Sunday, February 21, 2010
Texan Bucket List!!!
I went to my mailbox yesterday and got my monthly issue of Texas Monthly. TM is a must read for me every month because it is so insightful to the Texas scenes of politics, food, music, and great things to do here in our Great State. The title to this month's issue is "The Bucket List: 63 things all Texans should do before they die." Of course this intrigues me so I checked out how well I have done in my 30 years as a Texan at getting the things on this list knocked out. Here is how I did:
Of the 63 things that I, as a Texan, must do before I die, I have completed only 14. Those 14 things are still quite an accomplishment including driving all the way across Texas in one trip, eat a kolache at the Czech Stop, drink a Dublin Dr. Pepper, see the Christmas lights on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, amongst others that I have accomplished. There are a few on this list that are definately a must do to me like eating a rib eye at Perini Ranch, buy a pair of custom boots, explore Palo Duro Canyon, and climb Mt. Cristo Rey near El Paso. The list did leave out a few things that I have done, that I feel every Texan needs to do before they die. Here are my additions to this fantastic list:
64. Sit Around a Campfire at Night Without One City Light in Sight
65. "Accidentally" Fall Into the Riverwalk in San Antonio
66. Graduate from a Texas College
67. See a UT v. A&M Football Game at Both Venues
68. Eat at Whataburger and Taco Bueno in the Same Day
69. Read Lone Star by T.R. Fehrenbach
70. Visit the San Jacinto Monument
71. Visit the Alamo
72. Drive Through Hill Country With the Windows Down and the Radio Off
73. Eat at Salt Lick Barbeque in Dripping Springs
74. Eat at Babe's in Roanoke
75. Visit the Bob Bullock Museum in Austin
76. Hunt Deer in the Golden Triangle of Deer Hunting, Llano, Mason, and Gillespie Counties
77. Buy a Mexican Blanket at a Roadside Stand on the Mexico Border
78. Two Step at Billy Bob's
79. Eat at Joe T. Garcia's
80. See a Lyle Lovett Concert at Bass Performance Hall
81. Watch an Odessa Permian High School Football Game at Ratliff Stadium
82. See a Rodeo in Mesquite
83. Eat at Freebird's and the Dixie Chicken in the Same Day in College Station
84. Read Twelve Mighty Orphans and Junction Boys by Jim Dent
85. Take a Tour of the Nokona Factory
86. See the Bats Fly in Downtown Austin
87. Visit the Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels
88. Attend Germanfest in Muenster
89. Eat Blue Bell Ice Cream in Brenham
90. Eat Tortillas at the Alamo Cafe in San Antonio
91. Drink Ruta Maya Shade Grown Coffee Roasted in Austin
92. Smoke Your Own Brisket and Ribs
And a few things that I haven't done yet, like:
93. Cliff Dive at Possom Kingdom Lake
94. Go to Fiesta in San Antonio
95. Stay at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio
96. Attend the Terlingua Chili Cook Off
95. See a Baseball Game at LaGrave Field in Fort Worth
96. Swim in Barton Springs
97. Camp Out at Mustang Island
98. Get Your Picture Taken in a Bunch of Bluebonnets
99. Deep Sea Fishing in Port Aransas
100. Attend Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic