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I completelt forgot I started this thread (6 years ago!!! ). Glad to hear that you are still working toward your goal Jeb. I can't wait to see it when it happens. It took 6 years of working, but I finally hit my goal!!! I finally got under the 250 lb mark and ca finally go do my first tandem!!! Now all I need is $250 and ext spring to roll around!!! The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Alright- just saw this posted on the web. On October 4th (on CBS) Ken Shamrock will fight Kimbo Slice. Personally, I can not stand Shamrock- so I am really hoping he gets his head knocked off. But- what are your thoughts? If Ken can mount any form of ground game, Kimbo could be in some real trouble. Then again, if Ken decides to stand with Kimbo (due to his ailing knees, and not being able to get a good shot) I think this is gonna be a real short night. My vote is for Kimbo by knockout. I'd like to hear other opinions. Discuss.

According to ufc.com- Mir/Noguiera will still fight for the interim heavyweight belt (by right they really can't take it away). Lesnar/Couture will fight for the official heavy weight belt. Then the winner of those two fights will fight, unifying the heavyweight division back to one belt. I would say it makes the most sense to do that. Plus you give the fans an extra title fight to watch. My predictions now are Lesnar defeating Couture, and Noguiera defeating Mir (although I'm about 60/40 with that prediction). Either way, its gonna make it interesting. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

If you look at the previous trends in the UFC for who gets title shots- it's not typically who deserves the shot- it's who may deserve it, ubt who is going to draw the crowd. Im calling Evans/Griffin now. Two Ultimate Fighters finally meeting up for the belt? That would draw a crowd. And as far as Evans goes....it's only going to take someone pressuring him in the first round to end his undefeated streak. And Griffin is definitley the guy who could do it. Go to UFC.com and check out the article titled UFC 88 Musings. As far as Chuck goes- he's not retiring. Not a chance. I was trying to figure out what he'd do- drop to middleweight (probably not, seeing as how he'd have to face Silva sooner or later- and that would end bad)- go up to heavyweight (really bad idea seeing as how he'd have to face Lesnar ssoner or later, and that would be bad). He's sticking at light heavy- but I really don't see much left for him. I think you might see him fight 2-3 more fights, and then retire. I don't see Chuck in the title fight anymore. Just my 2 cents. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Unfortunatley, you gave them probable cause to pull you over. You avoided a checkpoint. If you have nothing to hide- go through the checkpoint. I worked for a police department- trust me- they are looking for people to avoid the checkpoint. That is reason enough alone to pull you over. I agree that a swiss army knife is not a weapon- however when asked if you had any weapons you should have responded "No- but am carrying a Swiss Army pocket knife that is in my *whatever* pocket." Almost a gaurantee that they would have not taken it. Finally- you allowed them to search your car. And wjile although it sounds like they were idiots- Im sure your responses to them had alittle bit of attitude behind them. As far as getting the knife back- I highly doubt it. I would assume that they did not collect it as evidence- so it probably went into one of thier pockets. And I'm sure they're not going to own up to it. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I'm suprised no one linked this yet- so here ya go. http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp Boycotting certain gas companies will not drive down the price of gas. Sorry. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

photobucket.com- but you dont have aot of options as far as resizing goes. You're better off getting Adobe Photoshop. My computer came with an old version installed on it. Works great though. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Thought this was interesting being that you just brought this up today.... http://www6.comcast.net/news/articles/general/2008/02/29/Paulson.Penny/ The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Yeah, I'm still around, but with all the recent threads about "Should you only be allowed to st here if you are (fill in the blank)" I figured I'd keep a low profile. But this thread is different- plus I could use the motivation of checking in every week again. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

It's been a while since I posted- I know I put on a few since then, so I'll just start with my new numbers. Beginning weight- 270 Weigh in ths week- 265 Loss- -5 pounds So that's 15 pounds to go till my first jump. Unfortunately, I have hit a snag in the road- below is a copy of my blog from my myspace page- So I guess I just have to watch what I eat, and go take some runs- my goal is to make jump weight by this summer, and then hopefully I'll have a nice long post about my first skydive- a dream I've had for as long as I can remember. Catch you all next week. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

22.781 on the second try. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Does this sound lian angry man spittng at th church? I'd say thats a pretty true statement. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Ok, so my computer i about 4 years old, and starting to show signs of its age (it lags when I have more than one program open, and in general is slowing down becasue I have so much shit on it). So my wife and I are thinking abou getting a new computer. This oe would be given to my kids (and hold my wifes Itunes Library) and the new computer would be ours and hold my itunes library. I keep hearing how great Macs are, an how shitty PC's are, but whnever I ask someone to explain why, I can't get a straight answer). So please chime in- pick which you would buy and tell me why. I really need the input. The computer is mostly used for internet access, Music (I DJ, so my itunes library is over 3400 songs and rowing everyday), and Photoshopping. I thank you all for your help. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I want to see Hughes beat GSP. Its wierd that the winner will be crowned the interim champ until Serra can fight again. I personally don't want to see Serra vs GSP again. It wasnt a fluke- if you know anything about Serra, you know it wasnt a fluke. I would have preffered to see him submit GSP, but the knockout works too. Anyway, I'd much rather see the Hughes Serra fight. I've been waiting for it. And as a member of Team Serra, I want to see him beat Hughes ass. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Well then- all the people that didnt move, were jackasses. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Just a quick question (to play devils advocate)-was he using his siren? You did not say that he was in the original post. All you said was that he came up, lights blazing. If his sirens were not on- by law- he was not an emergancy responding vehicle- therefore, no one had to move out of the way. Sure, they could have been courteous and moved, but they did not have to. If he did have his sirens on, then everyone that didnt move was a bunch of assholes. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

