Danger Dan, Frodo, and me

Inspired by the bucket list year of Joan Hess and the advice of Liz Squire (“Never pass up an opportunity to try something new!”), I started my own list of things that I’d like to do before I die.

Some things were added to my bucket list retroactively (complete an endurance ride) because I did them before I’d heard of the bucket list idea and because I want credit for every cool thing I’ve done. The number one item on my list (fly with the Thunderbirds or the Blue Angels) will probably never...