Life is all about goals. Today I already accomplished two: Get up, drink coffee. See, I’m a success. I have recently been realizing though that I have only mastered a few of the skills that I want to learn before I die. The laundry list is long, and I think I should get started.

I read an article a few weeks ago about 43Things.com , a website where you list 43 goals and you work your way through the list with the support of the other members. A great idea, and I considered it, except that my goals are a bit more abstract than today’s top 43things.com goal which was “Greet each day with a good attitude.” I fantastic idea indeed, but not really my style, I’m not a morning person. And 43 is a bit more commitment than I’m used to. How bout we start with 3.

The good news is that in the world today, there is absolutely no excuse for not learning how to do everything you have ever dreamed of mastering. Why? The answer is a little website called YouTube. Maybe you have heard of it? I spent the morning typing in search terms for things I’ve always wanted to do, believe it or not, they were all there. Solving a Rubiks cube, learning to flip off a wall, mastering that two finger taxi whistle, teaching a cat to play the piano, learning the moonwalk, deactivating a nuclear weapon just in the nick of time while still looking hot…etc etc, its all there.

Check out 5min.com, and wonderhowto.com too for short How-To videos. The possibilities are endless. Give it a shot, by 5 o’clock you could check at least a few things off the ole bucket list.

First, opening a beer bottle with a piece of paper. Always wanted to do it, so here goes…

Second, Extreme Tubing- My days in Jackson tubing the local creeks are great and all, but I really want to take my skills to the next level, and I found the perfect guy to teach me. Zoltan.

Finally and most aggressive, Parkour. If you haven’t heard of this insane sport, you might remember if from the first thirty action packed minutes of last year’s James Bond flick, Casino Royale. Sometimes called ‘urban ninjas’, parkour experts jump from building to building, flipping off railings and into cars. Why not give it a shot, I figured. Watch out Jackson locals, I might jump out at you from nowhere when you least expect it. And ‘ninja’ is gonna look great on my resume.