Some cool things I have done in my life so far:  • Traveled alone, across Europe, with a Rail Pass. • Stood directly before the Mona Lisa. • Drank espresso and smoked cigarettes in a Paris Café. • Been present when all three of my children were born. • Sipped tropical rum drinks, in a swim-up pool bar, on the beach in Cancun. • Climbed to the top of Tikal’s Temple of the Jaguar, deep in the Guatemalan Jungle. • Scuba-dived a Caribbean coral reef. • Fully experienced a Grateful Dead concert whilst Jerry Garcia was alive. • Lived on a Hawaiian Island for 4 years. • Sat in the inner court of Westminster Abbey while the Boy’s Choir sang. • Touched the gate at Graceland. • Flew 150 feet over an Alaskan glacier in a small Cessna plane. • Drank a bottle of $600 wine. • Qualified as a Marine Corps Sharpshooter using a M16 Service Rifle. • Eaten Ant Eggs in a small restaurant outside of Mexico City. • Eaten barbecued Pig Ears in a backyard in Waipahu, Oahu. • Flew in an amphibious plane, in and out of the ocean, in British Columbia fishing for salmon. • Learned how to play many Jimmy Buffet songs on my guitar.

Bucket List items left to do: • Travel to Asia, Africa, and Russia.. • Create and enjoy family traditions with my wife and children. • Eat sushi in Japan. • Write a book. • Vacation on a houseboat. • Drive a dune buggy at the beach. • Learn how to prepare a few signature food dishes that are exceptional. • Own a home that has a wood burning fireplace. • Spend the night at Silcox Hut on Mt. Hood. • More to come…