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Well, you know - All the stretching there isn't just in the lines... :D _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

For an awesome weekend! Thanks to all the guys there, from the jumpers to the SEALs I met, to the staff - Everyone was really friendly, and made this low-timer feel totally welcome, safe, and at home. Also, thanks to the three guys on the plane for noting the irony that my 69th jump was, in fact, a SOLO. Grin. Thanks again! _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

Hey gang, and happy new year... Heading to a trade show for the week, then skipping town and jumping all weekend at a drop zone near the show. Planning on FedEx'ing my rig directly to the hotel so I don't have to carry it on the plane and deal with the nightmare that accompanies the largest trade show of the year. Any thoughts on FedEx other than full insurance? Figured I'd ship it to the hotel I'll be staying at, with my name as the delivery contact. Shouldn't be a problem, just curious as to thoughts. Also, will ship it 3-day - cheaper, and I don't need it till Friday, anyway. Any thoughts? Thanks! _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

Entrepreneur - Publicist, multiple-company-owner, board(s) member. I don't sleep much. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

This killed an hour of my day. And it's required to drive y'all crazy, too. http://freeweb.siol.net/danej/riverIQGame.swf You must get all of the people across the river with the following rules: - only two people on the raft at a time - the father cannot stay with any of the daughters without the mother's presence - the mother cannot stay with any of the sons without the father's presence - the thief (striped shirt) cannot stay with any family member without the police officer - only the father, the mother and the police officer know how to operate the raft - the raft can't cross the river empty directions: - to start click the big blue circle - to move people on or off the raft, click on them once - to move the raft back and forth click on the pole (red dot) once on the opposite side of the river ENJOY! http://freeweb.siol.net/danej/riverIQGame.swf _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

Which concert? TSO? I saw them in the Garden Monday nght, and me, the guy next to me, and like, 10 other people were all checking our wireless devices every 20 minutes for updates. How sad we all are. :) _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

But what is the subject of the poll? Salary of a fun jumper? Part timer? I'm so confused... Help! _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

And this changed, when? When I sold my first company for a small fortune before I was 30, I'd have to say. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

Carmina Burana - the original, not the techno version - Carl Orlf. Anything redone by Trans-Siberian Orchehstra is awesome, too. Saw them last night. :) _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

As I speed by on my Segway from my office on 11th Avenue all the way to my meeting on 2nd Avenue, and look at all the poor people, having to walk, or waiting 15-deep for a cab, or generally cursing the darkness instead of lighting a candle, I stop and think... I bought my Segway in April of 2003. Then, I was considered a dork. Today, I AM THE SMARTEST MAN IN THE WORLD. :) _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

Talk to her. Or get someone (a priest, clergy, older family friend, counselor) to talk to her with you. DO NOT go through her email - you won't win. She'll lose all respect for you, lose all trust for you, and rebel even more. Trust me on this. Do not do it. She needs to know she can trust you - it's the only way you'll win her confidence and get her to listen to you. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

Typical tourist crap: Windows on 5th, Tree, Rock Center, Empire State Building, giant candy cane at 9 W. 57, Not typical non-tourist crap that I totally recommend: Go to the post office (Penn Station, 33rd and 8th) on Dec. 22nd or 23rd. Pick a corner, and just watch. Around 7pm at night or so. The flow of humanity there is amazing - it's like road-hypnosis or something. Awesome. If you're there on Xmas day, take a walk over to God's Love We Deliver, downtown - it's near Prince and Lafayette. Look them up online. It's a place that delivers meals to homebound AIDS patients. You can go volunteer, they always need people early on Xmas day to help cook or pack the meals up. I try and do it every year - it's just so... Good. Happy holidays. Either way, you'll be in the best city in the world. :) _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

The bakery was out of Cheesecake. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

Sorry, but no one held a gun to her head and said "YOU MUST DO THIS INTERVIEW." She could have aaid no after her first. The bright lights of the media camera can be addictive. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

