120 Things to do before Ironpig’s Opening Day

120 things to do before Ironpig’s opening day.

120. Get a McDonald’s McRib
119. Thank a Veteran for their service
118. Send a favorite recipe to the Noise Nation cook book
117. Have sushi for dinner
116. Take a walk in the park
115. Drive through the Lights in the Parkway
114. Listen to your favorite song over and over all day
113. Take an afternoon off and go bowling
112. Do a good deed
111. Visit Coca Cola Park and wish time went by faster.

110. Clean out your car/vehicle
109. Eat a tray full of Philly Pretzels
108. Have lunch at the Black Forrest Deli
107. Get a mixed case of A-Treat soda
106. Eat a few Yacco dogs and wash down with chocolate milk
105. Quit smoking
104. Go Christmas shopping
103. Call Matt Provence and ask, “Is it April yet?”
102. Wonder if the Ironpigs will hit .500 in 2011
101. Visit Coca Cola Park and wish time went by faster.

100. Watch the Twitter feed from the baseball winter meetings
99. Drive to Reading to check out their stadium renovations
98. Visit the Baseball Hall of Fame
97. Check out the Majestic outlet tent sale
96. Get a chili cheese foot long hot dog from Sonic
95. Try an afternoon of disc golf
94. Create a random Facebook petition and see how many join your cause
93. Email Andy Tracy asking if he’s coming back
92. Check out the pro shop at Coca Cola Park
91. Visit Coca Cola Park and wish time went by faster.

90. Take in a trivia night at Applebees
89. Try wing night at the Pig Pen
88. Wonder why most of these ideas are food related
87. Join the Noise Nation’s weight loss challenge
86. Give up on weight loss challenge and have another McRib
85. Have a martini
84. Have a second martini
83. Drink ginger ale instead
82. Wash your bedding
81. Visit Coca Cola Park and wish time went by faster.

80. Check out Todd Zolecki’s Phillies blog
79. Give up cell phone use while driving
78. Bleed the water lines in your home of air
77. Check the air in your car tires.
76. Change your car’s oil
75. Realize Dan is running thin on subject matter with all this car stuff.
74. Go through old clothes and donate to charity
73. Get a massage
72. Take another walk. After all this food you’ll need to
71. Visit Coca Cola Park and wish time went by faster.

70. Clean the garage and / or basement
69. No comment
68. Clean all the windows in the house
67. Check your home for cold drafts
66. Go to Liberty St Tavern for colder drafts.. good pizza too
65. Make a big pot of chili to share with friends
64. Watch football?
63. Send a recipe to Dan so he stops nagging you for one
62. Make a scrapbook of your Ironpig memories
61. Visit Coca Cola Park and wish time went by faster.

60. Reserve your seat for the Phillies Caravan event
59. Read the Horn and Bell blog daily, tell your friends
58. Clean out the rain gutters
57. Send Christmas cards
56. Watch every episode of the Office
55. Subscribe to Netflix (Be careful, it’s addictive)
54. Dress up like a Rhinoceros and run around Coca Cola Park
53. Keep a countdown until pitchers and catchers report
52. Try some Vietnamese Pho
51. Visit Coca Cola Park and wish time went by faster.

50. Send flowers to someone you love
49. Write a letter. A real letter. On paper
48. Invite friends over for dinner
47. Tell a goofy joke
46. Give someone a hug
45. Stomp on a stink bug
44. Clean your bathroom
43. Paint a room in your home
42. Run a virus scan on your PC
41. Visit Coca Cola Park and wish time went by faster.

40. Check out the Willow St Tavern for dinner
39. Buy Dan Christmas gifts
38. Renew your season tickets to the Ironpigs
37. Call Kurt Landes and thank him for a job well done
36. Wonder if the “real” Ferrous and FeFe will ever return
35. Smile, it’s worthwhile
34. Post “Where am I now?” photos on Facebook
33. Send recipe to Dan for Noise Nation Cookbook
32. Yes, I really want your recipes
31. Visit Coca Cola Park and wish time went by faster.

30. Pat yourself on the back for continuing to read this post
29. Eat a salad
28. Wash down that salad with a cheesesteak
27. Shampoo the carpet
26. Shampoo your hair
25. Get a hair cut (Do 26 first)
24. Ponder new ways to make noise next season
23. Wonder who will wear the gorilla suit next year
22. Buy a new pair of shoes
21. Visit Coca Cola Park and wish time went by faster.

20. Listen to Matt Metal on WXLV 90.3 Friday night
19. Send another email to Andy Tracy asking if he’s coming back in 2011
18. Block Dan’s email address so you he doesn’t ask for a recipe again
17. Post comments to the Horn and Bell blog
16. Wonder what day the Hackers & Homer golf tournament will be in 2011
15. Spend an afternoon snacking at Sam’s club
14. Wave to kids on a school bus
13. Watch the movie “Christmas Story” over and over
12. Buy someone lunch. (I am usually available after 2:00pm)
11. Visit Coca Cola Park and wish time went by faster.

10. Grow an off season beard
9. Ladies dancing
8. Eat something.. anything
7. Buy someone a drink (Again, available after 2:00pm on weekdays)
6. Stare at the wall and imagine it’s 60 degrees outside
5. Think that if it’s going to be this cold it could at least snow
4. Request a song on your favorite radio show
3. Check out the winter league results
2. Turtle doves
1. Write a list of 120 things to do because Bert wondered if you could..

Oink! 🙂