It actually wouldnt be that funny. Serra was the first ever American Renzo Gracie Black Belt. That is a huge accomplishment. So it wouldnt be odd for him to win by submission. I agree- it would absolutley shatter Hughes ego though- and that would be funny as shit. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I'm going to go with Silva- I like Chuck, and I want him to win- but I think he may be done. Hasn't looked like him in the ring for a while now. And I have a bias-but I'm going with Serra. Dont know how long the fight will be, but I have him winning t. And I'd like to see him win by submission. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Alright, I need some technical assistance. I loaded up pictures to photobucket to put them on a myspace page that I am designing for someone else. But I need to know how to link the picture so that it redrects to another site. Right now, it redirects to photobucket. ANy help woud be greatly appreciated. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Whats Demon WP? I went to Home Depot, and got some spray- says it kills pretty much everything (mosquitos, betls, spiders, etc...) I'm sur it doesnt work that wll, bt hey, its better than nothing.... The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

So I just got back from vacation, and I go out to mow the lawn and do some other yard work (man it sucks to be back), and I see a spider (rather large) crawling across my patio. So I do what I ormally do, and stomp on it. Now, as I'm about t stomp on it, my brain triggers "man that looks lik a black widow." So after I smush it with my fot, I turn it over and sure as shit, its got red on its abdomen. Not hour glass shaped, but it was smushed. I read online that they go as far north as Canada, but I've never seen one in Jersey. I've lived here for 30 years. My question (for any spider experts out there) is how common are they in Jersey? And what can I spray outside and inside to take care of them? The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I train (or should I say did train) under Josh Madama- he's a Matt Serra Brown Belt. He only started his business about 10 months ago, so he started out pricing low to get people in. If you started at the lower price, you stay there, even when he raises the price. He's a really great instructor, and it sucks that I have to leave, because I really love training. I look forward to it. But thats the way shit flows. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I know, I know. It's the "armpit" of America. And as much as I complain, I kind of like where I live. However, my township just did the reassesment (sp) for tax purposes, and I got the great news today. My taxes went up about $1000/year. I went from right around $2700 to $3700. And of course, since the statement just came out now, I have to pay the $1000 difference within the next 2 quarters (Aug., and Nov.) So basically I have to come up with an additional $250/month for the next four months, then next year I will have t come up with an additional $80 (and change)/month for my mortgage payment. $80 doenst sound like alot, but add in my son starting preschool, and all of a sudden, I'm ina bad spot. I'm not saing I'm going to go broke on this. But it will hurt the pocket. So needless to say, I'm a little pissed on the extra money. What makes it even worse.....there goes my Jiu Jitsu training. Theres no way I can justify $110/month for my training with the extra bills coming in. So I have to scrap that (and pay $50 for cancelling my membership) which I am very unhappy about. For those of you that know me (from posting on here) I have been trying to get to jump weight for about 3 years now. Jiu Jitsu was it. It made me change my eating habits, I was having a blast working out twice a week. I'm not saying I'm going back to my old eating habits, but I'm going to lose the great training I was getting (which obviously helped me lose my 43 pounds to date). I'm 7 pounds from jump weight- I can only imagine how slow this will go now. FUCK!!!!!!! Sorry- I just feel like screaming. I fucking hate New Jersey!!! The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Previos Weeks Weight: 259.6 (I think) Current Weeks Weight: 257.2 Weight Change: -2.4 pounds Total Weight Loss: -43.8 So thats 7.2 pounds till my first skydive!!! This is what I hate about weight loss- the first 30 pounds flew off- since then it's a struggle. And these last 7 seem like they will take forever. I'm almost starting to wonder if I'll make jump weight before the first snowfall. Anyway, the Jiu jitsu is still great. Unfortunatley, I tweaked my neck (suprisingly, I'm pretty sure I did it while I was sleeping) so I've had to alter my training. I'm only doing positional training- no live rolling right now, which sucks because theres so much more of a cardio workout when your rolling 4 minute rounds. Went to the Chiropractor, and it was good for about a day and a half, and then it came back. Oh well. It will get better soon enough. And this also goves me reason to take a day or two off of training to let my arm heal up a little more (got arm barred pretty good, and my elbow still hurts). Catch all of you next week. Keep up the good work!!!! The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Previos Week Weight: 263.2 pounds Current Week Weight: 259.4 pounds Weight Change: -3.8 pounds Total Weight Loss (Since April 17): 41.6 pounds And for the record- thats 9.4 pounds to go until my first skydive! I can't wait. Still on the just eat healthy (and nothing after 9pm) diet and Jiu Jitsu twice a week. The training is still great- I look forward to going every week. Hope everyone else is doing well. Keep up the good work. So anyone know how much we have all lost collectivley????? The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.