Cook, Greggory: Bucket List

            My bucket list consists of activities that can mostly be assigned to three categories. The first and largest category is military related. Following that are a number of random, useless activities, then exploring new experiences with my father would end the list.

 My life goal is to build a better weapon for out armed services. I would like to be remembered with Samuel Colt and Mikhail Kalashnikov. Outside of that, I want to go on a High Altitude Low Opening jump or wing suit base jumping. I am terrified of heights and think the adrenaline rush would be amazing. Some of my more predictable military goals are to pilot an A10 Thunderbolt on a strafing run, drive an M1A2 Abrams tank through a wall, shoot an M2 machine gun from a moving Humvee, and take a mile long shot with a .408 CheyTac Intervention rifle.

One of the more random things I would like to do is walk through the Vatican in a tuxedo, glasses, carrying an umbrella, and taking notes on a clipboard. I feel like this would be the peak of randomness in my life. I would like to drop a cell phone off of Taipei 101 building with a videoconference going so the person I was speaking could see it falling. I also want to eat a Kobe beef filet mignon that has been slow roasted over a lava flow in Hawaii.

 Finally, walking through the Ferrari factory with my dad would mean a lot to me. I would also like to drive the autobahn with my father, although I don't think he would be as happy as I would. All in all, my bucket list is mostly self-centered and does not benefit society, but I feel like achieving these goals would make my life more worthwhile to me.