Chasing Hemingway: #75 - Beer & Boxing with Rich

Completed Tasks

6. Camping trip to "the spot" in Big Sur
34. Track finances daily for 3 months
7. Backpacking adventure through Kings or the Sierra's with Dad and Brother
22. Run a full marathon
37. Send a thank-you note to someone 5x
9. Spend a full, uninterrupted day with Mom in Texas or California
79. Play chess
68. Read 50 Pages to Financial Freedom
64. Visit a Churrascaria
59. Get beers with Will, Steve and Mike
56. See local pro's fight live in the Bay Area
83. Repair relationship with Susan
61. Completely clean inside of car
55. Continue to use "Fup" as the gauge of a person. If you like it, we're cool
39. Research working for the State Department
32. Move into a part of San Francisco with more hustle and bustle
23. Visit a brewery
75. Meet up with Rich for beer and boxing conversation
43. Make dentist appointment and keep it.
48. Replace coffee with green tea
62. Make a steak marinade to be proud of
73. Buy Spanish language CD's for listening to in the car
77. Get absolutely hammered with Bryan
3. Inspire 5 people to start a 101 in 1001 blog
45. 1-2 gallons of water a day
28. Finally watch "Full Metal Jacket"
26. Attend a major boxing event live
29. Get my DVD Burner to finally work
97. Read the USMC survival handbook
80. Try Patron Anejo Tequila (Must sip, not shoot!)
65. Hang out with an english bulldog
20. Read "Enough"
1. Create my list of 101 goals and post it online

Pending Tasks

2. Complete Yosmite "Summer Snow Climbing" Mountaineering Course
4. Compete in regional Golden Gloves boxing tournament
5. Train Muay Thai in Thailand
8. Drink ole' death whisper, be still, live forever
10. Become nominated supplier for Columbia
11. Buy house or condo
12. See "The Devil Makes Three" in concert
13. Save $5,000 in 2009
14. Have Lasik surgery
15. Use Library for all new media needs for 6 months
16. Eliminate phone bill
17. Make at least one loan through kiva.org
18. Arrange "work from home" setup
19. Read "The End of Poverty"
21. Scrapbook 2009 Events
24. Brew an absolute "hop-bomb" beer with Hanley
25. Run a mile in less than 5 minutes
27. Become passing-fair at a foreign language
30. Close the #2 Captains of Crush hand grippers with my left hand
31. Complete NaNoWriMo
33. Pay off all credit card and student loan debt
35. Go "car-less"
36. Set up retirement plan
38. Buy a good camera
40. Complete one challenging DIY project
41. Go without buying lunch for a month straight
42. Floss teeth every night
44. See the Grand Canyon
46. Go wine tasting
47. Go without a store bought haircut for a year
49. Earn enough points on AMEX to fund SE Asia Flight - Must maintain Zero Monthly Balance!
50. Study stoicism through classes or books
51. Visit Alaska
52. Private Financial Goal #1
53. Write amateur boxing book
54. Bonfire at the beach
57. Try Absinthe
58. Visit SF zoo
60. Buy a decent roadbike
63. Visit Yellowstone National Park (Wolves and Grizzlies!)
66. Go a month without facebook or sherdog.
67. Reduce worldly possessions - get rid of everything I don't need
69. Hike the Sierra High Route
70. Sleep in a hammock
71. Write a letter to the editor of Men's Health or Best Life
72. Maintain a journal consistently
74. Sign up and regularly use livemocha.com
76. Market Test at least one Muse idea
78. Play ping-pong with Bobby
81. Private Philanthropic Goal
82. Attend Mirza's wedding in Bosnia
84. Learn CPR
85. Play laser tag
86. Go without home TV or Internet for 1 year
87. Eat blueberry pancakes (homemade)
88. Watch the sun come up
89. Convert an MMA fan to boxing
90. Write 5 letters (snail mail)
91. Complete the Artist's Way morning pages every day for 2 weeks
92. Meet up with Jay for book exchange
93. Read every book on my shelves and provide summary
94. Listen to a "GSYBE" CD while doing nothing else
95. Go 1 Month w/o complaining
96. Run the steepest hill in San Francisco
98. Go to Vegas for WAKA Championships
99. Run every day for a month
100. Splurge on a truly great steak dinner
101. Create a new 101 task list

Monday, April 13, 2009

#75 - Beer & Boxing with Rich

Met up with my buddy Rich from sherdog boxing community. Rich joined Jai, Israel, myself and Mae for the Paul Williams vs Winky Wright fight at Jilian's in the SF SOMA neighborhood. 4 Bass Ales, Buffalo wings, good night of fights, and good boxing convo made for a great night.