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black57 Mon, May-09-05 17:19

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Originally Posted by moondanzr
Hi Mike!

Great thread! How 'bout

Learning something usually female (like quilting, crocheting, knitting or needlepoint)
Hugs,
Nancy


That is an outstanding challenge! Maybe I will change the oil in my car :agree:

black57 Mon, May-09-05 17:25

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Originally Posted by Quest
I like the idea of wearing a college or university shirt and seeing what reactions you get. I was travelling with my daughter while she was wearing a Syracuse sweatshirt (she actually does go there) and I was amazed how many people struck up conversations with her (admittedly it was during basketball season, and admittedly they were all men and she's a 19 year old woman, but still....)



Once I wore my Youngstown State University sweatshirt to a school function. This mom came up to me and said who in your family went to Youngstown State? I told her I did. She then told me that her hubby went to that college. What is funny is, who the heck has ever heard of YSU, especially in So CA? It really surprised me. I think that college sweatshirts prove how small this world really is.

DarthRaidr Mon, May-09-05 18:37

Volunteer at a local animal shelter and walk a different dog every day.

DaddioM Tue, May-10-05 18:24

Hi Everyone!!

Have I told y'all I LOVE the ideas??

I'm not going to go on any sort of exact schedule, but maybe I'll try a new one every couple weeks... over the course of the summer that will be about 10 new things, over the course of a year, 26 new things, over the course of a lifetime, hundreds!!

I'm going to count my trip out to Salsa dance last Friday as the first thing I've done. It was new, it was refreshing, and if I do it again, I'm going to count it again cause I really enjoyed it!

I'm going to try a Mat Science class tomorrow if I can get out of work in time. I "think" this is kinda like a pilattes class, but not really sure.

When I'm up in Minnesota on vacation in early June, I'm thinking about doing some biking on some old railroad throughfares turned into bike trails. There are several cool ones in Wisconsin, so may do one of those and stay in either B&B's or hotels in the towns the trail goes through.

TTYL everyone!

Mike

btw... has anyone seen the CocaCola "C2" commercial?? I feel like dancing every time I see that commercial...

I want to break free
I want to break free
I want to break free for the first time
this time I know it's for real
I want to break free
I want to break free

Oh how I want to be free
Oh how I want to be free
Oh how I want to break free

GinaLeanne Sat, May-14-05 00:39

How about find a date..........3 years is along time......... :help:

vandi68 Sat, May-14-05 08:05

Take a class at the local college (After I get my degree, I am going to take "fun" classes, e.g. pottery, painting, welding, whatever)
Go fishing
Canoeing
Water skiing
When I was young we used to float tubes down the river, that was fun.
Get in the country, if you aren't already, and sit and listen to the birds. (I do this on my porch swing)

I really like the idea of sightseeing in your own town. I live near Wichita and haven't seen all the stuff yet in living here almost 4 years! When we lived in Emporia, my friend and I would take day trips to museums and such. She had a Kansas trip book, it was really cool. I need to get that book.

Have fun!! :D

rosencooki Sat, May-14-05 20:25

when there is a clear warm summer night, lay a blanket in the grass and just look up at the stars

have a water balloon fight with neighborhood kids

MAKE all of your own greeting or Christmas cards

turn off the TV for 1 night every week and you will be surprised at what you come up with

black57 Sat, May-14-05 22:24

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Originally Posted by GinaLeanne
How about find a date..........3 years is along time......... :help:



We all should go out on a date. I went out with DH tonight. We went to a jazz picnic :agree: I am so tired. I got home by 8:00 PM, how did we date when we were younger? We didn't get home until 3:00 or 4:00 AM :q: We should date more often.

This time of year, you can find a plethora of concerts to attend. Go to a highschool band/orchestra or choral concert. Go to a highschool musical. Colleges have outstanding musicians and they put on very good concerts. In Capistrano CA, there is a day where they celebrate the return of the swallows. In Hinkley,Ohio they celebrate the return of buzzards. Is there something like that in Texas where animal migrations are celebrated?

