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Partly nomadic, building a base of operations called Base Station, and currently living and working in Oregon. Striving, in my interactions with others and myself, to be True, Kind, and Necessary.
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To Know Is To Act. -- Samurai Maxim
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"101 Things in 1001 Days is the brainchild of Michael Green, a blogger and developer from NZ. He created a list of tasks to achieve within a defined period, and the idea quickly spread around the web as a tool for helping people accomplish their goals...1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities." I have finished six lists, and I'm continuing, working on the seventh list. The second through sixth lists are posted chronologically in my journal.

The seventh list is posted just below, and I'll be editing/updating roughly weekly. References to it will likely be regular occurrences in this journal. I have no expectations of accomplishing everything on the list - but this gives me some structure, motivation, and focus. Every time I complete a goal in a section, I'll move it to 'Completed Goals' and add another goal in that section. Bold means a goal is in progress. I'm not planning on having more than 30 goals in progress at any one time, or actively working on more than 15 (some of my goals require multiple years or the entire 1001 days to complete). The seventh list started on March 11th, 2025 and it will end Tuesday, December 07, 2027.



COMPLETED GOALS
actively volunteer with SERV-OR Multnomah County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) - onboarded 5/14/25, first deployment 7/12/25
earn a Community Disaster Preparedness in Healthcare certificate [4/4] - FP PER233 0729 Medical Preparedness and Response to Bombing Incidents 04/17/24, FP MGT319 0601 Medical Countermeasures: Point of Dispensing (POD), Planning and Response 02/27/25, FP MGT439 0578 Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness 05/29/25, FP PER211 1277 Medical Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Events 8/27/25 - completed 8/27/25, certificate dated 9/10/25
complete the full year of the GoRuck Tribe/Know Thyself Challenge [12/12] - Know Thyself 2/1, Beauty 2/22, Mystery 4/8, Laughter 4/30, Dream 7/23, Resilience 8/9, Believe 9/18, Reinvent 10/13, Evolve 10/28, Adventure 11/29, Awe 11/29, Live 1/2/2026 - completed 1/2/26
take three free online college courses [3/3] - Harvard Medical School/PH755x: Lessons from Ebola: Preventing the Next Pandemic, 6/17/25; Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Center for Health Education/SOM-XCHE0026: Healthcare Risk Management: Planning, Response, and Recovery Series - STANHCM01: Healthcare and Crisis Preparation, 11/28/25, STANHCM02: Risk Management and Crisis Responses in Healthcare, 11/29/25, STANHCM 03: Leadership and Resilience in Healthcare Risk Management, 12/3/25; King's College London/SSPP_TPx2:Major Dilemmas in Counterterrorism - completed 2/7/26
complete 10 FEMA/tactical classes [10/10] - ABR/Safe On the Road, TacMed Solutions/Stop the Bleed Refresher, TEEX/Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness, SERV-OR/Disability Access and Functional Needs Planning Preparedness and Response Training, ABR/Disaster Readiness, ACMT/Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs), Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs), and Toxic Radiological Materials (TRMs), TEEX/Medical Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Events, Rory Miller/Disaster and Bug-Out Bag Preparation, Rory Miller/Crisis Psychological First Aid and Self Care, Health Share of Oregon/Basic Wound Care Course for Medical Professionals - completed 2/27/26
take 10 kink classes [10/10], DM 10 times [12/10], attend 10 munches/events [10/10] - competed 4/5/26
see 10 performers I have heard of [11/10] - Brotherhood of Rock Tour: Don Felder, Kevin Cronin, Styx; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Men at Work; Toto; Billy Idol; Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; The Adolescents; Circle Jerks; My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult; and 10 performers I have never heard of [10/10] - Little Feat; The Ghost Inside; Halestorm; Volbeat; Negative Approach; Light Asylum; Die Sexual; Devora; Heavy Halo; Steve Kerin - completed 4/9/26
attend 10 plays or performances [11/10] - Cirque Paranormal II, WorldCon/Rocky Horror Picture Show, Fall 2025 HUMP Film Festival, Grotesque Burlesque, Pirates of Penzance, Paramount Theatre/Rocky Horror Picture Show, La Bohème, The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Daphne, Spring 2026 HUMP Film Festival, Fellow Travelers, and visit 10 museums or galleries [10/10] - Titan Missile Museum, Pima Air and Space Museum, Garfield County Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Cannon Beach History Center and Museum, Hopscotch - Portland/Immersive Art Experience, Oregon Center for Contemporary Art/Ursula K. LeGuin, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Lewis and Clark Discovery Center, Olympic Flight Museum - completed 5/9/26
organize/inventory Hideaway disaster preparation supplies [52/52] - completed 6/29/26



