Shawna's Favorite Books

The following is a list of my all time favorite books (not in any particular order).  Happy Reading!

• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• The Poisonwood Bible by Babara Kingsolver
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
• The Girl who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
• The Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson
• The Likeness by Tana French
• My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
• A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
• The Cider House Rules by John Irving
• Sarah's Key by XXX
• The Divine Secrets of Ya Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
• All Over but the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg
• Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
• I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
• She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
• The Blues Eye by Toni Morrison

Our Bucket List

The following is a list of things we want to do and places we want to visit  - we better retire soon so that we can accomplish it all.

Trips / Places to Visit:

• Brazil - Amazon, Rio
• Cuba 
• US National Parks - RV Trip 
• Ireland - Cycling
• Grand Canyon - Rafting Lower 
• Oregon Coast - Cycling 
• Maine / Eastern Canada 
• Triple Crown - Kentucky Derby, xx, xx 
• Sundance Film Festival
• Telluride Jazz Festival
• Italy
• Cooking course
• Mass at the Vatican
• Whistler - Skiing 
• Central America - Boat Panana Canal, Hike across Isthmus
• Antartica - Cruise
• Iguazu Falls 
• France - Cycling, wine country 
• Backroads Trip 
• Scotland 
• Spain
• Portugal 
• Baltic States - Latvia, Estonia, Finland 
•  Munich - Octoberfest 
•  London - Olympics, Wimbledon
• Oberamergau Germany - Passion Play 
• Jordan - Petra
• Mecca 
• Kenya - Mt. Kenya, safari 
• Uganda - Gorillas 
• Madagascar 
• Morocco 
• India 
• Tibet 
• Nepal - Hike Everest Base Camp 
• Bhutan 
• Laos 
• Indonesia 
• Malaysia 
• Singapore 
• Mauritius 
• Seychelles 
• Maldives
• Phillipines 
• China - Cruise Yangtze River 
• Iceland 
• Tazmania - Trek 
• Australia 
• England, France - Canal Boat Trip
• Houseboat on Lake Union in Seattle

Activities:

• Learn guitar
• Learn Spanish
• Learn piano / sax 
• Own mountain home 
• Live overseas 
• Nascar
• Tractor Pull 
• Live Supreme Court case
• Visit a Dude Ranch (e.g. http://www.klondikeranch.com/)
• Attend a Jimmy Buffet concert 
• Superbowl
• NCAA Tourney
• Olympics

Memorable Quotes and Stuff

Quotes

• If you want traction, you must have friction – from Donald Rumsfeld’s autobiography
• Coach to Brilliance – from eagle’s flight meeting
• Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast – Peter Drucker
• When employees ask “how are you” they really mean “how are we”
• R&D = Rip-off and Duplicate… - Stasha at Qmedia
• Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has - Margaret Mead
• Standford Commencement Address - Steve Jobs
• Where the Hell is Matt – 2006
• Where the Hell is Matt – 2008
• Sound of Music Flash Mob
• Pro Infirmis
• Don't cry that it's over, smile that it happened. The best things in life aren't things. Dr Seuss
• USE IT – Todd Mitchem, Eagle’s Flight
• Understanding the Big Picture
• Say my attitude dictates my experience
• Evict your ego
• I assume nothing
• This is not personal
• You can't lead the herd from the front