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Peaceful protest only achieved condemnation from the right wingers.

These are brilliant -- this is a young woman who makes videos of herself saying Trump's words. She gets the breathing and expressions just right, so other than the incongruity, she's utterly believable. I had to do something like this in high school for drama class, and wasn't even close. I'm not at all big on videos, and absolutely loved this one. Wendy P.

I don't believe it's the Dems' responsibility to "take care of" minorities. However, a lot of racial and other-equality laws seem to come from the Dem side more often lately. In the days of bipartisanship, they could be co-sponsored, and that made them stronger. What a lot of people want is a truly level playing field. One where an African-American man doesn't have to be concerned about wearing a COVID face mask. Yes, given percentages, skin tone is something that is noticed (up to a point -- the many shades seem to escape some people once you get past "not like me"). The Civil Rights bill was 55 years ago. Sounds like a long time, but what it means is that little kids who were brought up in thoroughly racist environments before it are only now approaching retirement, and people who were adults during that time are often "respected senior statesmen." Do you really think that doesn't pass on? Wendy P.

You don't need a weatherman to see which way the wind blows.

I'm not changing the subject: I acknowledged it and have no knowledge of it, don't know how or if it was committed, so no input. Ummm, you do know I was the one who posted the article about the postal worker, right? There's enough poop on both sides.

Trump threatening Twitter is ludicrous. He is addicted to tweeting. It's like the town drunk threatening to burn down the only saloon in town.

Probably because so many prepay these days. In the days when we sold the jumps individually the drop out rate was the vast majority of students.

I am sure you will be greatly missed.

Thanks for the replies. We practice turns like in Brian Germains videos here, I stated wrong it is a 180 turn, sorry. 1:59 mark

It passed 100k 3 days ago (May 26th). I expect 200k before the end of August.

Hi folks, https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/29/trump-ally-stone-must-surrender-to-prison-by-june-30-wont-need-to-go-to-quarantine-site-288511 If this continues as it should, I will be doing a silent celebration on 30 Jun 20. Jerry Baumchen

IMO Stan failed to plan for succession. The fight with his former partner is a clue. Certainly his children or estate would be reluctant to work 8-12 hours a day, seven days a week. Nowadays few people will make such a work commitment. But he had a lifetime to find another partner or employee to manage the business. Perhaps too much an emphasis on quality over circumstance of his personal loss to operations.

Evolution doesn't favor the biggest, fastest or strongest. It favors those that adapt best to changing circumstances.

I wouldn't know. I turned on "ignore his bat shit crazy trolling" months ago

It depends on the DZ. Some places will send everyone home, some will have the staff stay, hoping it will improve. It also depends on the forecast. I've heard it said that there's a 100% chance you won't jump if you aren't at the DZ. I've spent a lot of time sitting around waiting. Sometimes it gets better and I've gotten to jump, other times we've just sat around. That doesn't mean that time can't be constructive. I've seen: A USPA Board member and Tandem I/E grab the TIs and spend most of an hour going over Tandem EPs. The S&TA and head instructor grab all the students, along with recent A license grads and sit around going over everything. One thing he repeated was "is there anything you need or want a better understanding of?" A rigger go over gear with anyone who was interested (students and experienced jumpers). Same basic 'is there anything you want to know about?' The pilot sitting and answering questions about the plane, flying, all that (not everything was jump related, but it was still informative). There's also the opportunity to become part of the community. The DZO has said that anyone who makes their first AFF jump is part of the group and welcome to join in the 'non-jumping' activities (cookouts, parties, bonfires, ect). If you plan on continuing jumping, you will need friends to jump with. Hanging out with those people and getting to know them (and letting them get to know you) is important for that. Besides, in addition to the 'instructive' stuff, I've also seen throwing knives, a bull whip, balance rollers, BMX bikes, creeper bowling and a few other things I can't think of right now. Most were being used by people who had some skill, most were offered for anyone who wanted to try. We get a bit silly sometimes.

Stay teachable. By that, I mean don't ever forget that you know very little and have a lot to learn. Don't become the '100 jump wonder' who knows everything. Continue to learn. I've heard it said that some skydivers have 500 jumps, others have done the same jump 500 times. Keep showing up. Even if the weather is 'iffy', show up anyway. There's a lot that can be learned on weather holds, just sitting around and talking. Listen more than you talk. At this point, there's very little you can do to impress them with your skills. But you can show a good attitude.

The students that I have worked with who impressed me most were those who went far beyond what I've done. It took a few years for them to get there of course, but watching one of "my" puppies go on to excel in the sport and knowing that I was a small part in that progression is very gratifying.