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You've already accomplished a lot in the eyes of most non-jumpers. You should be proud of your accomplishments and there is absolutely nothing wrong with feeling a little (or lot) of anxiety about jumping after a long lay-off. If you decide to jump again, rest assured you will not be thrown out of the aircraft and expected to perform at your previous level of expertise. At a minimum you'll have to jump with an instructor (or two) to ensure you haven't lost your skills. Ultimately, the choice is yours and I wish you luck.

Walt, i'm sure billvon can stroke his own cock, no need for you to do it for him. As for Condi running for Pres.... I think it's a great idea. She has the formal education and foreign policy experience needed.

This is the only point of your post with which I will agree. I don't know where the China accusation came from, but I've not read anythign about their involvement in supporting Islamic Terrorism. Iran, Iraq, Syria and Libya have supported terrorists in the past. Iran and Iraq have paid suicide bombers in the past. Libya funded terrorism in the past and claims to have halted this practice. (see this nifty CIA link http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ly.html) holy 1985 batman. Just curious... when did the U.S. gov't support the IRA. Don't you think that would have strained UK-US relations a tad? I think there is a coherent thought lurking in that chunk of text, but it is so disjointed I have to wonder if English is your primary language?

i hate geese. i hate them worse that ankle-biting dogs. if they are crossing the road and i can get away with it, i run them over. i've nailed 4 so far.

Correct and each of those had some liberal agenda tied to each of them. Mr. Ed was nothing more than a poke at Communism.

ok smarty....Name one..... You can't because there aren't any.

I recently saw a tv ad for a new tv show (CBS?) called Commander in Chief where Geena Davis is the Vice President and somehow will assume the Presidency. Has anyone else seen this ad and thinks it's a thinly veiled attempt to get the U.S. tv-loving population to accept a female President? How about the name... Commander in Chief? Anyone else find it ironic they chose a military-esque name for the show?

Unfortunately I never got to shoot a browning .50 cal machine gun. I did shoot a Desert Eagle .50 cal handgun once. Very accurate, but a bit of a wrist breaker. Plus, the ammo is REALLY expensive. I can only imagine what the kick is like on that 20mm BFG.......

Absolutely correct. It seems we both agree that she is completely wasting her time standing in the Texas sun. Her time to protest should have been either: (1) at the time of her son's enlistment (2) at a personal meeting with Bush (which she apparently declined) I'm sure you're a very nice person.

Absolutely correct. I couldn't have said it more succinctly myslef.

That's just a shitty thing to say, regardless of political opinion. Of course I have a mother but she is smart enough to realize that if I decided to re-enlist (that's right... enlist once again) that it would be MY choice and that the consequences of that decision rest on MY shoulders. it sucks her kid died doing his job. let's face it... the kid wasn't drafted. he had choices.

please share some details of how you were made to quit.

I have no sympathy for this woman: http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/08/14/peace.mom.ap/index.html Her son willing signed up for a dangerous job and died. What does she hope to gain from this... some sort of explanation of *why* her son died? It won't make any difference sweetheart, the kid is dead.