IN PROGRESS GOALS
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing Myself
1. train at least 3 times a week for 50 weeks in a hard-style martial art, makeups allowed [0/50]
2. train at least 3 times a week for 50 weeks in a soft-style martial art, makeups allowed [0/50]
3. learn and be proficient with three weapon forms [0/3]
4. complete a 3-cut tameshigiri
5. run a 5K, a 10K, and a half-marathon
6. run five races a year [1/3][4/5], including a Spartan Race yearly [1/3] - 2025 Manion WOD, 2025 Bloomsday 12K, 2025 Spartan Race, 2025 MLK Dream Run 5K, 2025 Bimbo Virtual Global Race 10K, 2025 HTC Turkey Trot 5K; 2026 Providence Heart to Start 5K, 2026 Bloomsday 12K, 2026 Manion WOD, 2026 Bubble Run,
7. complete 100 non-stop pushups [25/100], and 100 non-stop crunches [/100]
8. complete 25 non-stop chinups [/25]
9. bench press my body weight [/210]
10. log 100 miles on a bicycle [/100]
11.
12. learn to salsa and tango
13. complete 10 extra GoRuck WODs [3/10] - SIG 2/9/26, HUNDO 3/12, Manion WOD 5/9,
14. complete the full year of the GoRuck Tribe/Forge The Self Challenge [5/12] - Origin 2/14/26, Discipline 2/28, Fortitude 4/18, Break 4/29, Burn 5/27,
15. learn to Haka Dance (Maori)
16. pass the APFT and the MARSOC Short Card
17. acquire a Kriswell Tanto
18. Sword maintenance training, cleaning

Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health
19.
20. take 10 more kink classes [4/10], DM 10 times [5/10], attend 10 munches/events [/10]
21. sleep at least 6-7 hours a night for 6/7 nights a week for 50 weeks [29/50] - 3/29/25, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 6/14, 6/28, 7/5, 7/19, 7/26, 8/9, 9/20, 11/1, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 1/10/26, 1/17, 1/24, 2/7, 2/28, 3/28, 4/18, 5/16, 5/23, 6/5, 6/20, 7/4, 7/11,
22.
23. take three more free online college courses [/3]
24. take Jukai
25. do 3 days in silence again
26. spend another week in a Zen monastery
27. sit zazen formally at least once monthly, makeups allowed [11/33] - 3/14/25, 5/30, 6/14, 6/28, 8/8, 9/5, 9/26, 10/10, 12/5, 1/2/26, 1/23,
28. 7-day fast/detox my body yearly [1/3] - 10/8 - 10/15/25,
29. eat only healthy foods for a month
30.
31. read all of the 100 MustReads [3/100] - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind; Meditations; The Handmaid's Tale;
32. read 30 martial arts/spirituality/disaster preparation books [8/30] - The Te of Piglet; In My Time of Dying; The Places That Scare You; Meditations; Discipline Equals Freedom; The Tao of Pooh; Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith; At Home in the Muddy Water: A Guide to Finding Peace within Everyday Chaos;
33. read 30 books on Psychology-related topics [12/30] - Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals; On Mental Toughness; Death Without Denial, Grief Without Apology; Being Mortal; No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention; Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind; Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life; Securing Sexuality: Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Intimacy and Technology; New Mourning: Discovering the Gifts in Grief; We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America; My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey; The Burnout Challenge: Managing People's Relationships with Their Jobs;
34. re-read my martial arts library [3/23] - The Teachings of Don Juan: Journey to Ixtlan; The Art of Peace; The Art of War;

Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done
35. complete at least 25 CEUs of interesting topics a year [2/3][25+/25] - 2025 completed 7/15/25, 2026 completed 4/10/26,
36. complete EMT CEUs biannually [1/2] - NREMT Recertification 11/12/24, OR EMT renewal 4/7/25;
37. rehabilitate/repair/resupply the Whorse for duty at Burning Man - back from mechanic 4/16/26,
38. tune-up/service bus yearly [0/3], motorcycle yearly [0/3], Whorse [1/3], daily vehicles yearly [1/3]
39. change passwords on major online accounts every 6 months [0/5], back up hard drive [0/5]
40. write up will, just in case
41.
42. get dental care every 6 months [2/5] - 8/4/25, 3/26/26,
43. get a yearly complete physical examination [1/3] - 8/7/25, 2/25/26,
44. get a yearly eye examination [1/3] - 7/31/25,

In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation
45. organize/inventory Hideaway disaster preparation supplies, part 2 [2/52]
46. improve land navigation skills
47. learn to suture wounds
48. learn to pick locks
49. Master Naturalist training
50.
51. complete all of the training requirements for ARES Field Operator
52. learn CW at least 12wpm
53. Master Gardener training
54. complete a tactical/defensive driving course
55.
56. improve my chainsaw and axe skills
57.
58.
59. complete a Wilderness EMT course
60. take another tactical self-defense class, complete another tactical medicine course - Improvised Tactical Emergency Casualty Care completed 3/15/25,
61. complete 10 more FEMA/tactical classes [3/10] - SERV-OR/Effective Communication in Emergency Response, TacMed/Stop the Bleed Refresher, TacMed/Stop the Bleed in Action: Mastering Life-Saving Interventions with Trauma Simulation,
62. take an off-road vehicle class/course
63. pass a survivalist training course
64.

Base Station/Ol' Number 3
65.
66. plant to harvest a successful garden/garden boxes
67. plant fruit trees
68. install generator backup to Gate House and Pump House
69. build out/expand Base Station party/visitor/sitting space
70. build a shrine/dojo/play space
71. install a French Drain around the Pump House
72. create a target range
73. install CB antenna/mount, install better ham radio antenna on Ol' Number 3
74. external water system/hookups on Ol' Number 3
75. build Base Station pole barn/garage/shop
76. install Base Station fire suppression system

Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff
77. hike part of the PCT
78. go on 10 significant overnight hikes
79. hike Washington/Gifford Pinchot National Forest/Dark Divide Trail
80. see 10 performers I have heard of [1/10] - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult; and 10 performers I have never heard of [/10] -
81. attend 10 more plays or performances [2/10] - Fellow Travelers, Carmen, and visit 10 museums or galleries [2/10] - International Police Museum, Portland Art Museum,
82. visit the vortex sites in the US -
83. hike 12 Curious Gorge recommended places [/12]
84. earn 5 new Junior Ranger badges [1/5] - Idaho State Parks,
85. go down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
86. visit another country that I've never experienced
87. go on at least 3 week-long hiking/camping/road trips [2/3] - Arizona/2025 Saguaro Man, North Carolina/2025 Geocaching/Student Roadtrip, and go on 20 shorter (1-3 day) hiking/camping/road trips [12/20] - 2025 Bloomsday/WA DeLorme Trip, 2025 Solstice/Maryhill BIMC Run, 2025 SHIFT, 2025 WorldCon, 2025 Southern Oregon McMenamins Roadtrip, 2025 Oregon Coast McMenamins Roadtrip, 2026 RadCon, 2026 Bloomsday/WA Delorme Trip/5000th geocache, 2026 Oregon Coast McMenamins Roadtrip, 2026 SOAK, 2026 Cannon Beach/Geocaching OCT Roadtrip, 2026 Solstice/BIMC Run,
88. complete a third geocaching Fizzy and a second Jasmer Challenge - Fizzy [74/81], Jasmer [289/315]
89. find all 50 of the oldest 50 geocaches in Washington [12/50]
90. complete the Washington Delorme Challenge [59/90]
91. find all 50 of the oldest 50 geocaches in Oregon [43/50]
92. find the oldest 100 geocaches [35/100]
93. hike the Grand Canyon
94. visit Canada
95. visit Alaska
96. acquire a stealth camper
97. take the Green Tortoise across the country
98. Take the train across the country
99. learn to kayak
100. use a zip line in some exotic place (Hawaii?)
101.



