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.
Pic from AllEars.Net
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.
Pic courtesy of Economic Intelligence Unit
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