DaddioM Sun, May-15-05 04:37

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Originally Posted by black57
. In Capistrano CA, there is a day where they celebrate the return of the swallows. In Hinkley,Ohio they celebrate the return of buzzards. Is there something like that in Texas where animal migrations are celebrated?
There is a bridge in Austin Texas where thousands of bats live.. they come out each night. There is also a bat cave in central Texas, that I've actually been to. Amazing... they estimate several million bats live in this cage, and by watching the half hour to an hour it took them to leave.. i believe it.. literally a thousand a second I'd bet. I DID do the MS150 bike ride this year for the first time. A 180 mile bike ride from Houston to Austin Texas.

I expect there are other such things I haven't discovered yet.

Mike

kimba18 Sun, May-15-05 05:46

All right Mike have you discovered Geocaching. Check it out www.geocaching.com. Take up some cool treasure hunting. I bet there are some planted in Minnesota on the bike trails. I would be suprised if there is not.

jun keater Sun, May-15-05 06:40

Visit a nursing home & make a new friend.
Go for a bike ride.
Play ball with some kids!
Give someone a back rub!

black57 Mon, May-16-05 22:35

I was thinking today of some things that I have done. I have had 3 pieces of poetry published. I have written 2 children's stories that I have submitted one of them. The story was rejected but,- Hey! I sent it in. As a musician, I have gone up to professional jazz bands and asked to sit in with them. They usually say yes. I wrote a letter to Yo Yo Ma ( cellist ) and he wrote me back!!! Yo Yo is featured in the music for the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon amongst other things, if you don't know him.

I used to perform as a flutist at nursing homes, book stores and open houses for boutiques. I held a dinner recital at a popular inn.

DH was mentioning that the Buzzards in Hinkley Ohio return the same day that the swallows return to Capistrano. Daddio, believe it or not, I adore bats. I think that they are among the most valuble yet among the most hated creatures on the planet.

Here are some more ideas. Go to a comedy club, go to Las Vegas and buy some Romulan Ale at Star Trek the Experience. Actually, if you are a ST fan you would get a kick out of ST the Experience. You can beam onto the Enterprise or get chased by the Borg. I have a Klingon beer stein. I used to have a Klingon Uniform and I and my Klingon friends visited children in the hosptial and participated in parades. I visited schools as M'Krista Zo'ahn to read stories and play my flute for the kiddos.I would still do that but I don't have the time.

Black57

DaddioM Sat, May-21-05 20:14

Hi everyone!

I said I'd come back and post some of the things I've done.. and so I did something Friday night.

A couple friends of mine who write funny songs and play at "open mic nights" actually had a gig playing for an hour as the opening act for a really good guitar instrumentalist. The guitar player was great technically, but I enjoyed my friends a lot more. They've written and composed all their music with such classics as...

National Bank of Dad - a song about daughters and Dad's.. and shopping and spending money

"Semper Fi" to my girl - one of the guys has a daughter who is 5'1", blond, AND a marine! It's a song sung from the point of view of the type of guy that would fall in love with her.

Marathon - interesting concept on this song.. The guy who wrote it says there are LOTS of songs about falling in Love, very few about love that has lasted a long time (why is that?) This is a love song that likens a long marriage to the things that happen at a marathon.

They had a few more songs and they were always hilarious. I tried to get DW to go, but she wasn't interested. We had a kid staying over while his parents that were out of town so she didn't want to go (he's a sophmore in HS).

Hope everyone is having a GREAT weekend.. keep the ideas coming.. or post what YOU have done to "try something different"!

Mike

black57 Sun, May-22-05 09:17

Daddio, who was the guitarist?

Gemmafafen Sun, May-22-05 10:41

lovely idea, I have a few suggestions,

> pose for a still life class- yes naked
>take up t'hai chee, or th'ai qwondo, or judo, or key
>arrange a room in the house differently
>set a new fitness goal, like run the new york/London marathon
>go to the beach, collect drift wood come back and make a mobile out of it- give it to some one as a present.
>Volunteer to go work in a youth club for a bit
>try making a new pair of trousers for urself
>try to find a low carb recipe of something ur mum used to make/ a cake /dessert that u love- cook it, then share it.
>have a big party at ur house and invite everyone u know
>buy a homeless person a sandwich and a cup of tea.
>make a new top for ur garden table using mosaic technique
>make ur own scarecrow
>start a compost heap
>Go for a run out doors at 4.45am, it's beautiful!
>learn to surf
>start a collection
>buy a massive trampoline and put it in ur back garden, get on it and BOUNCE- so much fun

Oh man the possibilities are endless, I hope I didn't repeat what anybody else put!
Good luck filling ur life with new experiences, an inspirational thread which has proven very popular

Equinox Sun, May-22-05 15:36

HEre are my two cents; join a choir (I have!), take drawing or painting lessons, volunteer (don't just go to but participate in the organization of) at a sci-fi or other kind of mutual interest / fandom society (I'm in one that organizes SF conventions, among them, the biggest in Norway).