Supplemental Goals
pass an Appleseed, Known Distance
renew knife-fighting skills
Practice sewing & mending
geocache Roswell, NM and the ET highway
complete a Zen Sesshin
visit Iceland/Norway/Denmark
New Zealand
Australia
Go back to Scotland
Attend the Shakespeare Festival
reduce my emails to 100 active in both main accounts
play more chess
learn to build an igloo or a sand cave
find 10 more of the caches in California [11/50]
find 10 more of the oldest geocaches in Idaho [6/50]
find 10 more of the oldest geocaches in Montana
find the oldest caches in five new states/countries [/5] - Arizona,
Hunter Safety course/hunting class?
take a trip on a small boat, and learn nautical skills
finish my back piece tattoo
raise money for a good cause
learn to snowboard at least reasonably well
learn to belly dance an entire routine
do 5 things that scare me [0/5]
see Niagara Falls
go on a helicopter ride
do the 4th of Juplaya at least once
go on a cruise
learn to rock climb better
learn to proficiently weld
learn scuba diving to certification
ride a Vincent Black Shadow
ride my motorcycle for a week-long trip without a destination
complete an Ironbutt Association (IBA) Saddlesore 1000 (a 24-hr 1,000-mile ride)
learn 5 different constellations
learn the language of fans, and at least one Iron Fan form
run a marathon
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/100-movies-to-see-before-you-die.html
Mentor a child in a handcraft
learn to cook 50 new recipes [0/50] that I like
write and send 50 letters/postcards [/50]
play poker more effectively
abstain from fast food for 50 days [0/50]
use Bookcrossing 5 times
perform a Japanese Tea Ceremony
learn the formal care, folding, and knot of a hakama
IBA Bun Burner 1500 (1,500 miles in 36 hours)
IBA Bun Burner Gold (1,500 miles in 24 hours)
visit a Jewish temple
visit a Hindu temple
visit a Gurdwara (Sikhism)
visit a Mosque
visit a Jain temple
learn to spin fire
trace my family lineage
go parasailing
raise money for a good cause
take in a Broadway or West End show
do Toastmasters
eat food I have never tried and whose name I didn't know
learn to use a chainwhip
Do something you told yourself you wouldn't
go ice-skating
go deep sea fishing
drive across the United States
go sky diving
Go snowmobiling
live in more than one country
see the Statue of Liberty
swim with dolphins
walk on the Great Wall of China
go spinnaker flying
go water-skiing
go snow-skiing
go to Westminster Abbey
go to the Louvre
swim in the Mediterranean
go to a National Football League game
http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/play/50-thrilling-experiences-116798Be
able to identify a dozen wild edibles
Be able to identify a dozen different trees
Learn how to skin & clean animals
Learn how to make good cheese
Learn how to make bread without a recipe
Learn how to quilt
http://www.theproject333.com/
Buy a guitar and learn how to play it
medieval weapons training/SCA
explore a Mayan Temple