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  1. Michelle...I haven't been on here in forever, but like the others, thought of you when I heard the news and wanted to extend my deepest sympathies. "...I've learned that while the "needs" in life are important (food, water, shelter), it's the "wants" in life (ice cream, chocolate, sex) that make it worth the effort." Kbordson
  2. Hi Jen! Hope all is well, and that you're having a wonderful birthday!
  3. You know Shell, I'd never seen white boxers until you posted yours...I've always seen black, brown, brindle, but never white. They're like little ghosties! They look very sweet together, your ghosties! "...I've learned that while the "needs" in life are important (food, water, shelter), it's the "wants" in life (ice cream, chocolate, sex) that make it worth the effort." Kbordson
  4. My thoughts and prayers are with you! "...I've learned that while the "needs" in life are important (food, water, shelter), it's the "wants" in life (ice cream, chocolate, sex) that make it worth the effort." Kbordson
  5. I'm so glad this was a happy ending too...another sweet pooch, who deserves a good life, gets one!
  6. So sorry to hear this, but like some others have said it may just be a matter of readjusting your meds . Give us an update after you've seen your neuro, in the mean time know there are a lot of people wishing you well
  7. I lurk every now and then, and when I do I'm always skimming around to see if there is any update in someone's post about this case. Lee had a big presence on this site, and is missed even by those of us who didn't know him. I'm so glad to hear this is finally moving forward for you, his family, and his friends. "...I've learned that while the "needs" in life are important (food, water, shelter), it's the "wants" in life (ice cream, chocolate, sex) that make it worth the effort." Kbordson
  8. Oh my god, do I love that movie....I wasn't even born when it was made, and stumbled across it one day about 8 years ago on a pbs station when there was nothing else on. I fell in love with Paul Newman then! I'm a child of the late sixties and seventies, and a lot of the movies he was doing then like "Inferno" didn't interest me, and the stuff he did ealier passed over me without notice...I just wasn't at a place to appreciate any of it. So, other than Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman was someone I was aware of, thought he was handsome, but never appreciated....until I saw The Long Hot Summer. I've since caught up with a lot of his work, but The Long Hot Summer is still my favorite Paul Newman movie. The scene he does in the middle of the movie, standing on the balcony in his shorts talking into Clara's room (his wife, Joanne Woodward played Clara), is so great...it's so sexy without being vulgar, and as you say, was considered racy for the time. As it happened Friday afternoon I was flipping through channels and caught Torn Curtain and was able to watch it start to finish. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and is a suspense film in the tradition of Rear Window...Paul Newman and Julie Andrews starred. Anyway, after it was over I began wondering how this great old movie star was really doing since there had been stuff in the tabloids about him being ill...and I silently wished him well. So I was really taken aback when it was announced the next morning he had passed away Friday. God bless him...he really was wonderful all the way around. As Airdvr said, sometime this winter treat yourself to The Long Hot Summer. P.S. JimmyT: That's a cool story! "...I've learned that while the "needs" in life are important (food, water, shelter), it's the "wants" in life (ice cream, chocolate, sex) that make it worth the effort." Kbordson
  9. I sent a prayer up for the Henley family also...so much damage from such a thing as a chin-up bar, how sad. I second the vote for the Rehab Inst. of Chicago - they do great things there. "...I've learned that while the "needs" in life are important (food, water, shelter), it's the "wants" in life (ice cream, chocolate, sex) that make it worth the effort." Kbordson
  10. Hope you had a great day also....
  11. Hope the skies clear where you're at and you have a great birthday!
  12. I hope you have a wonderful day with those you love...
  13. ImGunnaJump

    THANKS

    It's good to hear from you, glad you got what you needed to hang in there.
  14. Way to go! "...I've learned that while the "needs" in life are important (food, water, shelter), it's the "wants" in life (ice cream, chocolate, sex) that make it worth the effort." Kbordson
  15. ... but I can't stop chewing over the event, and all the things leading up to it. bit like an incident report: I can see a long line of events leading up to the accident, starting with taking a detour to a wind tunnel (which turned out to be closed), making several wrong turns in a city I'm unfamiliar with, in a country I don't live in, being annoyed at being behind schedule and and and.. but bottom line is that I screwed up majorly, made a stupid driving decision, and am damn lucky not to have killed anyone. it's really shaken me up in ways that go well beyond the expense and hassle that it involves. I've always felt like a reasonably competent person. I skydive, I climb, I have a kid - I can't afford to make such stupid mistakes. what to do to get my brain back? *** Like you said, you're still really shaken up. It will take some time for that to wear off. I had an accident in November along the lines of what your talking about - running late, was in construction traffic that was stop-n-go, looked away for a second and slammed right into the back of someone. The person I hit was totally fine and her car repaired promptly by my ins. co., so all turned out well considering. But it took a good week before I wasn't nervous starting a car. Another 3-4 weeks before I could calm down entirely (after the court date for the ticket). When you're really shaken by just the physicality of the accident (in my case the *bang* of the cars. I can still hear it and feel it; your case maybe seeing the cyclist fall(?), combined with the knowledge in your soul it was totally your fault for being late, being lost and frustrated, etc., your psyche takes a hit for it. And well it should, if you have a conscience, and clearly you do. You are a person who obviosly knows right from wrong, can learn from their mistakes, and will do better in the future...and knowing this about yourself, makes you competent to get behind the wheel of a car again. Like Spence said, we have to take a deeeeeep breath when we're in aggravating situations in the future so it doesn't lead to something far worse...and we will, and that makes us competent to drive. We've learned from our mistakes, have a desire and a plan to not repeat them...that is how you know you deserve your confidence. Beating yourself up only serves a purpose until it teaches you something - once you've learned and made amends, it's pointless. "...I've learned that while the "needs" in life are important (food, water, shelter), it's the "wants" in life (ice cream, chocolate, sex) that make it worth the effort." Kbordson