All about Buckets

We are going to die someday... maybe. At least, for some of we accept that, and we try to live life to the fullest before we kick the bucket. I have a few things I want to do before I can't do anything anymore. Some things I want are going to seem simple, others are going to be a little harder that I'm going to have to work for. Essentially these are goals in life, my bucket list.

1. Be with someone I want to be with. Ah yes, let's start out of the gate with a really emotional one. But never the less, I want to be happy in my life and I want to share it with someone special. Even though Kate lives on the other side of the world we couldn't be closer. She makes me happy and I want to return that feeling every day. So my first goal in life is to be with her.








2. Medieval Combat. I shall have fun with this one. I've always had a fascination with medieval fighting. With things like swords, shields, spears, lances, ballista, catapults, and so on. I am only guessing here but I'm sure there are some health security risks involved with a combat style meant to kill but life is full of risks, right? I have seen people fight in full armor and steel swords. I assume their swords were severely blunted to still be able to give a good hit but not slice or puncture the other person. Now, obviously, I am not going to leave this till the end because I don't want to be an 80-year-old man getting a beating in a suit of armor. Hopefully, this isn't how I go out but, it would be kind of a memorable way. But, hey, if I can't fight with steel I could always LARP and use NERF foam swords.







3. I want to learn how to fly. And no I don't mean jump off a cliff and wave my arms around a lot. I want to learn how to fly both helicopters and airplanes. I already know some of the basics for flying both because my father was a flight instructor for many years and even though it doesn't sound good, I have spent countless hours on flight simulators. In my limited experience taking off and keeping the vehicle in the air is easy, it is always the landing that is the hard part. But, I have been always fascinated with flying.




4. Drive a tank. Honestly, I have no preference on what tank I want to drive. Maybe an M4 Sherman or a German Leopard 1, I wouldn't mind any tank. But I do want to be able to drive a 10-ton metal machine in a deserted location, where my friends and I, can freely drive around and shoot various objects. I think that it would be a very enjoyable day to spend it with my friends being destructive in a safe way. Now obviously, we're not going to be able to just buy a tank, buy the Ammunition, and go to some secluded place without having the national guard call in an airstrike on us. We would probably borrow the tank for a day from a collector of some sort. We would have to clear the purchase of the shells through the national government. We would all take a crash course of operating a tank. I would expect that we would have direct supervision from a tank specialist from the Army. Even with all these things, I would still want to drive a tank.

5. Live in the woods. This dream is somewhere halfway between Gary Paulson's Hatchet and Bear Grylls. My idea for this is that I would be given some simple supplies and dropped off in some remote wilderness. After a predetermined amount of time, I would be picked up and brought back to civilization. I would have a GPS on me at all times just in case I also would have a distress beacon if things do not go well and I am in danger. I like the wilderness and enjoy the fantasy of surviving. To be able to build a shelter, catch and cook my food, and just live in general is an appealing adventure to me.


6. To travel to The United Kingdom. There are many places I would want to visit in the UK. I know I want to see London and the famous places around there, such as Buckingham palace, Big Ben, among others. I would want to see some castles, big grand castles. I would like to see the Stonehenge of course. I would also want to see the serene wilderness of the Scottish glens. In England, I am going to go see one of my favorite football teams play. I want to see either Arsenal, Chelsea, or Manchester United.









7. To travel to Italy. While on the subject of traveling, I would love to take an adventure to the Italy.I would travel to cities like Rome, Venice, and Sicily. I would love to take a day to explore the ruins and get a feel for the Italian Culture. I have been fascinated by both Roman and Greek mythology for a long time and to see the shrines and ancient temple, or what's left of them, would be amazing. It would be an adventure like no other. I promise though that I will not do the candid photo of leaning on the leaning tower of Pisa.

8. See a dinosaur. Even though we have a trilogy and a fourth movie that shows that the genetic making of dinosaurs is an extremely bad idea and hundreds of people could die, I still would want to see a living breathing dinosaur. And no calling your grandma a dinosaur is mean and you should respect your elders. But what kind of dinosaur would I want to see, though? personally, the carnivores would be cool and all but, I would actually want to see the ankylosaurus. It has been nicknamed the "tank," which is a good name considers it is one of the most heavily protected creatures to ever live. So if a "Jurassic park" of some sort opens up in my lifetime, I would definitely be going at some time and hope that the dinosaurs stay in their enclosures.

9. Fly a Zepplin. I know I have already stated I wanted to learn how to fly but, this is different. One thing I think would be really amazing is to live in a dirigible. If I could amass enough money as to buy a large dirigible and stock it to be basically self-sustaining meaning, I will grow my own food, collect water and power, I would retire and "sail" around the world. I would make sure as to be able to fix any problem that could possibly happen. To put it in a picturesque way, I want to grow old and live among the clouds.