Thing #82: Learn to Skip Stones

I used to do this when I was a kid. I could typically  get 4-5 skips which was not that bad. So I thought to try this again. I travelled to the beach and start throwing stones to the sea. I will not comment on my performance. Instead.. I will just show you a more interesting video.

Thing #52: Learn to swim - update

In my previous post I wrote that swimming from A to B, when needed, is enough. Well, the pool is not enough any more! 3 months into this Thing I have managed to go a long way (actually swim a long way), at least given my initial performance. So... if I am allowed to start making new year's resolutions early this time, then let's start with this: I will go swimming once a week.

Thing #52: Learn to swim

I share at least one common characteristic (our passion to excel) with Michael Phelps and that's not our swimming abilities. Nevertheless I can definitely float, I sort of swim and if needed I can go from A to B. That's enough for me. After all my favourite quote when it comes to the swimming is that: "I prefer seafood to the sea". If you don't believe me, then look at Thing #62!

Thing #79: Build an Igloo

You find yourself stuck on a mountain in the middle of winter. Soon it will be dark. It's time you put your survival skills to work. You decide to build and igloo. You could follow the easy instructions shown in the video below (instructions are always easy until you apply them) but this seems like hard work. What if there was another way?





And indeed there is! The only catch when you want to build an igloo is that you need to have... snow. And today it did snow, for 30 minutes. I knew it was not going to be enough. It was not going to be hard enough to pack in blocks either. So, I decided to innovate and build an igloo mini-prototype.

The idea is simple, albeit it can take some time for it to work and if you are in a hurry this is not Place a strong enough tent-like shape in preferred position and... wait. Do something else for a few hours and when you come back you have your igloo ready. Simple!





In our case the transparent walls provide 360 degree views making this igloo not just a revolution in prefabricated igloos, but also a special place to protect you and your loved ones when stuck in the mountains.

Thing #60: Done but have I done enough?

I have completed the 7 days of exercising and I am now as 'done' as this Thing.

Now, that I have exercised my body and armed with a new-found confidence I am prepared for the the unthinkable: stay away from computers for 7 days. Only then will I have proven myself worthy of claiming this Thing really completed.

Update: 57.142857142857142857142857142857% completed

That's basically 4/7 sessions done! Another 42.857142857142857142857142857143% to go!

Update: 42.857142857142857142857142857143% completed

That's basically 3/7 sessions done! Another 57.142857142857142857142857142857% to go!

Thing #60: Let's try this again

I have previously tried to complete Thing #60, by exercising for a week... and failed. No it's time I tried again. In fact, I have already started and I am already on day 2! Another 5 days to go!

I am already tired. Well, OK... exhausted!

Let's do something else

It's been raining the last few days so impossible (no really) to go our for jogging so I have to postpone this Thing. Not my fault right?

It's Monday!

It's Monday and I have started training again. Hopefully, I will survive the week and complete this Thing.

From Monday...

During the Christmas holidays we look a year back and start remembering all the promises we made to ourselves. Then, we forget them for a week and make the very same New Year's resolutions we did last year, only to forget them again for another year. Of course, I am the exception. You see, I don't make any resolutions; what's the point after all?

You are probably wondering what have New Year's resolutions got to do with the 101 things. Well, for Thing #60 I have to live without something I love for a week. Now it's a bit tricky to find something I 'love' that will actually make this Thing a challenge. I thought of staying away from the PC for week, but then I stopped dreaming.

So, I decided to revert this Thing. Instead of living without something I love for a week, I will do something I don't love for a week: exercise. I used to exercise occasionally, but then I became old and boring (hey, that's why I am going through the book right?) and stayed away from regular training (yes, once a month) for some time. It's high time I got back to it... from Monday.