Ok. Somebody had to do it, so why not me. I saw a preview for the new movie 'Bucket List'. The premise appears to be that the main characters are given a short time to live, so they create a list of all the things they always wanted to do, and then do them.

Yes, I know it's cliche. But still, I came up with a few. With all of the imaginations out here I'm sure there are some great ideas I haven't considered. So put aside your preparedness-minded, safety-oriented mindset and let me know what you would do if cost and personal safety were no longer relevant to your situation. Consider this a 'thinking out of the box' exercise. How many inherently dangerous things would really be a lot of fun under the right circumstances?

Reasonable ground rules apply (no danger to others, violence, flagrant lawlessness or depravity -- we want to have some fun but not be hated after we're gone). Just to take away the guilt, assume we've all provided a big nest egg/insurance policy for the family and have had plenty of time to spend with them.

Some ideas that come to mind:

- Sky Diving
- Parasailing
- White Water rafting (fast major rivers)
- Zip Lining across deep canyons
- Bungee jumping from a high bridge
- Deep water scuba diving
- Cross-country motorcycling
- A week alone on a deserted island
- Vegas gambling/partying/etc.

How about some more ideas? Alternately, would you try to spend every remaining moment at home with your family until the end?

Is your list done? Don't continue reading until it is. When your list is done, then go back over it and see how many you could reasonably do now even if you didn't have an indication that the end was coming soon. You might not get an advance warning...