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The DZ I am a partner in had it's most financially successful season yet. Despite losing 6 weeks at the start and a couple at the end. Covid was low here all summer and no one got sick.

My analogy to this situation (where wording was surely deliberately chosen to be misleading): White House releases Pearl Harbour accomplishments Highlights include: - Ending World War II We have taken decisive action to understand, engage, and defeat the enemy. - .... etc

You're all being extremely boring.

Full Moon on Halloween night:

I have never been able to understand just what a libertarian is. As far as I can see they are people who don't think there should be very many rules. Except of course for the rules that protect and benefit themselves.

Till the gagging smell of roasting flesh causes Joe to react.

Libertarianism, like capitalism, communism, socialism, authoritarianism etc. is toxic in its pure form. I'd prefer to see an independent elected president who holds beliefs from libertarianism, pure democracy, capitalism, socialism etc. The US has not been successful because it has been any one thing. It is successful because it's taken the best of every system and rejected the worst. Our economy is primarily capitalist - but with socialist regulation to prevent abuse. Our military is socialist - but uses capitalist means (contractors) to deal with logistics. Our national parks are communist - they belong to everyone, but are regulated by the Parks Service. Our system of government is a republic with elected representatives, but many issues are still decided by straight democracy (ballot measures) and some are decided by committees of government workers (FAR's, PUC's.) The two party system has become entrenched in this country and no longer represents any single principle for very long. Democrats used to be the party of white nationalism; now the GOP has taken up that banner. Republicans used to represent family values and mores; now Democrats have taken over that position, primarily in response to Trump. Conservatives used to be the conservationists - now that role has fallen to the democrats. This is a poor system that means no one is well represented. Much better to have independent politicians who caucus with one side or the other depending on the topic.

Anyone can beat a dog until it howls.

Everyone needs a hobby; Jakee's hobby is poking posters-of-nonsense with a stick.

I’m sorry, did I get in the way of your productive, on topic contributions?

Absolutely. Nothing like winning an American baseball championship in a truncated season where just over a third of a normal seasons games were played in front of no one to turn the corner on a crappy year. Winning!

I'll commit for the future too. I will NEVER vote for Hillary for as long as I live.

It is with a lot of sadness that the Mexican, Latin American and world skydiving community bids farewell to Toño. He died yesterday afternoon after 1 month in the ICU fighting COVID. He was one of the great promoters of the sport in Mexico and through Latin America. In skydiving, he is best known for being the DZO of Skydive Cuautla near Mexico City and his boogies at Puerto Escondido. He also participated on multiple bigway records (300, 357, 400 that I can remember). However, he will mostly be remembered not for his achievements in skydiving, but for his wonderful personality, his big grin, for being a great friend, for his positive attitude to life, for being fun and generous, for being the soul of any party. Ironically, the first time I remember him was in the mid-90's as he was singing a mariachi song during the funeral of a fellow skydiver who had died in a general aviation accident in a small plane. Toño's singing would make any party better. Blue skies Toño!

This is a picture of the 5 mexicans who participated on the World Team 2006 (400-way) in Thailand. Toño is in blue on the far left, then Nacho, Laura, me and Mach.

Well, I'm convinced. I'm not going to vote for Hillary.

to kill a french vampire, you need to drive a baguette through its heart. sounds easy, but the process is painstaking

Because they laughed at and rejected America's invitation from President trump!

Another legendary ‘pioneer’ has left us. Early 1960’s style and accuracy competitor Jim Arender (1960 World Champion in Style & 1962 Mens World Champion Overall) D-13 is gone. Fly free, my friend, fly free. _________________________________________ The older I get, the better I was!

I am a meat missle. In the beginning, I wanted a BIG canopy, so I got a 425. Sonuvabitch lineovered every fifty jumps. Then I got a Sigma 395. Never functioned, until I sold it to the DZ. After that, I got a SG 370, which never mal'd until I packed it. NOW, I jump a Sigma 340 on a Micro Sigma Rig, and it is Da BOMB. Love it. Only time I chopped it was due to packer locking the brakes. SG 340 in a Micro Sigma. That's my answer. Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com