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  1. Sort of. The Barbie doll was named after Barbie Handler, daughter of Ruth Handler, who conceived of the doll. Ruth noticed that her daughter liked to play with adult paper dolls far more than she did her baby dolls. So she designed an adult doll for little girls to dress in different fashions. She based "Barbie" in part on an already-existing European doll named "Bild Lili." The Lili doll was itself based on a rather lewd 1952 Bild Lili cartoon in Germany. Later, Ruth Handler created a male doll to sell alongside Barbie and named it after her son, Ken. Barbie's full name, in case you're interested, is Barbie Millicent Roberts. hmmmm..... Life is too short. Don't sweat the small stuff.
  2. If you can't get together I'll do it tomorrow nite... helmet, goggles and all...
  3. Just did a quick check and didn't find anything... Life is too short. Don't sweat the small stuff.
  4. Trust you huh... after reading your signature line??? Life is too short. Don't sweat the small stuff.
  5. Is it true that the parachute was invented before the airplane? Yes. The parachute was around more than one hundred years before the airplane. Frenchman Louis Lenormand invented the parachute in 1783 as a means of saving people who had to jump from burning buildings. Another Frenchman, Jacques Garnerin, gave the first public exhibition of parachuting when he leapt from a hot air balloon three thousand feet in the air. Parachutes were used during World War I, but not to escape from airplanes. They were used in observation balloons. It wasn't until 1922 (two decades after airplanes were invented) that the parachute was used to bail out from an airplane. Life is too short. Don't sweat the small stuff.
  6. My oh my what a wonderful day...
  7. True... very true Life is too short. Don't sweat the small stuff.
  8. I'll see if I can DRAG lummy out there. Life is too short. Don't sweat the small stuff.
  9. WOOO HOOO!!!! Still looking for a good weekend to do my tandem.
  10. I know a few now actually. I've spent a few weekends at a dz and love it. Thanks for the encouragement all. I think I can... I think I can... Life is too short. Don't sweat the small stuff.
  11. O O me too me too Life is too short. Don't sweat the small stuff.
  12. Okay, someone I know said that to understand skydivers, I have to get to know skydivers. So I figure this is a good place to start. Haven't taken "the PLUNGE" yet, but hope to someday.
  13. skyesspot

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    He surprises me ALL the time... and i LOVE it... Life is too short. Don't sweat the small stuff.
  14. skyesspot

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    Don't let him fool you.... he can't REALLY take it that rough...