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Have you considered making a living with a career that wandering and adventure are part of the requirements for the job? Like maybe photojournalist or foreign coorespond for a major news carrier or...?

Hmmm. Yeah, I understand where you're coming from. But being older now, I got 20/20 hind sight. Seems to be something that gets more and more finally tuned the older ya get... Some opportunities to get a good foot in the door (in what you really want "to do" with your life, i.e. work/career/profession or whatever you want to call it) may be closed to you if you are too frivolous in thinking that all opportunities will present themselves to you again "at a later date in time." I too know some skydivers who now that they are "older" are just barely making ends meet because they were exceptionally free and wandered in a skydiver lifestyle... eventually, age and old injuries "catch up to you"... The freedom of living off the grid and answering only to yourself can be appealing but ya need a strong trade or such in place to fall back on. edited for my typical typos - sorry

Ouch! Getting up at 330 am?! Why? do ya "gotta make the donuts" for Dunkin Donuts or something? Wow. I thought that getting up at 4 to go drive school bus was hard. Especially on the really frosty cold Northern Michigan winter mornings. Oh Yeah... Speaking of which! I WISH that I got paid a whole lot more for my job, and was appreciated more... LOL Yeah, right.

lots of homeless and jobless and vagablond-type wanders too if you feel so inclined, pay off all of your debts and go for it but bear in mind "freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose" and with that freedom, with any type of freedom for that matter, there is some sort of price to pay

"...rise above the ignorance"? Excuuuuse me. WEll, friend, I have been there and done that, so I know where of that I speak. I am a child of the 60's, and to be perfectly honest... Although I no longer "get high" from 'anything', years ago, I started with pot... and went on to "try" a lot of other stuff.. too... and later on, needed to clean up my act. So I stay away from that now. And believe you me, I have talked with a lot of my skydiver friends, and a lot of us, are what you would call, "addictive personality types" and you really never know... And to start with, you never really know at first, do you? until you know... Like I said before, I HAVE BEEN THERE, and done that. So I know that YES there are lots of folks who do, I did (past tense) go on to do or at least "experiment" with (a lot?) of other stuff... and go on to think, hmmm, if that does this for me, what will something else "do"?? It's the way it is. Some people can "take it or leave it" or are 'fine' with the milder mellow, others not so much. Some people will and do go on to the stronger high and become addicts. I could've been one of them, but early on, saw the possibility, and veered away from that becoming a reality for me.

There is a very good reason it is considered a Gateway Drug" -duh- because usually pot is firstly tried before moving on to try other, *a-hem* "stronger" stuff... Also, but I think that Michigan is taking a step in this direction, though, since a "Legalized Medical Marijunna" proposal just passed on the ballots. This should be interesting.

well, possums are about as nasty as rats... and carry disease as well... A dog may not necessary cause it's... end, so to speak, but could keep it away, as well as other critters that tend to get in to your trash cans... and throw it about your previously clean yard...

I think that was his "possom rendition" of the old Carpenter's song, Wait a Minute, Wait a Minute (Mr. Postman) I think ya gotta be a Baby Boomer or a Child of the 60's to relate to that one. But then again, that's why I knew where he was coming from.

You should get a terrier... that would definitely take care of the critter problem! I love my Jack Russell Terrier. You should've seen her the first time she saw, and was the end of, a mole...

Yeah, ok, I'll play too. 1) No, not knowingly. 2) Sometimes, Since nobody's perfect, so a lapse once in awhile is understandable, I don't even remember all of my siblings B-days. But if it becomes a pattern, it's a sign of big trouble or disrespect and lack of caring. 3) No... when this happens, no "excuse" really works, since I see 'it' for what it is... and that is either there is somebody else, or he doe not appreciate, value & care about me. Wow. Wild to believe that women/men would willingly and knowingly put up with/do this sort of crap. All of these are wild waving red warning flags, and personally I want, expect and deserve better than having anybody treat me like that, let alone a man I love.

my kid read this book and encouraged me to read it. too cool! anybody else read this, and the other books in the series? We're gonna see the movie too when it comes out in a week or so...

Less than $30 for a resturant dinner date?!? Are you kidding me? My 13 yr old daughter and I went out to eat at Applesby's a week ago and she only had appetizers and a soda, I had a cheeseburger platter and ice tea and that simple meal was $25.

Galvar it is so not true when you say that women in "this country" don't want nice guys. Seems to me that more often than not those "good guys" need to realize and appreciate us "good girls" that would so love to meet the good guys too... it so easy to be attracted to "an opposite" but really, someone more like you, in ways that really count, make for a more lasting relationship...

It might still techinically be 'Fall' But in Michigan we've got SNOW now...

