marcandalysse

We were at zhills and talked a bit with some people from your group. Very cool bunch of family you have. And Hooray! for your sister! marc and alysse "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton

Taken up the road from our beach near Sarasota! We have awesome sunsets too! marc

jumping off a building is one thing....climbing up the side of sears tower as was done a number of years back...now that is something!! jraf, your secret agent cover has been blown!

hehehe....CLUB 950!!! That place has been around quite awhile! It has gone through many phases.....I remember POGOing to the first punk music to hit the states in mid '70s....People ripping each other's shirts off, bouncing into each other and body slamming....very athletic! Thanks for reminding me of that place....I spent ALOT of lateniters in there over a decade!!! Marc

yeah and talked Dubya into going to war in Iraq, but I ain't laughing at that! Here's something I just read on msnbc.com:

just yell 'make room for the pilot'...and its muff response....and see if he gives you some weightless moments!!! depending on the pilot it works at zhills

There's some great Brazilian restaurants all over the area....especially around international drive....and in Kissimmee....

those are great lines! my favorite he said on leno show...about viagra.... he said taking viagra was like going to a ride at disneyworld, you wait for an hour then its all over in a minute! hey, that's kind of like skydiving on a busy weekend! marc

huh, I thought you were interested in learning more about it....turns out you do reiki yourself.... meanwhile you did reiki on a pregnant woman who then felt good enough to go skydiving.....(should pregnant women skydive? at what month should they stop? those type of questions I leave to you ladies to discuss on women's forum!) First off, you do not mention how much training in Reiki or experience in other healing methods you may have. So may I kindly state that energy therapies, no matter how seemingly 'mellow' they may be, should be done in small doses (not for hours)....to move the energy a little bit.....if at all....let their bodies do the rest of the healing. The same acupressure/acupuncture/healing points can heal or oppositely, move energy too fast or the wrong way. There are points in oriental medicine that work wonders, but are prohibited for pregnant women, for example. Further, a little goes a long way. For example, sometimes you see a photo of someone with many acupuncture needles inserted, like a pin cushion. A good acupuncturist can do better work with one or two needles in the right places if they understand the body's energy flow needs. Reiki is often a very effective healing modality. So is Healing Touch, Polarity Therapy, and whatever else the copyrighted name may be. All of these are variations of "laying on of hands", and the effects differ from person to person. The same hand motions/positions may not work on you when one person does them, but work really well when a different person tries the same on you (even when both are on the same reiki level for example, or the same background in any other therapy). That being said, a good part of whatever you were able to do for her was due to your good vibes as much or probably even more, than the reiki technique you used. Best wishes to you in your work to help others! marc

I usually don't read this swooping forum, but I like to follow zhills friends' posts on dz.com..... I found this great photo!!!! Nice to see you online Paul.... Janine is visiting us here, I will show this pic to alysse and her marc "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton

Bill, I thought you were just into supermodels! (see other thread) Although towerrat could be a supermodel for a 'chupacabra' advertisement "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton

Hell, here at work I am surfing dz.com to stay awake!! What a big lunch I ate! "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton

CORA! When Hans and I get together in Chicago in a couple weeks, come along with us!!! Oct 17-20.. I plan on great eating and partying every nite! Number one on my list of restaurants will be playa azul or costa azul (mexican seafood).....I miss those joints! I like live music though....blues and rock..... Was just about to check out the chicago reader online www.chireader.com to see what will be in town... I will check out the blues clubs and the bars on Lincoln/Fullerton and Clark/Addison etc etc... Come join us, all you chicago dz.com gang!!! If you are brave enough to get drunk with JRAF!!! "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton

alysse took the first course. its good stuff...PM her about it. marc "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton

zhills dropzone is closed on tuesday and wed...but will go to 7 days for season by the middle of this month....sunshine factory should be open....

i was referring to the 'crapload' part.....

I sat next to you by manifest and talked for a moment....you were slowly recovering your breath... ok now I know who 2 of you are from the 'new to zhills' thread..... welcome, and safe skydives! did I miss that beer yesterday??

you can't miss happythoughts....he's the one walking around with the big frown! just kiddin, Bill! Just look for the corner table with the bomb squad flag.....this weekend we had 3 load organizers for all skill levels....so come on over and have fun with us! marc

that doesn't sound too appetizing....but then again, I am a vegetarian.... There's turkey dinners for all at the ZHills annual Turkey boogie.....Its a very busy time there! Check out skydivecity.com for a schedule!!!! marc

it was nicer this weekend with oren out of town! hey all you new jumpers at zhills, stop by the bomb squad table and introduce yourselves! Alysse, Heather, Oren, LauraS, Rick, Randy (towerrat). Paige (skybrat), Bill (happythoughts), DaMan, Ron, Johnny Gates (brothermuff65) and many many other Dz.commer's.....besides those posting in this thread....are there. jumpergirl, last weekend I thought I saw you walking a dog around a trailer.....we just bought one there too! hope to see more of you guys now! Stacy and Galen....forget working on weekends, come skydive!!!!

In Osaka Japan there was a restaurant with a large window to the kitchen so passers-by could watch them preparing and cooking eel. There was a barrel filled with LIVE eels. The cook would take one out, slam it down, impaling one end over a nail on the cutting board, and in one long slice, separate it into 2 pieces where it would then get dipped in the sweet sauce and tossed on the barbeque..... Now thats FRESH water eel! marc

so why couldn't you share the manufacturer's name? I don't get it... If I saw a canopy I liked, I would expect to get the manufacturer's name if I was interested in finding out more info for purchasing one..... ????

that's a cool website too..... thanks for sharing.... marc

From what I understand, nationals teams are NOT allowed in the tunnel once the draw has been distributed. There are some dz.com posts on this from last year....you can look them up... I'm sure you will find the teams in the tunnel before then! marc