Funny... There was a poll on here a few days ago - "do you tell people you work with/employers that you're a skydiver." I said yes. Now, after 50 email forwards from well-meaning friends/employees, I'm considering changing my answer. :) _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

File it in small claims court. Chances are, they'll pay you what they owe you because it's easier for them to do that than actually drag their asses to court and deal with it. You'll get what you're owed plus "reasonable" court costs - most likely what you laid out to file the claim in the first place. Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer. I do talk a lot like a lawyer, but that's only because I'm a publicist. My advice shouldn't be construed as any form of legal advice whatsoever, just my opinion. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

Me producing yet another event... All the other photos are me meeting with reporters and editors. Gets boring fast. And for the record, I'm 28 pounds lighter NOW then I was when this photo was taken, about a year ago or so. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

As I mentioned in another thread on this topic - media are lazy. I work in the industry. It's not that they're intentionally trying to screw the facts, but it comes down to this: 30 second newsbyte: What's easier? "Skydiver lives after chute doesn't open" Or, "Skydiver lives after one brake line fires and one remains stowed, causing her to spiral, because when one brake line...." It's sad, but thats how the media handles things. One of the companies I run allows air travelers to match up with like-minded travelers as their seatmate BEFORE they get on the flight. It's NOT a mile-high dating service. I tell media that first and foremost. What's the headline every time a story runs? "Meet your match at 30,000 feet," or "mile-high dating service launches love in the air." Sigh. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

Could not F'ing agree MORE. I just had a 40 minute discussion with mom and dad. Explained a bunch of stuff that they simply did NOT need to know, but need to know now because someone felt the need to media-whore themselves out. REALLY infuriating. It's bad enough our sport gets slammed by the media who doesn't know better. We don't need people IN THE SPORT doing it, as well. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

I would just like to add that I'm really rather frightened by how oddly my brain works. I can't remember the person I met tonight, who I spent fifteen minutes talking to at a bar, yet I easily could sit here and spout out all this crap about useless facts that I learned in 1990. Very scary. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

You've earned buku bonus points for hosting skydiving movies on a Mac. I use a PeeCee because clients make me, but have always, and always will, have a tremendous fondness in my heart for any and all Apple products. Started out on an Apple IIe, I did. Trivia, for anyone who cares... Back in "the day," Mac would name any machine with a processor of 68030 with an "X." Like, Mac LX, Mac IICX, etc. Except the Mac SE with the 68030 chip in it. They decided to use the last two numbers of the chip processing speed, and just call it an SE30. Fastest machine they made at the time, and could hold up to FOUR MEGABYTES OF RAM!! WOW! :D Anyhow, anyone know why it was called an SE30, unlike all the other Macs with 68030 processors in it? I've posted the answer as a text file attachment, if anyone wants to see it. WHY CAN'T I SLEEP?!? OK, one more trivia, and I swear, I'm gonna try and sleep... Give me the original 4 line reboot code when you could get to the programming screen. This is WAY geek-like - I'm talking about the 4 lines, hitting return after each line, after hitting apple (or option, depending on the machine) and reset- not with control - that restarted - I'm talking about getting into the programmers box. I'll start the first line: ES That's the first line. What's the rest? Also included in the text file. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

the MAX ship!! I've ridden on that - AWESOME ship!! :) SO cool to walk to the gate and see it waiting for you. Peter Max is a AMAZING artist!! I don't know WHY I'm using capitals and exclamation points so much!! Perhaps I've been drinking too much tonight. :D _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

That's hysterical. :) As a Elite Plat, I can't tell you how many times, on my way home to EWR, we fly right over my apartment, and I'm always looking around frantically for a green light. :) _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

Plane is pressurized - wouldn't affect it on a commercial flight. Much worse to run it through Xray all the time (spoken like a true frequent business flier.) not because of the x-rays, but because of the TSA idiots bouncing the laptop all around. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

Actually flying out this weekend to Eloy, if anyone wants to come... First time at a new drop zone for me. Figure I'll just show up and be like, "Here's beer. Can I jump?" :) _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."