For my new challenges, at some point I will take solo singing lessons, go to karaoke bars and actually blow everyone away with great singing (Though I heard somewhere that the word karaoke means "I'm drunk and I can't sing", some karaoke ppl really can. Won't argue with the drunk bit, though!), I will go on a week-long SPA holiday in Estonia (That's actually pretty cheap, which is why Estonia.), and I plan to start training Kung Fu.

black57 Sun, May-22-05 20:49

I used to do Karaoking alot and there were some excellent singers ( me not included ). There was a Robert Plant ( Led Zeppelin ) contest and there were several guys who nailed Black Dog.

joanee Sun, May-22-05 21:01

Why not:

coach a girl's hockey team
drive a formula one car
participate in a civil war reenactment as a damYankee. Don't get shot.
start a blog
run for a very local political office (like school board, etc.)
go to an ethnic restaurant and eat something you never tried before
try your hand at building a better mousetrap
go to a planetarium with your DW on a starry night
start a card game
get a penpal
"adopt " a poor child through a reputable charity
get one of those old-fashioned Popular Mechanics kits and make a tv, radio, or record player
get your ham radio license
buy one of those billion-piece Lego sets and make a model of the Alamo
rent a rowboat for a day and explore. Or catch fish. Or both.
Go birdwatching with a great pair of binoculars
Ask the staff at the aquarium if you can feed the sharks; ask at the zoo if you can feed the gorillas
split rocks with a hammer and look at the pretty minerals inside
go fossil hunting







joanee Sun, May-22-05 21:10

join a community theater and act in a play. Or make the sets.
organize a neighborhood firefly-catching contest -- just post signs and suggest a local park at sunset

Get the neighborhood adults to sponsor the firefly catch; 25 cents per firefly caught by a particular kid, and the proceeds go to a charity or a community barbecue

learn that skill where you just have a compass and a map and you have to find your way home. I forgot what it's called...

learn the classical and native american names for the constellations

go spelunking









DaddioM Fri, May-27-05 07:51

Hi Everyone!!

If someone has done something "outside their own box", I'd love to see you share it too. Someone asked.. and I promised to share some of the things I've done... nothing HUGE.. just new things...

Week 1: Salsa Dancing
Week 2: Tried a Mat Science class (like pilattes)
Week 3: JP Hops house.. seeing a couple of friends play songs they wrote and an guitar instrumentalist.
Week 4: Looked up how to make pennies shiny with vinegar and table salt and tried it.. cool, blazed a new trail on my mountain bike through the woods (ok.. wasn't REALLY new, but it was new to me.. didn't know it was there.. lol)

I'm enjoying this... keep the suggestions coming and like I said... if you have your own "stepping out" activities.. go ahead and post them!

Mike

DaddioM Sun, Jul-24-05 08:26

Hi Everyone!!

I've STILL been keeping up with doing something new. It's the RIGHT thing to do!!!

In July:
I started a "cheat free challenge" called "Master of your Domain" afte the final
I just made a LC reciepe (lol.. cooking IS trying something new for me). July 31st I'm off on a cruise.. 1st one EVER!!
Maybe I'll catch up on all my home paperwork.. that would certainly be new for me!!

