TheRus

Age 15, at her house, and horizontal. Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

I voted that it was the teens' fault only because I didn't have the option to choose their parents, who are ultimately at fault also. Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Ugh!! That just sux! Major vibes to ya - not only for use in coping with the situation, but also for use in looking for a new job! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Just letting you know that I got your email and I will try to call you some time in the next coupe of days... I PROMISE I have not been dodging you, I've just been swamped IRL lately! Gratz on the new job though and vibes to ya! I hope it works out. Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Dammit! I just installed XP last week and now I can't get the chat to open!! Any tech-minded peeps out there with any suggestions? Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

I kill 'em all the time! I usually have to wait for one to take on a life of its own b4 I post just so the poor little bugger has half a chance... Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Currently I have "Beer" by Reel Big Fish going through my head... ...had "Cowboys From Hell" stuck in my head b4 that. Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Hey, if they'll let ME in here, they'll welcome anyone! Glad to have you with us! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Hehe, being a former Lit major in college helps when relating stories... Unfortuantely, I am MUCH better at writing than I am at speaking in person. I am sure Laurel and Kreg will attest to that! Thanks for the compliment though sweetie! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Ok, honestly - I keep facial hair because I have an extreme case of baby-face (which I hate) and I keep hair on my chin to try and lengthen my face and lose some of the roundness... ...of course, losing another 20-25 lbs would help that too, but keeping the facial hair is easier. Note - I have never had a complaint about facial hair from any woman I have been with and I have had mine since my Sr. year in high school... so I'm guessing that most women don't mind too much. Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Thanks for posting that man! Damn, now I REALLY wish I had been there for the slip-n-slide!! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Ok, since I found out today that I am NOT going home until next weekend, I am gonna go on and post the story (such as it is) here and now.

From where to where? Sorry, I THINK I know the answer to this, but I want to make sure b4 I go getting any quotes... Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Yeah, I am SOOOooooo mad I missed the slip&slide on Saturday!!! Only so much you can do with a family in tow ya know? Next time I'll plan to make it out alone so I can hang that night and take care of all the beer I now owe! By the way, I am still in New Orleans until either late tonight or tomorrow so if ya wanna get together for a lunch or anything while I am down, PM me and I'll try to make it happen.

0:1:more than I can drink alone! Sorry, but since I finally HAVE a number to report, I had to get it in here. Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Well, did my first jump today and I have to admit that the list has not changed. Finally got to meet some folks from here in person... Laurel (who just so happens to also know my mom) & n2 (Kreg) It was a blast and I wish I could go into it more here but I am limited on how long I can be logged here (stealing time online at mom's). I'm about 8 hours from home and I'll post more when I get back. Kreg and I had a couple of photos taken while I was out there and I havent serached yet to see if he posted... Anyway, I'll PW more later... in the meantime, suffice it to say this: I get it now.

Gratz to ya Chris! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Ok, this prolly constitutes PWing on my part, but that was too funny not to chime in on! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

I had to think about this for a while! What makes me proud of the USA is that it is MINE... it is a part of me. Just as it is a part of everyone else here (in the US). It is like our child - it is what we collectively make of it based on how we treat it and help it grow. It has made some mistakes and been misunderstood during its growth, but it is still a good kid at heart. What also makes me proud is the number of people who willingly put their lives on the line to protect our child every day... including the numerous ones who already have laid down their lives in its defense and the defense of our ideals. I may get some heat for this from people who don't feel as strongly as I do about this but that is ok. I will still be the guy who you can identify anytime the Star Spangled Banner is being played because I have a huge smile on my face and tears running down my cheeks. Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Ok gang, I leave in a few hours to head for New Orleans for the weekend and will do my 1st jump on Saturday. I wanted to give thanks first to all those who have encouraged me here on the boards and through PMs, emails, and IMs...

I'll prolly go see T3 this weekend sometime... 28 Days Later was great! I went to see it with a group this past weekend and loved it. It had some really cool things going on that made you actually THINK during the movie. Next movie after T3? PIRATES PF THE CARRIBEAN!!! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Mine is really easy... All my friends call me Rus and I am the only person I know of who spells it with one "S". There are a couple of other Russ' around here in the music community and when folks were talking about which one they started calling me "THE Rus" as a way to distinguish me from the others... Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

I'd love to get some of those! They sound very cool Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

/point Right there! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway

Yeah, I agree but I am looking for opinions on the fields themselves, then I can gauge what I know from you folks against what I know I like. I'm interested in pretty much aynthing that gives me a challenge and allows some creative outlet though... Also, I forgot to add Business to the poll... oops! For the record, I've been in college twice and left once due to drinking and a second time due to a family... I was a Music Education major once and a Theatre/Literature dbl major the second time... Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway