I saw this list of “Have you ever” questions floating around the web and figured it was a fun no brainer for Wacky Wednesday. I’m not sure where it originated. I traced it back at least four generations with no hint of the original author. Without further ado, here are my answers. (The questions I answered in the affirmative are in bold.)

1. Started your own blog – you bet.
2. Slept under the stars – yes.
3. Played in a band – yes – HS marching band was the last.
4. Visited Hawaii – yes.
5. Watched a meteor shower – yes.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity – close.
7. Been to Disneyland/world – yes – was disappointed in Disneyland.
8. Climbed a mountain – I’ve walked up a hill, does that count?
9. Held a praying mantis – yes – even had one as a pet for a while.
10. Sang a solo – NO – even my lovely wife prohibits my singing anywhere within 20 miles.
11. Bungee jumped – NO – 300 lbs + people do not generally bungee and blog about it.
12. Visited Paris – no – but my spouse has.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea – yes – but only from shore.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch – yes – if spool knitting counts.
15. Adopted a child – no.
16. Had food poisoning – no.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty – yes – once.
18. Grown your own vegetables – yes.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France – no.
20. Slept on an overnight train – no.
21. Had a pillow fight – yes.
22. Hitch hiked – yes – once. Discovered that no one picks up a big ugly mean looking guy.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill – yes.
24. Built a snow fort – yes.
25. Held a lamb – yes – mainly at county fair time.
26. Gone skinny dipping – yes, many a time in my younger days.
27. Run a Marathon – no.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice – no.
29. Seen a total eclipse – yes, once.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset – yes, countless times.
31. Hit a home run – yes, more than 40 years ago.
32. Been on a cruise – no.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person – yes. In the middle of winter on the way back to college. Coldest I have ever been in my life.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors – yes, some of them. Many of the sites are within 40 miles of here.
35. Seen an Amish community – yes, driving through Penn.
36. Taught yourself a new language – yes – but only if computer languages count. I managed to survive the language requirements for my degrees, but it was a struggle beyond belief for me to lean a language.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied – yes – I just wish it was now.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person – no.
39. Gone rock climbing – once. My college buddy convince me to try it once. Never again!
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David – not in real life.
41. Sung karaoke (badly) – no – see #10 above.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt – not in person.
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant – only by accident.
44. Visited Africa -no.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight – yes!
46. Been transported in an ambulance – yes, in college once.
47. Had your portrait painted – not by anyone other than offspring.
48. Gone deep sea fishing – went out with a group but didn’t fish – does that count?
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person – no.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris – no.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling – yes, in Hawaii.
52. Kissed in the rain – yes.
53. Played in the mud -yes – even played in “mudbowl” game once.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater – yes.
55. Been in a movie – no. I’ve been on set and helped arrange access for film makers, but never in front of the camera.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China – no.
57. Started a business – yes! More times than the fingers on one hand.
58. Taken a martial arts class – no.
59. Visited Russia – no.
60. Served at a soup kitchen – no.
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies -no. I have sold Boy Scout Popcorn.
62. Gone whale watching – yes.
63. Got flowers for no reason – no.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma – no. I suffer from a chronic condition that prevents donation. My spouse on the other hand gives often and has a rare blood type.
65. Gone sky diving – no. See #11.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp – no.
67. Bounced a check – yes, by accident.
68. Flown in a helicopter – yes.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy – My favorite childhood book (Digger Dan) still hangs out here.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial – yes.
71. Eaten Caviar – yes. Much prefer fried American catfish eggs.
72. Pieced a quilt – helped some with Mom and the quilting ladies, but not on my own.
73. Stood in Times Square – yes.
74. Toured the Everglades – yes, for about 3 hours whilst attending a conference at FSU.
75. Been fired from a job – yes.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London – no.
77. Broken a bone – yes – at least twice. Compound fracture of arm in grade school and crushed humerus a few years ago.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle – yes. Mostly by accident when I pulled back on the throttle on a friends bike.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person – yes.
80. Published a book – no, closest was my PhD thesis.
81. Visited the Vatican – no.
82. Bought a brand new car – yes.
83. Walked in Jerusalem -no.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper – yes. Happened a lot when I played football and now that I am mayor it happens all the time – many times for no real reason.
85. Read the entire Bible – yes.
86. Visited the White House – yes.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating – yes.
88. Had chickenpox – yes.
89. Saved someone’s life – yes. At least that’s what he claimed. I always thought of it as being a friend.
90. Sat on a jury – questionable – I have been empaneled, but when the defendant walked in and saw us in the jury box, he turned to his attorney and plead guilty.
91. Met someone famous – yes. Many famous scientists, some pro football players, some politicians, etc.
92. Joined a book club – yes. Both Science Fiction and Mystery clubs at one time.

97. Been involved in a law suit – yes.
98. Owned a cell phone – yes. Unfortunately.
99. Been stung by a bee – yes. Multiple times.