tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post8950590218529627544..comments2023-03-26T03:20:43.478-05:00Comments on Version53: More Things On The ListRWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-18554308816176262012011-03-06T00:07:08.499-06:002011-03-06T00:07:08.499-06:00i should probably make a list as well. not getting...i should probably make a list as well. not getting any younger, 50's around the corner, and its got to be better than rolling with the punches, which is all life seems to be throwing my way the past several years.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-78703621994478652482011-03-05T20:52:33.733-06:002011-03-05T20:52:33.733-06:00That's an awesome list.That's an awesome list.sybil lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629349319977383547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-59951801172050218902011-03-05T15:54:15.545-06:002011-03-05T15:54:15.545-06:00Ah, Spain! I keep going back because it is one of ...Ah, Spain! I keep going back because it is one of my favorite places on earth. No need to restrict yourself to Gibraltar though. I've been all over the place and have never had any language problems at all. Even in a few of the smaller cities, I've found most service-oriented businesses have at least one English-speaking person there.<br /><br />That being said, Gibraltar is on my list too. The furthest south I've been is the Malaga region, where there's a massive bullfighting ring in the city. I could never bring myself to go, but it's there.<br /><br />I've flown in a crop-duster open cockpit plane, goggles and all. Not the most pleasant experience, but there's nothing else like it! In an enclosed plane, it's easy to forget you're flying. In an open cockpit, that isn't an option... which is why it's worth the effort to find a place that'll let you check that one off your list.Dave2https://www.blogger.com/profile/16003728812659081874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-78429445437964326882011-03-05T14:21:54.807-06:002011-03-05T14:21:54.807-06:00BTW, you should put yourself on the mailing list f...BTW, you should put yourself on the mailing list for the Cleveland Symphony as well...relatively close and really in the same league as Chicago.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799024060528185282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-62485835513610311452011-03-05T14:16:29.802-06:002011-03-05T14:16:29.802-06:00You can scratch #4 off your list in a few weeks if...You can scratch #4 off your list in a few weeks if you make a trip down to Atlanta:<br /><br />http://www.atlantasymphony.org/Calendar/2010/Schubert-Sibelius.aspx<br /><br />I haven't been to the ASO since I was in college (1999) but I'm sure they're still quite good. The end of March is lovely down there...things are starting to warm up and bloom, but the pollen won't have started yet.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799024060528185282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-3772358074124257202011-03-05T12:54:37.646-06:002011-03-05T12:54:37.646-06:00I'll do the open air cockpit thing with you. O...I'll do the open air cockpit thing with you. One of the things on MY bucket list is to fly a biplane. So....maybe one day. There are a ton of tours you can take as passenger though. I'll look for the link. Perhaps a gift idea.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-35288709373948473362011-03-05T12:49:08.487-06:002011-03-05T12:49:08.487-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-49455305689665143982011-03-05T12:16:41.196-06:002011-03-05T12:16:41.196-06:00I'd love to go to Spain. Maestro Salazar spent...I'd love to go to Spain. Maestro Salazar spent every summer there and often said he wanted to take me to see the Prado and the Alhambra. I never made it though, and now he's gone.<br /><br />I've Google Earthed Gibralter and explored its streets and lanes. I think it would a charming place to spend a season.Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-58892475223733681082011-03-05T11:47:39.243-06:002011-03-05T11:47:39.243-06:00You know, until about 3 years ago I thought Gibral...You know, until about 3 years ago I thought Gibralter (and specifically the Rock) was an island somewhere between Spain and Africa. In my head, I still like to think it's just a rock in the middle of the Strait.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-24002844859008551332011-03-05T11:38:24.072-06:002011-03-05T11:38:24.072-06:00I have experienced everything I would want to. Al...I have experienced everything I would want to. Although travel to exotic locations is fun, getting there isn't (at least not for me). <br /><br />A full life for me is the people, not the things, and having them is all that I need. I stopped wishing for the impractical or improbable a long time ago. It's made me a lot more satisfied with what I have. <br />I'm satisfied with the small, immediate things: playing with my granddaughter, talking on the phone with my daughters, listening to my stupid parakeet chirp.<br /><br />But everyone isn't made the same way. Some people are driven to make their mark in some way. I only want to be remembered as someone who loved their family. That's it.Mrs RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689488911138709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-5791734158656704092011-03-05T11:32:37.495-06:002011-03-05T11:32:37.495-06:00send them a note and tell them you want the 5th sy...send them a note and tell them you want the 5th symphony.<br /><br />major orchestras don't really take requests, but while they're thinking about what to program in future seasons, you might as well put the bug in their ear.flaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926786246931651655noreply@blogger.com