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So what? It's about time we found out who is gay without measuring foot placement in public toilet stalls.

That's encouraging, thanks. So I guess next up Texas and Florida will ban smart phones, tablets and talking to each other.

Tablets. Allow me to expand. Gen Z is the first generation to have the world in their hands. Gen Z doesn't need to be taught; they know how to learn. Curriculum - of course, but the instructional methodology needs to be adjusted to adaptive learning. They need to be challenged on subjects. One of them says something and to their devices they go. And, they saturate themselves on the subject in a short period of time. As far as social rules. They have it wrapped up by the age of ten. The little one knew racism was bad. Her friends know racism is bad. They know about gender identification. My little one knows more about chromosomes than most 40 year old men. They accept others for their differences. More than any other generation. There was a time when previous generations made fun of the physically or mentally challenged. Not this generation. It is inspiring to see a physically or mentally challenged kid pull up in a car. They don't stand there and watch, They don't jeer. They go over and help. One of them grabs the books, the other grabs their lunch, another the wheelchair and they talk with the child - all the way to class. If they are well-versed in racism, gender identification, etc. they really don't need some adult less versed in the subject telling them what they need to know. They get it. They get it more than any other generation. Preaching to them ad nauseum about gender identification is about as effective as an undergraduate trying to show Kallend how smart they are in physics. They get it. They get it more than any other generation.

There you go with that dead ender talk again. If everyone had beliefs like that we would never get anywhere. Just sit around and wait to die because nothing matters anyway.

Well, given that you're quartered in your own house I guess we can skip amendment #3. Otherwise.......

So he's putting on a chute, messing around with the money bag, trying to fit money into the reserve, changing his mind, cutting shroud lines, etc., all while the lights are off in the cabin? My reading of the evidence was always to think that Tina turned them off as part of her "close the curtain" duty as she walked to the cockpit.

?? He made it pretty clear that he thinks neither has such a plan, and that he just votes for the best out of several (potentially bad) candidates.

So his believers are . . . trans people, immigrants, Ukranians, Capitol police and black men?

"So what." That's the sound of mediocrity followed by a string of varying snippets from the forewords of Covey books.

In a lot of states (I know Texas was one), with open primaries, there is no advantage whatsoever to registering for a particular party Wendy P.

When exactly were the rear cabin lights first out.. The window shades were lowered.. The fuel driver said rear was dark,, Al Lee said lights were out,, Tina said lights were out when Cooper stood up and ordered her to the cockpit.. Tina also said light were out when she went to get the chutes.. Two things, it makes it hard for Cooper to see with lights out and sunglasses on and harder to determine his height when standing. 727 rear lighting..

Morning, Jerry. This cracked me up. Can't tell you how many times I've told friends, "I'm raising a little Democrat. Not that there's anything wrong with that." Especially when it comes to guns. Keith

Oh get a grip. At what time in your life do you feel you’d have been susceptible to being peer pressured into having sex with a man because it was cool?

Maybe some are being swayed, no one sensible will claim it's not a possibility. But it's the same with drugs, playing rock and roll, and making fart sounds with a cupped hand and your underarm all of which are learned behaviors, too. There is going to be all of that and worse, certainly. I haven't noticed anyone here claiming adults should be making permanent gender change decisions for kids that aren't justifiable as medical necessities. Nor is anyone here advocating that kids should be encouraged to bat around to learn whom they are sexually. Here what I'm getting is that, except for the irredeemably homophobic and naturally bigoted, the starting point needs to be live and let live. There are quite probably 50 to 60 Million LGBTQ folks in America alone. Obviously they aren't churning out 10's of millions of groomed kids a year. Pretty much there isn't a real problem, seems to me.

It says so in the document.. read it. CRAFT is an acronym..

And with that should come recognition by the DZ that the senior is doing more -- it shouldn't just be yet another job that's piled on top of the tandem load. Wendy P.

So I guess when they come up with a methane powered jump plane, the skydivers can provide the fuel on the way to altitude.

i just tried to download the code and it wasn't able to, said it was on localhost. website must've done something to it.

I once had a canopy split down ~ 35% of the chord of the center cell. Primary cause = a tad bit too enthusiastic of a delay at Bridge Day one year (prior to mesh slider days). Fortunately it was a boaty "F-111" 7 cell (Bill Gargano Spirit) and I could land in water. Fun times. I sewed it back together and used it for water jumps a few more times before selling it to a newbie................. Got ya. It went into the bin.