On April 11, 2012, I, John Hendrickson, turned 40. So, rather than focus on "being old", I decided to focus on "new".  For 367 days - from December 31, 2011 to January 1, 2013 - I set a goal to do 40 new things that I had never done before. Some were big, some were small. Some were significant and some were insignificant. They were all new to me. This website summarizes the results (with no particular order except #1 and #40 being the first and last)…

	1	Go parasailing.
		December 31, 2011 - Completed with my dad (age 75 on January 1, 2012) in Cozumel, Mexico. Sadly, I was much more scared than my dad was!
	2	Do ocean fishing.
		April 10, 2012 - As part of a snorkeling trip in Roatan, Honduras, we also did a little fishing and caught a tuna.
	3	Go to Monster Truck show. June 9, 2012 – Saw the Monster Truck Jam at Lincoln Field.
	4	Go to NASCAR race.
		September 30, 2012 – Went to NASCAR in Dover, DE.
	5	Take a helicopter ride.
		December 3, 2012 - Took a helicopter ride over the Las Vegas strip.
	6	Run (jog or maybe walk) a half marathon.
		December 2, 2012 - Ran the Strip at Night and completed in 3 hours 12 minutes.
	7	Develop an iOS app.
		December 31, 2012 - Did my first (very simple) app (the beginning of "BullsEye") and was able to get it to run on my iPad.
	8	Go skiing with my kids.
		Feb. 19, 2012 – Heather, the kids and I, went to Jack Frost (in PA) and the kids (especially Norah) loved skiing for the first time.
	9	Buy a Jaguar, BMW, Audi, Lexus, or Porche sedan. June 15, 2012 – Bought a 2011 Jaguar XJL.
	10	Play Baccarat
		December 3, 2012 - Played at Aria in Las Vegas and honestly don't understand the desire.
	11	Raise $2,500 for Movember.
		November 28, 2012 - Done. Raised $3,132!
	12	Go to the City Museum.
		December 26, 2012 - Went there with the family.
	13	Shoot a machine gun.
		December 3, 2012 - Shot machine guns at the Gun Store in Las Vegas.
	14	Watch a live cricket game.
		September 15, 2012 – Watched some of the Philadelphia Cricket League PCL League Championship.
	15	Watch a live demolition derby.
		October 6, 2012 – Demolition Derby in Hamburg, PA.
	16	Bake a popover.
		December 30, 2012 - Baked them in my Mom's kitchen using an old Betty Crocker recipe.
	17	Ride a mechanical bull.
		December 3, 2012 - Rode a bull (and surprisingly did pretty good) at PBR in Las Vegas.
	18	Go to San Diego Zoo.
		August 7, 2012 – Visited as part of the family trip to San Diego.
	19	Give at least one carat diamond earrings to Heather.
		Feb. 2012 – Bought Heather diamond earrings with a total weight of nearly 2 carats.
	20	Grow some gray hair.
		2012 - Not exactly sure when it came, but it came...
	21	Be Chewbacca for Halloween.
		October 31, 2012 – I rocked in a great Chewbacca costume.
	22	Go to the Bridal Cave.
		December 27, 2012 - Went on our way to the Lake of the Ozarks.
	23	Go salmon fishing in Maine (possibly in September).
		September 29, 2012 – Went near Portland, ME.
	24	Go to a Jimmy Buffet concert. September 1, 2012 – Heather and I went to see him in Virginia.
	25	Stand-up on a moving surf board.
		August 4, 2012 – I was able to stand-up (sadly, only once) on a moving surf board but I also wore a wet suit.
	26	Go to Christmas tree lighting at the Avenue at White Marsh.
		November 16, 2012 – Went with the family to see Santa at the Avenue at White Marsh.
	27	Take horseback riding lessons.
		March 2012 – I started my lessons at the same place as Norah.
	28	See Star Wars Episode 1 in 3D.
		March 4, 2012 – Nathan and I went to see it. Not sure the 3D added much.
	29	Host a murder mystery dinner party.
		December 15, 2012 - Done using one from the internet (turns out I was the killer).
	30	Actively campaign for a Presidential candidate.
		November 4 & 6, 2012 – Went to Independence, OH (outside Cleveland) to work (made phone calls, knocked on doors, planted signs, and did “flushing”) on the losing Romney campaign.
	31	Go to Disneyland.
		August 7-10, 2012 – Went to Disneyland (with the new Carsland).
	32	Finish reading a book written by my immediate family.
		Jan. 1, 2012 – Finished my Dad’s autobiography.
	33	Celebrate New Years Day (and my Dad's birthday) out of the country.
		January 1, 2012 – Celebrated New Years and my Dad’s birthday in Cozumel, Mexico.
	34	Go to Honduras.
		April 7 – 14, 2012 – To celebrate my birthday (and spring break), spent a week in Roatan, Honduras.
	35	Get a Cupping Massage.
		December 28, 2012 - Got a cupping massage at the spa at the Lodge of Four Seasons. The only thing I got out of it was some back hickeys.
	36	Play candlepin bowling.
		December 18, 2012 - Played with my Boston-office co-workers in Somerville, MA.
	37	Go skinny dipping.
		April 13, 2012 – The last night we were at the rental house in Roatan, I took a dip in our house pool
	38	Eat raw fish just caught.
		April 10, 2012 – Right after we caught a tuna, the captain cut it up and served it with soy sauce.
	39	Get health care from a 3^rd-world medical clinic.
		April 11, 2012 – Rather than going scuba diving, Baris and I visited a public health clinic in Roatan, Honduras to get my ear infection treated.
	40	Go to Mummers Parade.
		January 1, 2013 - Done with Heather and the kids to end, as Heather referred to it, "the year of John".