One thing that has become popular in recent years is creating something called a "bucket list."

I know my daughter has one, and I know she has a lot of things she hopes to do and accomplish in her life. Of course, Pauline is young and still has a lot of time to accomplish her goals.

I don't have as much time as she does, and while there are still many things I hope to do, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at some of the things I have already done, things that might wind up on someone's "bucket list."

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-- I have been up in the tallest building in the world. Twice. Two different buildings. The Empire State Building in New York in 1957 and the Windows on the World restaurant in the Twin Towers in New York in 1979. Sadly, that's a place no one will ever visit again.

Anyone who knows me knows that heights kind of creep me out, so I'm not ashamed to say we didn't have window seats when we went there.

-- I have walked on the Great Wall of China. It wasn't a long walk, at least partly because it was a rainy day, but it was still impressive to realize I was standing on one of the only man-made creations that can be seen from outer space.

-- I have only been to three of the seven continents, and I don't know how likely I am to visit too many more since travel isn't the priority for me that it was for my parents. I would like to see Australia, but I honestly don't know if I'll make it to South America, Africa or Antarctica. In fact, I have only been south of the Equator once in my life, in 1999 when Nicole and I visited Tahiti and Moorea.

Visiting Moorea is to me a real highlight of my life's travels. Cook's Bay in Moorea, named after Captain Cook, is considered by some people the single most beautiful place in the world. From my limited experience, I can't disagree.

-- I have attended political conventions of both parties, Democrats in 1980 and 2000, Republicans in 1996, although almost all the reporting I did came outside the convention halls.

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-- I have attended a World Series game, a Super Bowl, two Final Fours, two baseball all-star games and a game in the NBA Finals. I have watched an amazing number of top-flight athletes play, and I have interviewed more of them than I care to admit.

-- I have made appearances on radio and television and in fact was profiled for a story on television in Southern California.

-- In January