We’ve all heard of bucket lists, and maybe some of us have made that list, or at least started that list in our heads. This is my anti-bucket list. I’m going to list ten things that I will never do. Some will be chosen because of my experiences and others are just things that I’ve never done and never want to. In the comments at the end, put one thing that you never want to do ever or again.
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10. Eat at this restaurant. This restaurant is in Disney Springs in Florida. If you’re not familiar with Disney Springs, it is the shopping/eating/nightlife area that is part of Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I love Disney World and Disney Springs, but I did not have a good experience at this one particular restaurant. Long wait past reservation time, tables too close and finding a long hair in your food is kind of off-putting.
Pic from Isabel Eats
9. Eating onions & peppers. I have an irrational hatred of the taste of onions and peppers. This one, I know I’ll do again. I can deal with peppers and onions in salsa, but nothing else. For the rest of my life I vow to not eat onions and peppers in anything but salsa.
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8. Visit Russia: I know that not all Russians are jerks, and I bet that many Russians do not support the Ukraine war. Unfortunately countries are often judged based on their leaders actions. So, you folks in the States need to think about that in about nine months.
To be clear, that is not me.
7. Wear a Speedo in public: I don’t know why so many European men wear these things, and I’m glad that beaches in the States are not full of guys in Speedos. Women reading this, how do you feel about men in Speedos?
6. Eat a pickle: Are you picking up on the pattern that I may have some food issues? I love cucumbers. The pickle however, is the most vile poison masquerading as some form of “food”.
The original “Love Boat” on it’s final cruise back in 2013
5. Take a cruise: I know that a lot of people LOVE cruises. To me, they are floating petri dishes. I know they said it was China, but I believe that COVID started on a cruise. To that point, I was ahead of the curve when I wrote the blogging classic Zombie Love Boat in 2014 predicting that the next viral outbreak will result in zombies like The Walking Dead, which has gone on waaay too long.
4. Never leave for a paranormal investigation without… extra batteries. It’s a huge let down when you’re getting some good readings and other confirmation and then your EMF meter shuts down. Waa waa….
Pic from Bonobology.com
3. Don’t take time with people for granted: Sure, we all need some solo downtime now and then, we all have only so much time on this ball of dirt and other people make our lives better. I saw on someone’s online anti-bucket list that he didn’t want to make new friends. He had enough people in his life. I’ll never stop making new friends.
2. Smoking anything: I think the data on this is pretty strong.
1. Die: Part of me knows that this is supposed to happen to everyone, but I’m not everyone. Chances are that I will lose this bet, but I’m going to try like hell not to. I want every day that I can possibly get.
That’s my anti-bucket list. Start your anti-bucket list by putting one thing in the comments that you’ll never do again, or just not at all.
Thanks for reading! ~Phil
I love the idea of an Anti-Bucket List! If you give me more time I am sure I can think of more things, but the first thing that comes to mind is that I will never again set foot in Gripped or Go Ape or any of those similar-deal hideous activity places for kids.
lol! Even though we don’t have those particular ones in the States, I know exactly what you mean.
I went there with my nephew last year and it was so awful that I almost cried.
Speedo, check. Cruise, check. Eat at Disney World, check. Smoking, check. Batteries, Check. I am going to have to come up with some others cause I think the rest on your list are okay. I know dying isn’t the greatest but we all have to do it unless you become president.
Speedo, check?!!?
All the checks are concurrence with your non bucket items.
Phil,
This was fun! I’m with you on 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 & 10. I like pickles. I like chocolate. Don’t like them together. Not even when I was pregnant. Have asthma so smoking would make number 1 more likely, so, I don’t think so. I’m not sure ANYONE needs to wear a speedo. And when someone doesn’t like a restaurant, I take that seriously. Life’s too short for bad service and potentially unclean practices at overpriced restaurants. Or even decently priced restaurants. If you say it’s bad, I believe you. Not 100 percent positive, but pretty sure the reason that batteries die is that paranormal entities drain them. So, more batteries doesn’t necessarily mean anything other than extra dead batteries. Don’t know this from experience, just what I’ve picked up from watching too much TV that deals with paranormal stuff. A lot of other places I’d rather see first and right now is definitely not the time to visit lots of places, especially Russia, but twenty years from now? Who knows. Not counting it completely out. A friend went on a five month cruise and she loved it as she saw a good portion of the world. Didn’t get sick or anything. She went pre-pandemic. I might enjoy a cruise provided I had the money to do it right. She has money. Lastly, you’d starve at my house. I love both onions and peppers. I put that s**t on everything! Thankfully, my family enjoys them as well. Mona
Thanks for the thoughtful reply! Chances are that I’ll end up doing all the things I said I won’t.
I’ll never make my own wine/gin/poitín
Life is just too short…and getting shorter. Just buy the fecker and open the bottle for god’s sake :p
That’s a great point! I’ve always thought of making my own wine, but who wants to wait months for it to be ready?
I can hardly wait til the weekend 😆
I remember a line from the Old “Rockford Files” where James Garner’s Rockford says “I’ll do anything for money except murder or marry”. I can’t imagine a more appropriate anti-bucket list for me. Everything else has an equal chance of sneaking out of my bucket at some time. Presto!
Come to think of it, why does everyone shove their dreams in an old grimes bucket? We should pull our dreams out of a magic silk lined top-hat!!
Love this!!! I’m struggling to think of much as I generally love to try everything but I guess I’ll add eating live bugs to this list 🤣
I agree, live bugs are not a great experience. Thanks for stopping by!