Your other option is this: you could use your 3-day "end of summer" weekend, to do the things you've always done, the ways you've always done them.  That's the easiest thing to do, for sure.  But after 8 months of doing 1 new thing every week, I can guarantee you that if you do something this weekend that you've never done before you'll ...

In the spirit of Independence Day, I decided to exercise my freedom to get naked, in public!  I've been wanting to try a Never b4 that's a bit out of my comfort zone and taking it all off in broad daylight with hundreds of people around certainly fit the bill.  There have been times in my life when I've shown a lot of leg or a little cleavage but I've never been brave enough to sport EVERYTHING.  Perhaps doing this for the fir

“Grab lantern there,” the Hungarian caretaker told me, “and follow tunnel into labyrinth.” Alone with my flickering flame, I followed his stilted instructions, step by step, into a darkness so thick that I couldn’t see past my extended hand. “What the hell?” I said to no one. I was completely alone in the dark. My flame didn’t cast enough light to tell me which way to go. The only thing I knew for sure was the way back and for a minute, I was tempted to retreat.

With only 4 hours left in my business trip to Madrid, I desperately needed to see something other than my computer screen. So, I invented a "speedseeing" walking tour that showed and taught me a lot. Read more... http://www.findme.typepad.com/neverb4

This week I went to a part of the South Pacific called Manoa Lai to be the scuba diving guide on The Gabbiano, a marine research vessel with shiny teak decks, white sails and get this, 3 penguin pets. I slammed the door on the negative 5 degree temps of Maine and jumped feet-first into coral-filled waters to drift with schools of parrotfish and tangs and the occasional curious dolphin. I explored coral canyons, swam through blue holes and found an ancient medal on the sea floor. The most amazing part about this Never B4 is that I did it all from my couch.