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Happy birthday, Adam!

Happy birthday, Ian!!!

I do it. It's usually nerves, or just excess energy. Or sometimes it's me dancing to music only I can hear.

Happy birthday, Laura!

Holy shit! Congratulations, Laura and John! I'm so happy for you!

Happy birthday, Rich!

Easy. Boys are weird.

You have a strange outlook. All sports are constantly evolving. This is just an evolution of gymnastics. It might work; it might not. Live and learn.

Again, I think you're just trying to get my goat. It doesn't mean nothing - neither means nothing. Both mean a lot. But they have increased the value of difficulty relative to the value of execution.

Yeah, you're right. Having perfect execution in Olympic gymnastics means nothing. Now, people like Nastia Liukin can pump their routine full of difficulty, fall on their dismount, and still win a gold medal. If anything, THAT'S the problem with the new system (although personally I don't think there's a problem at all).

And there is NO SUCH THING as a loser who scores a perfect 10, just FYI.

And the people with greater difficulty receive a greater reward. In case you didn't notice, there's now a HUGE disparity in difficulty scores, where previously there wasn't. So what's the problem?

I'm going to assume that you're just being a pain to be a pain.

I hope you're being sarcastic. Performing a perfect routine is damn near impossible. If they can do it, they deserve to see a 10 on the board - even if it doesn't win them anything.

I like the new system. One score for difficulty + one score for execution (which is still on a 10.0 scale) = total score. Previously, you had to have a very difficult routine to even have a possibility of earning a 10, and now anyone could possibly get one (on execution) . . . it's not likely, but it's possible again. I had to get used to it, but I like it now.

GSP, foo'!

Oh. God. Yes.

It did take me a while to remember how to get the toggles off (that was almost another post in this forum), but scissors never even entered my consciousness. Some people . . . Thanks so much for all the input, guys!

Yeah, I did remember to take off the pop-top.

Thanks, everybody! That's what I thought. Of course, I didn't think of it until AFTER I boxed it up (with the freebag and PC), but at least it came to me before I sent it.

I sold my reserve to a friend, and before I box it up, I need to know what normally goes with a reserve, compared to what stays with the container. Could someone please tell me which items (if any) I should send from the list below (and suggest others, if necessary)? Toggles Freebag Pilot Chute Repack Card Thank you!

I do need to add something to that. I was actually rooting for Rampage, but only by a bit - so I won't say I wanted Forrest to take advantage of the leg kicks, but it was obvious it should be done. Also, I am just a tad surprised to see that Rampage didn't win, and especially surprised that 2 judges took a point away from him, and that one judge only had him winning one round. I think there might have been some UFC politics involved. But Forrest sure does have a chin on him - damn!!!

Wow. This might be the first time I've ever agreed with every word you said.

Happy birthday, Hippie! I miss you guys so much! Hope you're not making your own dinner tonight!

I miss you, too, girl! Have a good one!