Things I've done in my life before reaching 40

Studied Isaiah with a Rabbi
Been substitute host on a radio show
Modeled for professional photographers
Ridden an elephant
Married and had children
Won Best of Show at the County Fair
Won First place in the State Fair
Taught a needlepoint class
Owned a strip mall
Owned a 66 Mustang, 62 Lincoln
Owned a Porsche
Been the owner of an exclusive car (only 4 in the state, one of 2 in that color)
Own a house
Own a fur
Own pearls and opals
Heard Itzak Perlman play and seen him conduct
Been 4 wheeling in Moab
Waterskiing in Lake Powell
Been inside Hoover Dam (down by the turbines before they closed that off)
Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
Shot a submachine gun
Ate at Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant
Had articles printed in the newspaper
Written editorials for the newspaper
Spoken on the radio with G. Gordon Liddy
Had my name printed in the program as a contributor to the Utah Symphony
Modeled for an art class
Attended events at the 2002 Olympics
Attended the World Track and Field Games
Cooked in a Dutch oven
Attended a Rendezvous dressed in recreation costume
Sunbathed nude in the Uintah Mountains
Skinny dipped in a lake in Finland
Seen Old Faithful erupt in summer and winter
Driven a snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park
Organized an International Stitching Convention
Attended my 20 year reunion
Attended Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals
Learned how to preserve food (pressure can and water bath)
Learned to quilt, stitch and do needlepoint
Made friends worldwide
Survived being hit by a drunk driver
Shattered my knee in a sleigh riding accident
Been on a cruise
Participated in a Sub for Santa
Personally helped victims of Hurricane Katrina
Done static line skydiving
Went to school classes with a Mohawk haircut
Dyed my hair purple
Gone barefoot for a week everywhere I went (including class and church)