In June:
Biking in E Central WI,
Brewery tasting room,
meeting LC'rs,
Rascal Flatts concert

In May:
Week 1: Salsa Dancing
Week 2: Tried a Mat Science class (like pilattes)
Week 3: JP Hops house.. seeing a couple of friends play songs they wrote and an guitar instrumentalist.
Week 4: Looked up how to make pennies shiny with vinegar and table salt and tried it.. cool, blazed a new trail on my mountain bike through the woods (ok.. wasn't REALLY new, but it was new to me.. didn't know it was there.. lol)

black57 Sun, Jul-24-05 11:11

I just painted 2 modern art pieces that are hanging on my livingroom wall. I also bought a new car ( 2005 Ford Escape ). I met a new old friend from walking in the park. I call her a new old friend because we discovered that our kids used to play together a couple of years ago. I began swimming again.

pookster Wed, Jul-27-05 11:11

Great thread! Such wonderful ideas...Here are some things I have done or plan on doing :)
I'm always looking for new inventive ideas that don't cost any extra $$

** plan on a blackout weekend with your family/spouse (no computers, electronics, playstations, television, etc allowed under any circumstance)

** having a candlelight picnic in your living room (watch the wax!)

** ban all silverware during dinner and use only your fingers. (can be used in combination with the idea above LOL)

** pick up a really hard picture puzzle and spend the day with the family putting the pieces together

** climb a tree

** read through a high school or middle school history book (you'll be surprised at how much you learn/remember!)

** memorize the periodic table of elements

** go to http://www.site59.com and go on a last minute weekend getaway to somewhere you would never think of going (no, i'm not endorsing LOL)

DaddioM Wed, Jul-27-05 12:47

DD just sent me this sight.. I could spend DAYS exploring the world. It's a satellite map from google... it is tooooooo cool. You start with a space view of the world.. and then can zoom in to see actual roads and buildings.. you can find your house, where you spent your vacation.. it's TOO COOL.

http://kh.google.com/download/earth/index.html

DaddioM Sun, Sep-04-05 23:19

Ok.. in August went to a Ballroom dancing contest (wow.. it was GREAT.. they had the 12 time national champions and they were awesome..

Also went to a small bar which brings in new groups to see a couple of friends who write original music for fun and play at a open mic's and also have opened for a couple of people. It was fun and we went this past Saturday too and I brought some friends.

Went on my first CRUISE..

...and the highlight.. (and this is for September).. reconnected with someone I know.

Mike

DaddioM Tue, Jul-08-08 01:52

Hi Everyone... bumping this up for those who might feel like they're in a rut.

Time to get out there and try something NEW!!

A couple of years ago I took a dance class and now I'm dancing C&W dancing competitively.. WOOHOO.. a love I never would have discovered if I hadn't been willing to step outside myself.

You can too!!!!

Mike

ardentluma Tue, Jul-08-08 07:33

Belly dancing class.

Elizellen Wed, Jul-09-08 05:52

Thanks for bumping this thread - I really enjoyed it and it has given me some great ideas.

DaddioM Tue, Jul-29-08 10:59

Got back from New York a couple of weeks ago (never been there), and New Orleans (last week...never been there) so have a few things to add..

NEW YORK

Go to a Broadway Play.. went to see Mama Mia.. it was FUN

Statue of Liberty.. did you know that prior to 9-11 you could go all the way to her hat?



Ellis Island.. an all afternoon trip for history buffs.. pretty amazing for anyone though.

Times Square at night - just to say you've been there, done that

Row boats in Central park

Grand Central Station.. wow.. I was totally amazed when I saw the sign "Tracks 105-117 ===>" 117 tracks in the same location??!?!?

Top of Rockeller building.. the view of Central Park from there is amazing. You don't realize just how big it is until you've seen it from "the top of the rock"

Top of the Empire state building

NEW ORLEANS

Walked down bourbon street in the French Quarter.. party city!! A little dirty.. but maybe I'm just getting old:lol:

Walked along the shore of the mighty Mississippi just before it leaves for the ocean. It starts in Minnesota (where I'm from originally) so that was kinda cool.

Ate a Beignet.. had NO idea what that was.. turns out it's kinda like a funnel cake in the shape of a dinner roll.. YUM

Looked through the telescope of a street astronomer. He had a 10" and I think a 14" telescope.

Saw Jupiter.. and it's MOONs.. wow

DaddioM Tue, Jul-29-08 11:01

Ally, Every woman I know that has taken a belly dancing class has liked it... you do NOT have to have an awesome belly to take the class, right.. it's just FUN.

Eliz.. .glad you liked it.. add your own ideas.. maybe it's things you have done that others might not have thought of.

Mike


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