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Matty is a good guy - I can just see him putting a plastic spoon in an on blender!! Andyman... cool pics!! Yahoo - P isn't a student anymore!! FINALLY!! For the pics... wow. tongue in #3, what a kiss!! Andy, love the super happy/goofy face in #4. But my vote is for #6, you can see/enjoy the moment fully. Though #8 is very nice, just not the same. Jeesh, you 2 - destined for eachother!! I LOVE IT!! There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

We didn't have that fancy version, but my few fav toys were: building forts in the living room w/ chairs, yarn & lots & lots of blankets. Also would take yarn & thread it around everything in 2 rooms & pretend to be a spider. My loving parents would let us keep it up for weeks. Another fav was a refridgerator box, we built up ontop of it & pretended to be truck drivers (my parents use to be drivers). Or used cups & a ball to "bowl" A big wheel & the tonka truck skateboarding thingie. Also the flat blue sleds w/ yellow handles. We stood up on them (in the early/mid 80's) & were I believe some of the first snow boarders. Growing up in the eastern mtns of Virginia allowd for lots of steep/fast downhill races. Trees & tree houses. My neighborhood friends & I would climb everthing available. Antennas, the porches for the 1 apt bldg around, we'd see how many ways we could get into each others houses w/o using doors.... (guess I was training to be a burgler early on.) also roof jumping - climbing from one rooftop into a tree through the tree & onto another roof - could go about 5 houses. Crazy stuff, hardly had any traditional toys but a great imagination & the ones we did have we used in any manner but that for which it was built. Personally, I'm suprised I'm alive. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Wind trainers are nice & most of them will come w/ a plastic block that props your front tire up so you don't get that 'downhill' feel all the time. I bought one w/o, but wish I had paid more for one w/ a remote control for resistance settings. Nashbar is a great place for reviews, Ebay is the best for buying (IMHO). Also, check to see if your town or the nearest city has a cycling or triathlon club web-site w/ a message board. www.chicagotriclub.com is Chicago's, they have lots of reviews & feedback (VERY seasonal biking here too). **edited to add: feel free to post your question on that web-site too... very friendly people - you don't have to be from chicago. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Sorry, trying to read, talk on the phone & post @ the same time... all bonfire's will be outside, but the videos may be inside. The CASA on a short runway is fun, esp when it almost hits the top of the corn!! Well, have fun w/ your friends @ SDC... perhaps another time. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Not to drag you away, but that weekend 17 - 19th Hinckley (aka Chicagoland Skydiving) is having a CASA. It's also our year end party & there'll be lots of great stuff including videos & a huge bonfire. If it's too cold they'll have the festivities inside. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Wow, amazingly cool!! How fun too to keep it hush-hush till now. Love & Blessings on your newest journey (together). How exciting! Cora, FLs a great state!! Enjoy the supurb winter weather! Hope to finally meet everyone when I venture down in spring. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Right! And... sorry Vallerina, but I would not still love them. Put up w/ them, yes, love them no. It's the same situation for me w/ the skydivers I know. Granted, I know a lot fewer than you do... but so far - Since I only associate w/ my fam on a do this or we'll kill you threat from my parents - the dz is a great stand-in. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Yup, skydivers are my 'family' as in the brotherhood of policemen & such. AND I am trying to fill a void, since I don't like about 85% of my blood family. But in both places there are people I can't stand, ones I really really wish would find a lovely home on say Madigascar or a similar place far far away, others I love & would do anything for, those you tollerate, and others that are just there, being a normal human being. I love this sport & am so happy that a generally good group of people are in it. You can chose your friends but you can't chose your family. I was ment to skydive & am lucky that I would chose this family. I talk w/, visit & share more w/ my skydiving family than I do w/ even my own parents: things to do: fill void - done. 1 down, many more to go. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

10 points to the person that knows the diff between: affect & effect. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

it's ok - sorry for making you say sorry. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Joke: What do you get when you mix 50 female pigs and 50 male deer? Answer: 100 sows n bucks! ----------------------------------------------------------- A priest and pastor from the local churches are standing by the side of the road pounding a sign into the ground that reads: The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it's too late! "Leave us alone, you religious nuts!" yelled a driver as he sped by. From around the curve they heard screeching tires and a big splash. The pastor turns to the priest and asks, "Do you think the sign should just say 'Bridge Out?'" There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Um, yup. And, damnit, would you people please stop making me cry on a friday!! This is getting crazy, 3 weeks in a row now. This is a HAPPY DAY!!! Though I am happy Justin got to find out why. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

