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More Information than you ever wanted to know about Brian Block, Realtor

Recently, with the release of the hit movie <a href="http://thebucketlist.warnerbros.com/BL-videoplayer.html?videopath=http://pdl.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/thebucketlist/trailer/trailer.flv" target="_blank">"The Bucket List"</a>, I've been reading more and more about these lists and have read those of other people who have posted them online. I haven't yet seen the movie, but from watching the trailer and reading some reviews, I get the gist. Basically, a bucket list of Things You Want to Do Before You Die. Everyone should have one of these. I'm still young (34) and hopefully have a very long life ahead of me. However, I wrote down an extensive list several years back. I have it hanging next to my desk and computer so I can look at it everyday. These are the reasons that I work -- so that I can achieve my life goals and aspirations.Additionally, I took it one step further and created another list. I call it "100 Interesting, Exciting and Fun Things That You May Not Have Known About Brian." This list serves as a repository for those interesting experiences that I've had that make me who I am today. One of my greatest feelings of accomplishment comes when I'm able to transfer something from the bucket list over to this list. This list also serves as a great icebreaker with new clients and acquaintances. It's a fast and easy way to get to know a little bit about me beyond the formal resume.Try it yourself. After all <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgGvMekqJtQ">(You've Got) Personality</a> (click to listen to this classic song)I learn a lot about my clients when I work with them and thought that my clients and people who are deciding about whether they want to work with me for their real estate needs in <a href="http://www.blockrealestategroup.com">Northern Virginia and D.C.</a> would like to learn a bit more about me.Here then are a selection of my already completed Bucket List items (if there's a link that means you can learn more about that particular item in one of my previous blog posts):1. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/153938/Who-MeME" target="_blank">Been catapulted off of the U.S.S. Enterprise Aircraft Carrier</a>2. Swam in the Dead Sea3. Visited the War Room at the Pentagon4. Flew in a KC-135 and refueled F-4 fighter jets in the air5. Saw Margaret Thatcher speak6. Met Henry Kissinger – got his autograph7. Met Alexander Haig – got his autograph8. Worked for and played softball with William Weld, former governor of Massachusetts.9. Had a bachelor party in Las Vegas (no pictures)10. Stayed in the lavish Garrick Club in London11. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/153938/Who-MeME" target="_blank">Performed an Argentine Tango at the </a><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/153938/Who-MeME" target="_blank">U.S.</a><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/153938/Who-MeME" target="_blank"> Department of State</a>12. Met Arsenio Hall before he was really famous13. Sat in the studio audience of David Letterman show twice.14. Bet on the horses at Del Mar racetrack15. Gone whale watching16. Gone deep sea fishing17. Did a stage dive at a P. Funk concert (broke my thumb)18. Had dinner with the former Ambassador of Pakistan19. Participated in a lawsuit against the U.S. government which resulted in a $134 million judgment20. Ran down the steps of the Eiffel Tower21. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/204206/Enough-About-Me-Let" target="_blank">Saw the Rolling Stones in concert in </a><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/204206/Enough-About-Me-Let" target="_blank">Paris (my first concert experience)</a>22. Have seen Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi, Gabriela Sabatini, Martina Navratilova, Mats Wilander, play tennis23. Participated in watergun battle on the Potomac River24. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/204206/Enough-About-Me-Let" target="_blank">Like Rocky Balboa, ran up the steps of the </a><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/204206/Enough-About-Me-Let" target="_blank">Philadelphia Art Museum</a>25. Biked over 50 miles in one day26. Gone to Disneyworld and Disneyland27. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/217775/How-I-Proposed-to" target="_blank">Wrote a 192 page book</a>28. