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I think a team of scientists with an unlimited budget and 50 years devoted to the project could not determine who is the greater asshole. :) Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Hey man, no skin off my back. I hate Gore just as much. Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

I have a shirt that reads, "When they outlaw teaching evolution, only outlaws will evolve." :) Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Yep, I'm with you. I voted for Nader, which means I'm hated by just about everyone except other Nader voters-- oh, wait... there aren't any other Nader voters. :) Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Why don't we just get back to abusing statistics to try and convince ourselves that skydiving is safe? Sheesh! Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Man, I have been posting on here pretty regularly for months now, and I'm only half way to old hand. Sheesh, how do you do it Skreamer? Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Count me in. I'm not particularly pro-free market, but this still comes a lot closer than any other party out there. Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Damn right! Why don't those damn gays just go get married if they want the same benefits-- oh, wait. They can't. Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Not to sound skeptical, but do you have a source on this? Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Ok, I admit it, I have no clue what that means. :) Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Hey Guys, I don't want anyone to think I was trying to argue for the outlawing of guns. For one thing, I don't believe in the banning of guns, although I do favor some gun control. That's not the point, though, and I'm worried I was unclear. All I was trying to say is that there was a point in my life where I would not be able to look past differences in opinion on an issue like that, but I know now that there are a lot of great people out there who I disagree with, but that this can be overcome. I understand that there are people who can't look past differences like this, and I would be a hypocrite if I criticized anyone for feeling the way I did until recently. Proud Scum of the Earth since 1979, Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Shut your meekrob hole. "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Got your attention? Good. I am a liberal, tree hugging, card carrying ACLU member. People who are into guns and gun rights scare me. Except that the last sentence isn't true. I still don't really understand those in favor of gun rights, but I don't fear or dislike such people any more, I just disagree with them. What happened? I met some. A whole bunch. Hanging out with my university friends, I lived a pretty sheltered existence most of the time, but that all changed when I started coming out to the DZ. I met people whose politics were wildly different from mine, but we were united by a common interest. I don't bring up gun rights issues with these folks, but I sure do like talking about skydiving with them. What's the point of all this? Just wanted to say that it's possible to put aside differences if one decides they are not the most important thing. We're not going to change anyone's mind here, but I just hope it doesn't make anyone needlessly into enemies. Your pinko friend, Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Shit like this could make very odd bedfellows out of gun rights groups and civil liberties folks. :) Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Simple poll: Should freasksis leave the S&M toys at home? Yes No "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

"Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

So, I was driving back from the DZ today, and you know what I did? I hit a bird with my car. Don't get me wrong, this bird was clearly suicidal, but it still made me pretty sad. I don't know about you guys, and this may seem a bit cheesy, but ever since my first jump I've been fond of birds, and hitting one on the way back from the DZ just doesn't seem right. Flying things rule, why did I have to kill one? Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

No internet access at work? Yegads! What kind of a sweatshop is that? "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Well never mind then! :) Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Whoops, meant to put that in there. She had a great time, but the ride to alititude was pretty scary for her. She says she wants to go again, and I'm pretty sure she will. Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Hey All, Some of you may remember a post I made a few weeks ago about scratching from a load just before I went up. Since then I haven't posted very much... why is that, you ask? Well, have you ever had that, "I'm not really a skydiver, I'm just pretending" feeling. I sure did. I was getting hit pretty hard by the nerves, and stayed on the ground. Until Sunday, that is. :) Not only did I get back in the air and have an awesome time, but I got my ex-whuffo girlfriend to make her first jump, too! We're not talking a tandem, either. The chick went through the S/L class and everything. My bud who was going to take the class with her bailed on us, so I ended up driving both of us to the DZ, an hour away, in time for the 8:00 AM class. No fun. The weather was beautiful that morning, but I was hanging on to the only jump ticket I could afford in order to go up with her, despite the predictions for worsening weather. Oh well, I was doing the scared shitless thing again anyhow. The weather does turn pretty ugly, but the clouds are well above the 3500' we need. (ugh. Recurrency s/l jump. oh well.) We finally get called late in the day, and it turns out our JM is someone I know fairly well. Things get even cooler when it becomes clear he's going to video us for free. This was my beer video jump, but I'm pretty sure that's not a beerable offense, so I'm not sweating it. :) The plane ride used to scare the living hell out of me, but these days the nerves really take care of themselves once I get geared up and in the air. Not so Laura, she's getting more and more nervous as we go. Eric's putting her out first, despite me being, umm, noticeably heavier. :) When the door opens, I can tell it freaks her out pretty bad, and the fact that we needed a go-around doesn't help any. Finally we get over the "spot" (see below) and Eric shouts, "CUT!" To which the girl replies, "What?" which cracked me up a bit. After a little gentle shoving she's out the door and climbing out on the strut. One foot off the step... hanging--Bam! She's off. Her right hand slips first, causing her to swing on an axis around the left hand for half a second before that one slips too. This leads to her hitting the step with her left arm, but she manages to recover, get into a good arch, and open with nary a line twist or closed end cell. She landed across the street from the DZ, in a wide open field, and I myself barely made it on the airport. The radio guy even had to hop on and give me a bit of correction, which was rather embarrassing for my 11th jump. The culprit? A bad spot. Not a bad job spotting, as the JM put us out right were we thought the spot was, but the info we had wasn't current. I had to hold into the wind the entire time. No spirals for me, aww. Laura (the aforementioned girlfriend) had a nice, soft landing on her butt. I also landed on my rear("You flared just fine, but you forgot to put your landing gear down." heh.) What a great weekend! Between the long awaited return to the sky and my girlfriend's first jump, this weekend will be tough to top... oh, wait! This weekend is the 2nd Annual Skydive Hastings "24 or More Boogie." That might be fun too. Thanks to everyone who replied to my earlier posts about my the nerves/sickness/etc. Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Yeah, but I was referring to the odd tendency of trolls on Slashdot.org to use those strange, nonsensical phrases in their annoying anonymous postings. Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Anything other "Highway to the Dangerzone" or Tom Petty's "Freefallin'." Dan "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Hot Grits! Natalie Portman naked and petrified! (Anyone who gets that and hasn't identified themselves as a geek is living a lie.) "Oh, you went to a movie this weekend? That's nice. Me? Not much."

Fine, I'll play. If you're going to go giving hints like that, someone might beat me to it . . . Not skydiving, but close...