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Because I just found out he's married and his wife is way hotter than me! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Just a fun fact for you lefties.. Being a leftie offers some protection from a stroke. Folks who are left handed are less likely to lose their language abilities in the event of a stroke. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I got a roomba and a kindle. I feel like such a yuppie but I love them both! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I'm a snowboarder now. I used to ski but switched after a big knee surgery. I thought that I would be less likely to twist/torque my knee with my feet strapped down on one board. So far, so good. I think its true that it is easier to get to mastery of the harder stuff on a snowboard. By my second season snowboarding, I was pretty comfortable on all the terrain at Mt. Baker except for the out of bounds stuff. We're dying for some more snow out here in Montana. Here is a picture of some of the powder at our house last year. Just another Monday.. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I'd offer $20 bucks.. but if I were on the other side of the equation I would refuse to accept the money. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

A good personal attack is nice every now and then. Just wanted to hold up a mirror to the OP. Now I'm going to go back outside and play in my garden. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Not a problem.. as long as the male judges are at least 5'9"+ and not complete douche bags. I think it is literally impossible to have a conversation with a short man with a Napoleon complex without ending the conversation with some sort of insult. Although, I would be more creative than "you pig dog". It is spelled "heels" genius. It is beyond me why such a short man would like women in 8 inch heels. Just so long as they are not misogynistic assholes and are also over 5'9". Angry girls giggle plenty. It's when you're not looking... "just because" we're laughing at you. Be taller. We've been hiding so that we don't have to deal with douches like you. You might mistake that as an invitation. So basically, hell no. What the hell are you talking about? If the referent of "HE" is you, then no. I hope this helps. FYI - I'm under size 8, so you should know that I am in a position to judge you to the fullest extent that you judge women in general. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

If that works for you then that is great. Personally.. I could see issues cropping up if their was a significant income difference between spouses. It wouldn't seem right to me to be going around with a couple brand new rigs, custom embroidered expensive jumpsuits and my husband not being able to afford to jump.. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I would say that I completely agree; however, it is his fun money and he is currently out cutting down trees and splitting firewood in 96 degree temperatures while I am at home (mostly) relaxing. Any other day though, bring on the World of Warcraft bashing! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Both. We have joint checking and joint emergency savings funds. Then we both get the same amount of fun money each month that we spend however we please. That way the husband doesn't ever have to hear me complain about him spending money on World of Warcraft and I can buy girly products without him saying anything. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I was 19 and my husband was 28 when we first started dating almost 10 years ago. He broke up with me twice over the same concerns about the age difference. He soon realized that despite the age difference, we had the same maturity level. After a year of dating including 6 months of a long-distance relationship while I lived and worked in Australia, we moved in together and things have been good ever since. I think for a 19 year old I was fairly mature. I was self-supportive, had recently moved across the country to work full-time in skydiving and was very independent. The not being able to go to a bar thing was frustrating sometimes, but nobody ever checked my ID at a DZ campfire. As a now 28 year old I look at 19 year olds and wonder what the hell my husband was thinking! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

No there is not. Perhaps sometime in the future there could be something, but I wouldn't get my hopes up. If you move to that area the closest choice would be Skydive Snohomish. There is also Skydive Kapowsin in Shelton but that's a bit of a drive from Mt. Vernon. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

When I had a couple hundred jumps I had a pilot chute in tow (or likely a pilot chute in my burble) after deploying at 4500. Instead of aggressively clearing the air over my back, I made a meager panicked attempt to clear the air and then went to my reserve. My main deployed completely and my reserve remained in the free bag fairly close to my feet. I attempted to contain the reserve between my legs to prevent it from deploying. Instead this knocked the locking stows loose and my reserve opened at the same time that the lines wrapped around my legs. I was stretched horizontal between my canopies with a squirrely reserve and had to improvise. I cutaway my main when I had clear air and disentangled my legs from my reserve lines. I was free of this garbage at 1000 feet and then had an uneventful landing. Lessons: Don't panic. Don't get lazy when tossing the pilot chute. In the event of a pilot chute in tow, aggressively clear the air over your back. Altitude saves lives. Despite making quite a few bonehead decisions on that jump, I really feel that this incident resulted in my becoming an extremely safety conscious jumper. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Aeroflyer Airtime1 Big Sky Bob Moore DBCooper Deb Grannyinthesky Grimmie Happychick JohnMitchell & Vskydiver Karenmeal and Jeff Kdub Ladydyver & Dr. Dive Lucky lostpaulie (good luck finding him, though) Markus (Little Spoon) monkycndo NDFallrate Nidaho NWFlyer Olympia Sheepfucker Shell666 Skootz Skybytch & Keith Skych1k Tall Guy I will see you all from the first to the last Sunday. Would be there on Saturday but the banjo-playing-hubby is playing a gig! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Wow. I feel like my lady parts pale in comparison. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Ok. Then answering in the present tense time frame: snow. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

We've got a big garden, a greenhouse and a solarium with tropical things growing. Here is the plan for the veggie garden. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Greater contrast for the colors that shift from green to blue and pink to purple? Hmm... I'm not quite sure how to do that. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I'm looking for a bit of help here. I'm sure I could dig around online and find the answers to these questions, but the dialogue on here is more entertaining. Some buddies of mine asked me to design their dream tattoos for them. I've got the concept down and into the computer. Now I am wondering how realistic the designs are for making into a tattoo. I don't have any tattoos myself and don't know much about the process. If any of you folks can give me some tips I would appreciate it. It would also be nice to have the artistic types give some feedback before any of my friends decide to permanently disfigure their bodies with my art. -Karen Attached are the designs. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

That sucks. I'm sorry. What happened? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

That drives me bonkers!!! At least make eye contact or smile. I am a rehab therapist in a hospital. I would say less than 5% of the time I am 5 minutes late for an appointment and about 1% of the time I am 10 minutes late or better. If I'm running late then I call and let the front office staff know so they can notify the patient (typically someone with a new stroke failing a swallow evaluation and needing some extra time/attention). I'm sure doctors have more excuses for being late, but there are scheduling solutions that should be able to prevent frequent conflicts. I strongly suspect the problem lies more in attempts to overbook and maximize profit. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I vote for road trip, sounds like that is the cost-saving choice too. It will be fun too! I drove from VA to CA on my own in my little honda civic with 180,000 miles on it when I was 18. It was a blast and I'm still proud of myself for having the guts to do that when I was so young. If you're worried about breaking down just make sure you've got all the supplies you need and subscribe to AAA. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Hahah! Nice. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

I'm sure all of you parents have some cute examples of funny things kids say. I had a four year old cracking me up this morning at work! This kid has been in speech since he was 2 and is getting ready to graduate. I asked him, "Is it getting kinda old working at this table week after week?" He replied, "Yes, your table is very old, I think you need to get a new table." He was also full of interesting tidbits about using hand sanitizer to get the poison off of your hands and the importance of checking for volcanoes and bugs before you go swimming. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Absolutely none of the events that you describe would make me bat an eye. Computers don't turn on/off like they used to. Money falls out of pockets. Dogs get into stuff and knock lamps off tables. People set things in odd places and then forget about them. Dogs develop separation anxiety. 200 year old clocks don't work predictably even when well maintained. I work with someone who believes in ghosts and paranormal events. She thinks that the room she does speech therapy in is haunted because she hears weird noises coming from the closet. I pointed out to her one day that I think that happens because the closet is so full of different toys balanced precariously (she's messy) that are constantly shifting and some of the toys make noises, when batteries are dying the noises become distorted. Apparently the socially polite thing to do would have been agree with her about her ghost hypothesis. She thinks I'm a huge bitch now. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham