was a small cruise. We went to a little island like the one in the Microsoft default screen savers. We had a cook out on the boat, went snorkeling, played beach volleyball and just sat watching the beautiful Bahama water.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person - Yes, multiple times growing up and as an adult...except as an adult I was able to finally go on the Maid of the Mist boat.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors -Yes, a few of the places.
35. Seen an Amish community -Yes. I can even claimed to have slept in one! My family pulled over into one of their corn fields in Pennsylvania when we were on an eastern family trip when we were young. We just hoped that none of them would discover us the next morning.
36. Taught yourself a new language - I've taken Spanish numerous times and can read it, but am not sure I'm comprehending it all.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied -Yes, but that was about 10 years ago. I had about $2,000 in savings, no debt and that was actually when I traveled the most.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person -No. What is the deal with all these questions about "token tourist sites?" Alas, I guess we learned to see everything but the tourist traps growing up.
39. Gone rock climbing -Yes. No interest in any further climbing rocks or mountains.
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David - No.
41. Sung karaoke -Yes. In fact, we would go to the Chi Chi restaurant with all the capital hill interns and I was the oldest and I would get carded.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt -Yes. In fact, it erupted sideways when we were there one time. Must have been windy.
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant - No, but I've purchased meals for people at McDonalds and have taken them outside to them.
44. Visited Africa -No, but that is highly likely.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight -Yes, beautiful except there are a lot more crabs out at that time....at least in Hawaii and in the North Caroline Outer Banks.
46. Been transported in an ambulance -No.
47. Had your portrait painted -Not that I'm aware of, but it's easy to turn a photo into a portrait with photo software so who needs it.
48. Gone deep sea fishing -Yes, a few times out in Ocean City, Maryland. It was pretty fun and relaxing.
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person -Nope, not yet.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris -No, wow, more Paris questions.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling -Yes, but it still scares me.
52. Kissed in the rain -Yes, but there was no music in the background.
53. Played in the mud -Yes, when I was little. After it rained in Nebraska, there would be a lot of dirt on the side of the road that would dry quickly. It would be really smooth and break into pieces. We called these "freckles" and I have no idea why, but it seemed completely normal at the time.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater -Yes, they have them in Utah.
55. Been in a movie -Yes. My brother was a rugby player in the Forever Strong movie. I sat and did fake cheers in the audience.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China -No, but I'd love to soon.
57. Started a business -Yes, but I put it on hold so I don't have a conflict of interest with my current job.
58. Taken a martial arts class -No, but I love martial arts movies and in my dreams I'm always the martial arts hero.
59. Visited Russia -No, and I have absolutely no desire to go there for some reason.
60. Served at a soup kitchen - Yes, it was fun, but humbling.
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies -Yes, but for one year. I think I bought the most from myself. I love the thin mints.
62. Gone whale watching -No, but I've seen them in movies.
63. Got flowers for no reason -A few times.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma -No. Not worth it with the fainting.
65. Gone sky diving -Nope, but I've been para sailing above some of the Bahama islands. It was amazing being way above even the tall hotels. I started singing at the top of my lungs and no one could hear me. There was no wind up there and I felt like I was floating. A wonderfully peaceful feeling. I would never do it on the east coast. You could see what was in the water in the Bahamas. Up this way who knows what is lurking under that ugly brown water.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp -No. I will. I've been to the Holocaust museum and was indoctrinated growing up in Michigan with movies that I'm sure were worse than the Schindler's List movie.
67. Bounced a check - Yes, years ago, but not lately
68. Flown in a helicopter -No.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy -Hmmm. I don't think so. I dejunk regularly, but I take lots of pictures.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial -Yes, many times. I love it. Very inspiring.
71. Eaten Caviar -Yes. And it was disgusting.
72. Pieced a quilt -No. It isn't a goal yet either.
73. Stood in Times Square - Yes, and bought cheap tickets at that place in the middle of the road.
74. Toured the Everglades -No.
75. Been fired from a job -Kind of. The boss of the BYU bookstore called me in saying that he didn't think I could handle being there on time. I was an early morning janitor in the bookstore (4 a.m. - 8 a.m.) and if you arrived at 4:01 a.m. you couldn't get in. I got there at 4:03 a.m. a few times after staying up all night writing papers. I think I worked there all of 3-4 weeks.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London -Yes, I tried to make one or two of them laugh and then gave up...since I wasn't sure if I would get in trouble.
77. Broken a bone -Not yet.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle -Yes, up through the Rocky Mountain canyons. Not interested in going on them again.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person - Yes, from the air.
80. Published a book -No. Maybe someday.
81. Visited the Vatican - Not yet.
82. Bought a brand new car -Yes, I bought my current car when it had nine miles on it. It was worth the extra money.
83. Walked in Jerusalem -No, not yet.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper -Yes, I was paper carrier of the month and then the year. I think it was in there a few more times for stuff.
85. Read the entire Bible -Yes. I read it when I was around 14 years old and then again when I was a missionary.
86. Visited the White House - Yes, in fact I used to work a block or two from it.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - No, and let's hope it never comes to that.
88. Had chickenpox -Yes. My sisters and I had them all at once and we looked like the living dead. Apparently I only had 4-5, but I picked those 4-5 to death and have scares for all of them.
89. Saved someone’s life -I think so. A man had a seizure on the George Washington parkway and I could tell from a distance and had someone call 911 quickly and he was eventually air lifted away. Not sure what happened.
90. Sat on a jury -No.
91. Met someone famous - Yes, quite a few. Most of them are political or ambassadors from around the world. One of my roommates entertained them on a regular basis and I would go along to help. I helped Bill Marriott serve them at a big party at Senator Smith's (Oregon) house once. I thought it was cool that the Marriotts pitched right in and helped.
92. Joined a book club -No. I really don't want to plan to talk about what I read.
93. Lost a loved one -No.
94. Had a baby - No, but I hope to have triplets and just be efficient that way.
95. Seen the Alamo in person -No.
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake - No, just seen it about 100 times (honestly, I counted it up one day) from the air.
97. Been involved in a law suit -No.
98. Owned a cell phone -Yes, but I hate the cell phone part of it and love the email part of it.
99. Been stung by a bee -No, but I've been stung by wasps. The last time I was stung was when I took a vacuum to a nest on the side of the garage (as per my Mom suggestion) and some of them came at me and stung me in the throat.