Zenister

And you know nothing about him, yet assume much. Incorrect. His meaning is either plain by his postings or he is a fabulous skilled troll. I suspect he is a man. Of his word as written and as such there is no assuming anything other than what he posts. He on the other hand presumes that all veterans nod in agreement with his viewpoint and reasoning. Fact is veterans are individuals like everyone else and Not subject to the group think view point expresses when he pretends he speaks for all of us. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Being intimately familiar with your 'book' I'm glad I'm not in it. as to the rest I stand by my statement. You know nothing about me, but assume much, you couldn't be more wrong in all your assumptions. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

You seem tense. I guess your military service was not a pleasant time and you did not make close friends in your unit. At any rate, thank you for your service. I don't suppose I'll be seeing you at veteran organizations or gatherings. Also, you, and others as I have noted, missed the point of the OP at the start. You'd guess wrong. One would think a veteran would recall what the word assume is an acronym for. You presume by your entire post that your viewpoint represents that of all veterans, this presumption is laughablly far from truth I applaud all exercise of constitutionally protected rights, even those I disagree with. The WBC is exercising This rights just as the PGR is, and while I wouldn't piss on a burning WBC member to save their life, your follow up posts illustrate that you have forgotten some of the principles of the document you once swore to defend. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

pure ignorant bravado. Individuals serve for individual reasons, but to the government(s) they serve they are little more than bullets in a gun. This is true no matter what flag is on their arm. For you, the key words of his post are, "If you've never served you will never know." There is a strong bond among military veterans. That bond used to exist between sport parachutists. However, that closeness disappeared many, many years ago. For you the key words are "fuck off". I am a veteran and my family has a history of military service that goes back more than 120 years. The words of Disposal Heroes apply, particularly if you believe your government cares about your life while in service AT ALL. GI is a term from generations past for a reason. Soldiers are a tool of government, pretending the government cares is delusional. The bond between those who serve is never in question, but stop pretending the reasoning is more noble than that of one brother to another because the 'larger purpose' is pure sophistry. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

pure ignorant bravado. Individuals serve for individual reasons, but to the government(s) they serve they are little more than bullets in a gun. This is true no matter what flag is on their arm. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Besides You Don't get page view revenue counts when viewed from home...pop-up and ad blockers work on standard browsers ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

So since the corporation suits Have bought out the site how about making a version That is more friendly for mobile browsers? Its a pain to surf as is and I Have better things to do When in front of a real computer...justification is that it would certainly increase page views during the day. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Old post...but as then I can think of a few Canadians I'd like to own ....It at least rent ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Paul was/is a better man than I will ever be... I'm honored...humbled.... to have met him, jumped with him and learned from his example. A big man with an even larger heart. I regret I didn't get more time, one more beer, one more jump, one more smile at sunset on the porch. The world is less without him. Blue Skies Gorilla... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Huge fan of Porters lately. Stone makes one I drank alot of in Florida (was on tap) really enjoy Kona's Pipeline Porter (yet to have it from the tap) otherwise I tend to drink Kona Firerock and Stone Arrogant Bastard Left Hand makes a Milk stout the roommate and I fight over on occasion as well. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

My dear, I was thinking nearly the same thing as "Zenister", except I was thinking of referring to your post as "tongue-in-cheek"! I found it amazing that you mentioned firefighters being allowed to make adult decisions for themselves, when, in threads about wingloading and usage of cameras, that you tend to favor more rules for these adult skydivers. Did I misunderstand you? this.^ Didnt even realize it was an actual event. Guess I made a knee jerk reaction myself. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

you have accurately summarized its target audience, and the insidious part is Apple really really wants to keep the majority of its users exactly there so they are easier to sell appease and therefore sell to.. great hardware, lovely interface and overall design, completely hamstringing its user into single modes of thought and technical 'evolution' (only those apple approves and provides) stovepipe marketing at its best. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

obvious trolling is obvious. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

did you look at the size of the container? I do however want a cell phone that gets that good of reception and voice clarity in a sky van ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Same with me for boogies, including Eloy! It used to be that if more than a few DZ.commers showed up at a boogie, then it would be a PARTY. Well, I'm really glad I got to party and jump with you in Eloy.

say that same thing face to my shoulders and I'll show you what up... Argumentum ad Baculum (Appeal to Force) - I rest my case. "Duh, I'm right, and if you don't think so I'll hit you in the nose." Wow, a logical masterpiece. and from a professed Christian even... ah the irony... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

but not like it did 7 years ago. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

seems like a good place for the 'why beer is better than jesus' list... but honestly it seems rather obvious... a great number of religious experiences can and have been 'induced' and replicated and infact the extreme religious seekers create conditions that encourage such experiences. psychotropic substance use hypothermia hypoxia dehydration starvation isolation sleep deprivation etc... have all been part and parcel in one way or another of nearly every 'devout' religious order's 'extreme ' devotees for centuries. The fact that these same experiences can be induced does nothing to lessen the devotion of those who believe ... pretty much evidence that man would rather believe the 'pretty lie' than the 'ugly truth' if it makes him FEEL better about his place in the world. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

I have a similar idea, where all passengers are allowed a certain weight allowance for Bags, carry one and SELF. e.g. 150kg total weight including all baggage if you a huge arse you get to take less shit. if ya small you can take more shit. This. Per pound as base charge with upgrades for larger space/weight...I usually pay for more leg room, but shouldn't have to pay for weight that isn't mine. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Pool is not for everyone. Those who aren't cut out for pool should take up bowling where the object is to knock over the white pins with the black ball.

lol... ah you are one of those... so do you have a 401k? if so, why? ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Night launches rock! I saw several launches while stationed in FL and but had front row seats for STS 88... if it had not scrubbed the day prior we would have been stuck on the beach instead of standing behind the countdown clocks ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

4 + hours of TV for 11 minutes of action. Nice ROI. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

We're in an IO war. IO wars can be won or lost on seemingly insignificant events. For example, was Abu Gharaib a "big deal"? While it was certainly well outside of what we expect of American Soldiers, much worse happened in that prison while it was being run by Saddam. But it became a big deal because it played right into insurgency and AQ talking points about how the Americans were here to occupy Iraq and were no better than Saddam. The bible verses on the sights are ammunition for our enemies' IO wings. Will they lose the war for us? No, of course not. But they can be used by enemy recruiters to convince recruits that this war is a justified holy war to defend Islam from the invading Christians. That's the exact opposite of our goal. This. Does it affect performance? Not at all. Is it necessary? Not at all. Does it give ammunition to those who need all the propaganda points they can muster? Absolutely. I'm glad it's being removed, the current owners recognize it does nothing to improve what is an effective tool the soldiers need. I do wonder if the founder would have made the same decision, or if his need to "spread the word" would have overridden our soldier's need for effective tools. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Seems like more assholes than not like to wrap themselves in the mantle of Christ. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.