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/217775/How-I-Proposed-to" target="_blank">Proposed to my wife at sunset on the </a><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/217775/How-I-Proposed-to" target="_blank">beach of Curacao</a>29. Went snorkeling and saw a shipwreck30. Played a ghost in a movie spoof of Scooby Doo – though the film was never finished or released31. Met internationally acclaimed conductor Zeuben Mehta and got his autograph32. Gone to a Yankees/Orioles playoff game at Camden Yards33. Won $650 on a slot machine34. Won $1000 playing craps35. Marched in the Cherry Blossom Parade as a clown36. Biked around Block Island, Rhode Island37. Met and ate dinner with the entire starting lineup of the 1991 Boston Celtics38. Saw the Tall Ships39. Visited the U.S. Dance Hall of Fame40. Toured the U.S. Tennis Hall of Fame41. Went to the grisly Museum of Death42. Partied on South Beach, Miami43. Saw David Copperfield perform44. Been on the top of the Empire State Building45. Biked across the Golden Gate Bridge46. Prepared a delicious Gazpacho soup47. Visited the Grand Canyon48. Saw Mount Rushmore49. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt at Yellowstone National Park50. Hiked the Grand Tetons51. Tried to avert the gaze of Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris52. Drove a child up to the Shriner’s Hospital in Philadelphia53. Took an all-day massage class54. Was a vice-president of an internet auction company55. Gone canoeing on the Charles River56. Saw Forever Tango on Broadway and the Warner Theater57. Hiked around Montmorency Falls (higher than Niagara Falls)58. Spelunked through Luray Caverns59. Owned a parakeet60. Rode a camel61. Went skiing for the first time on a 14,000 foot peak in Colorado62. Was on an airplane about to take off and witnessed a passenger having a heart attack63. Passed the Virginia Bar Exam on first attempt64. Gambled on a Riverboat casino in Kansas City65. Danced in a Hollywood nightclub to the admiring gaze of Jack Nicholson (really!!)66. Met the entire cast of Cheers and went to the finale party in Boston 67. Rode on a traditional London red double-decker bus68. Worked as pollster on election night69. Gone skinny-dipping70. Attended services at the oldest synagogue in the Western Hemisphere71. Toured a WWII submarine72. Went to Plymouth Rock73. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/204206/Enough-About-Me-Let" target="_blank">Got 4 out of 6 numbers in lottery (measly $100)</a>74. State finalist for Veteran’s of Foreign War “Voice of Democracy” radio script contest75. Had a meeting in a U.S. Congressman’s office76. Been entertained by bellydancing during a Moroccan feast (numerous times)77. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/204206/Enough-About-Me-Let" target="_blank">Almost perfect score on Math SAT (one damn question wrong!!)</a>78. Seen live performances by World Champion ballroom dancers79. Grew a goatee (very temporary)80. Planted a tree in Israel81. Saw Halley’s Comet82. Learned how to juggle83. Ran in the Race for the Cure (almost every year)84. Visited the Hershey Chocolate Factory85. Toured a WonderBread Factory86. Played chess with a master-ranked chess player87. Took Kung Fu classes88. Placed a personal note to God in the Western Wall in Jerusalem89. Took violin lessons with a Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist90. Former Member of Mensa91. Interviewed a client in his jail cell92. Modeled in several fashion shows93. Captain of high school tennis team94. Visited Alcatraz (not as a prisoner)95. Qualified as a Marksman First Class with rifle-shooting96. Had my shirt ripped off by a drag queen during performance in the middle of a crowded restaurant97. Seen Rocky Horror Picture Show multiple times in the theater98. Have donated over a gallon of blood to the American Red Cross99. Saw the Olympic Torch pass by in Arlington100. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/250578/Support-the-Marine-Corps" target="_blank">Ran the Marine Corps </a><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/250578/Support-the-Marine-Corps" target="_blank">Marathon</a><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/250578/Support-the-Marine-Corps" target="_blank"> – All 26.2 Miles!!</a>101. Attended Presidential Inauguration102. Been in the same room with the President of the United States at Inaugural Ball 103. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/153938/Who-MeME" target="_blank">Served as Worshipful Master of Masonic Lodge</a>103. Went parasailing104. Went jet-skiing105. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/153938/Who-MeME" target="_blank">Rode an elephant in </a><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/153938/Who-MeME" target="_blank">Thailand</a>106. Learned how to skeet shoot107. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/153938/Who-MeME" target="_blank">Study Krav Maga martial arts</a>108. Ran a marathon109. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/177973/Up-Up-Away-What" target="_blank">Flew in open air cockpit WW-I plane and did aerobatic maneuvers</a>110. <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/153938/Who-MeME" target="_blank">Study Brazilian Jiu Jitsu</a>There's plenty more to go and I look forward to adding to this list every year. Now, you know a lot more about me. Your turn. What have you done? 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