We can't bribe God. He is ulitmately in control, and knows what the future holds for us regardless. Pray is not just a matter of asking for what we want, but a ways of tlaking and listening to God, and drawing close to Him. It is not all about us. And no, we don't always get what we want, but we can get what we need. But often donig without- without whatever that in particular is, can draw us closer to God in reliance of His providing and taking care of us. And I have experienced this myself. Often you can apprecaite it and see it more clear in hind sight,

sometimes it is really obvious. But "...God is not the autor of confusion" and that is another biblical reference... So, you need to keep in mind that answers from God are not contridictory to what the word of God says in the first place. not to digress too much, BUT, I heard this great little joke. And it is really funny in that it strikes home unreasonable some people are about how God provides, and how we can be so narrow minded and closed to how we believe in that he answers and provides for us: This man was drowning in the ocean. He prays, Please! God save me!" and this big boat comes by him, and says to him, hey, I can help you?!?" and the drowning man says, "No, God will save me!" and the man continues to struggle, drowning in the ocean. Then, Another boat comes by, and this one too asks him, "Hey, can I help you?!?" and again the man says, "No, God will save me>" And the man drowns, and dies. And he's in heaven, And he says to God, "God, why didn't you save me?" And God says, "I sent you two big boats dummy"

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Regarding prayer, sometimes it is YES, sometimes it is NO... but sometimes you have to wait, or need to wait or have to wait for an answer, and it it not so clear. I have heard about some people that keep "prayer journals"... Keeping track to answers to prayers... Regarding forgiveness, God is beyond our comprehension, But the Bible says, that "if we confess our sins, He is faithfull and just and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness."

Chick opinion here... Turtle's got the right idea. Hey, being in a relationship you should be truly yourself, and sometimes, that will clash with someone. But if you love and care for each other, and you see that you've caused hurt feelings, admit that you were wrong, and/or apologize, and try to make necessary compromises, and when possible, work things out... As long as you're both compatable and take care of each other most of the times, I think it's okay and healthy to have differences and to sometimes not see eye to eye on things. Arguments are sometimes healthy, and kissing and making up can be a lot of fun...!

Heya RevJim Happy B-Day! I know you dont know me, but still, it's good to see you back on DZ.com I was thinking back to all those that were a regular part of this site when I first started coming here back in 2002, (I was using a different name back then) and I was wondering where so many have gone... you were one of those that I hadn't seen posting lately, or not for a long while anyway. So! It's good to see you back posting again. This is a kinda goofy saying, but I like it... maybe it'll encourage ya or make ya smile, but sometimes ya just gotta FAKE IT, 'TIL YA MAKE IT! Once again, RevJim, Happy Happy B-Day to ya.

Dude Okay. I see a pattern, the guys are BURN her! And the chicks are, be careful, be fair... blah blah blah But really. From a woman with a different perspective... Dont be so quick to be all nicey-nice about this. I have seen, known, too many guys who go this route, and then after the divorce, and the realilty of how it is, or how things can never be NOW that the divorce is LEGAL and FINAL they realize the mistakes they made by trying to be "too civil" and "reasonable" and end up SORRY that they were not wise- You REALLY need to go for what was is owed and due to you and what you do need NOW! You can go about this and go for it without excess hatred, but Hey, if you do get really angry, hurt, mad or feel hatred now or for awhile, that too is understandable. Get yer head on straight man.

AWWWWW. dont be so uptight. Be the cool and be the good house on the block. As adults try to be nice to the little kiddos. Cheap/mean people tend to get yer house T-P'd or worse. That's when the trick part comes into play... Dont you know that?

Your a bit vague dontcha think? Care to clarify a bit? Discuss...

I think it's probably very difficult to have a friends with benefits arrangement and not have one of the two develop feelings or get possessive or jealous. Sounds like she was possibly trying to delete the competition... Maybe?

Just venting... But does anybody else fell like these? Or have you gone thru this? What do you do or have you done?? ...I just got an email from a Michigan friend that moved to AZ... and is doing cool things with wingsuit jumps. arg. I didn't jump AT ALL this year... and NOW that Michingan winter is looming large and cold with snow... I am jonesing for jumping! Good grief. Go figure. I wish there WAS a DZ... a big one would be wonderful... close to me... Almost all the people I started my "A" with are gone, and DZs change all the time... don't they? But when they do, it feels like you've lost your friends, the vibe changes, ya know? But it is so hard to go to DZs all by myself, and needing to start all over... But still...! AAAAARRRG! What's a lone jumper to do. Just do it Like the Nike ad sez, I guess. We really need more people to be friendly to us alone low# jumpers when we come around, to bring us into your DZ families, ya know?