As I said in the other thread w/ this quasi Robin Williams quote... I LOVE the idea - know it won't happen, but love it. On Jay Leno the other night he & George Clooney were talking bout how Hollywood was mostly full of liberals Democrats, but CA politics are full of Republicans. And the oddness there. I'd just like to add to Rehmwa & BillVon's discussion. I think closet aristocrats means someone that's very rich, thinks they're better than others & want to keep their money to themselves. However to the public, the present the face of "im a regular guy, i think welfare should be give to all, help me help you: kinda thing. Therefore they keep their true selfish nature in the closet. Also, I believe most of Hollywood is this type of people & therefore they vote Republican. They know that branch will help them keep their money. and the ostrasized Republican actors are willing to take the fall in popular opinion of actors & so are put into a place where their true ambition lays. Only a few actors/actresses can "rule the world" through their looks, some actually have to get there through words & actions. I don't know anything bout the general CA population that make up the masses & so don't know how/why they vote the way they do. Perhaps they're sick of the slimy liberal hollywood types & vote opposite. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Dude.. I get FORBIDDEN: You were denied access because: Access denied by SmartFilter content category. The requested URL belongs to the following categories: Humor, Extreme. guess my employer doesn't like extreme humor - SUCKS!! There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

I agree w/ everyone above me. After 1 year in the sport I only have 1 wuffo friend left. She's done a tandem & HATED the free fall, but loved the canopy ride & (amazingly) can understand why I love the sport. She can actually carry on a skydiving conversation & correct other wuffos since she's honestly listened to me so much. At times, she'll come hang @ the dz if it's nice out. Also, she's come to know what is & isn't good jumping weather & if I'll be round to hang out or not. Eventually, eveyone that's around you will either jump, get immune to your discussion or dissapear from your life entirely. I can't wait to run into some old friends @ my college homecoming this fall... haven't seen them since I started jumping & they all thought it'd be another phase (I've had many of them as well) - HA - THIS is a life style!! Anyway, not really what motivates me but everyone else had answered so well - didn't feel the need to reitterate. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

woooooowwwww - you're the best!! goodonya!! There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

I like the plan! There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

I think you missed the point...Girls don't lose their turns with skydiving men! It is certainly the other way around...unless you know of a chick dominant DZ, where they pass the few men around like a .... oh, well that's good!! My dz does have an extraordinarily high girl/guy ratio, but I think I'm safe. Nic pic Lizzie!! There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

should be working; need to be takin' a nap!! edited to add: At least this is keeping me awake. Don't know which my boss would prefer though. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Would love to!! You got a job for me that'll replace my current income so I can continue to pay my creditors - THAT's why I'm in this friggin town! There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Here's a pic of me & my hottie. I like skydiving men!! And it doesn't have to turn into drama if everyone acts like an adult. But I have to say, I really don't want to lose my turn w/ this one! There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Hell no it ain't!! And it's suppose to get down to 22F in Chicago outer suburbs tonight!! ARRGGGHHH!! stupid, stupid winter!! We just stopped wearing jackets in late JUNE for the love of all that is pure & good - LET SUMMER REIGN! There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

He said . . . I don't know why you wear a bra; you've got nothing to put in it. She said . . . You wear pants don't you? -------------------------------------------------------- He said . . .. Since I first laid eyes on you, I've wanted to make love to you really badly. She said . . . Well, you succeeded! -------------------------------------------------------- He said . . . Shall we try swapping positions tonight? She said... That's a good idea -- you stand by the ironing board while I sit on the sofa and fart! -------------------------------------------------------- He said . . . What have you been doing with all the grocery money I gave you? She said . . .Turn sideways and look in the mirror! -------------------------------------------------------- He said...Why don't you tell me when you have an orgasm? She said... I would but you're never there. -------------------------------------------------------- On a wall in a ladies room . . . "My husband follows me everywhere" Written just below it . . . "I do not" -------------------------------------------------------- Q. How many honest, intelligent, caring men in the world does it take to do the dishes? A. Both of them. -------------------------------------------------------- Q. What do men and sperm have in common? A. They both have a one-in-a-million chance of becoming a human being. -------------------------------------------------------- Q. How does a man show that he is planning for the future? A. He buys two cases of beer. -------------------------------------------------------- Q. What is the difference between men and government bonds? A. The bonds mature. -------------------------------------------------------- Q. Why are blonde jokes so short? A. So men can remember them. -------------------------------------------------------- Q. Why is it difficult to find men who are sensitive, caring &good-looking? A. They already have boyfriends. -------------------------------------------------------- Q. What do you call a woman who knows where her husband is every night? A. A widow. -------------------------------------------------------- Q. Why are married women heavier than single women? A. Single women come home, see what's in the fridge, and go to bed. Married women come home, see what's in bed, and go to the fridge. -------------------------------------------------------- Man says to God: "God, why did you make woman so beautiful?" God says: "So you would love her." "But God," the man says. "Why did you make her so dumb?" God says: "So she would love you." -------------------------------------------------------- SEND THIS TO A SMART WOMAN WHO NEEDS A LAUGH AND TO THE GUYS YOU THINK CAN HANDLE IT There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

and I sure like tryin to finish one. Cold steak the next day isn't so bad either. But since I feel oh, so unrefined eating said dish, I try to eat it w/ my fingers too - hmmm tasty!! There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

Crazy funny!! w/ in minutes of eachother. & now everyone else is jumping on the porterhouse bandwagon too It's the best forgotten cut. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show)