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Glad to hear back from you! How's the physical therapy going? ltdiver ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

It's getting to hit the CTRL-ALT-DELETE on what we -thought- was the reality of "life" encountered during the week! Reboots my system every time I hit that air! ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

Nah...just thought I'd get up close and personal by swiping that off your personal profile . I'd love to hear the story on the name, though. I -think- I read a novel way back when, with the main hunk of a hero having that name

Hey, just a thought...if you're gonna go to all that trouble, why not get your PRO accuracy landings signed off in the effort?

Interesting you should ask tonight! Just got done with one of my fav's while sitting here reading the previous posts. Just made wonderful wild rice with: 1)Basmati Rice 2)Black Long Grain Rice 3)Red Jasmine Rice Steam all in a rice cooker with 2 Bay leaves and Chicken Stock Add enough water to level in pot. Add: -Green onion -Garlic -Sweet red bell peppers Yummm!!! And for the main entree' I fry up some Gyoza's (Trader Joe's has a wonderful variety of these in the frozen food secion) with more Bell Peppers and cover in Soy Sauce. Full and satisfied (as far as food goes now). ltdiver ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

(Thanks for clarifying for me PhreeZone! Sometimes I forget that others don't follow the world competitions). Tanya and Craig are both absolutely fantastic people, too! In the last World Competition Tanya actually scored higher than ALL the men! Their web page: http://www.teamfirestarter.com/ ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

Went to see Halle Berry in Monster's Ball tonight. Almost jumped up out of my seat when the clips of Tanya and Craig came up on screen! Wow! A highlight in anotherwise very intense movie! Two very award winning and strong women on screen. Go Tanya! ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

Thor! So, how the hell did you tear your PCL? Owiee!!! Not as common as ACL's (but of course you already knew that). Just one word of caution...if you can get your ortho to use either cadaver or hamstring tendon advancement to repair the damage it would be a much better outcome than if you use the 'older' repair technique of patellar tendon graft. Let me know how your recovery goes! ltdiver (physical therapist) ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

Right! I have a friend who is (was) a skydiver (tandem rating and all) plus a jump pilot and DZO. One morning, after the 3rd load of the day he flew, he experienced a massive stroke that completely paralyzed his left side. He tells the story of feeling like an eraser stuck him in the forehead and then drew a line down his forehead...then continued down his body...taking the strength and mobility out of that side as it passed down. He -actually- landed the plane with using -only- his right arm and leg. He didn't ditch the plane (although he thought of it) because he didn't want to impact any innocent people on the ground. His story is hair raising! Anyway, the doc's were dumbfounded and CAT scans couldn't find the cause of the stroke. He lost his pilot's license, skydiving ratings, and business. Later it was found that the stroke was caused from small tears in the cerebral arteries and platelets (blood clots) sent to heal them. When he went up to altitude in the plane, the blood vessels constricted (as they should to keep the normal blood pressure up in lower atmospheric pressure). The constricted vessels were just small enough then to allow the platelets to seal off the blood flow. Long answer, and a very true story. But if someone is having TIA's please take them VERY seriously! Someone who cares, ltdiver ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

Thanks Chris. Wow. ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

Isn't that what tax refunds are supposed to be used for??

First, please forgive me if this was already posted and discussed last year. In my browsing today, I found this news article and thought it brought up some interesting points. However, the measure of what a life is worth was a bit disturbing in this paragraph: "The cost per life saved by a Cypres AAD is a surprisingly low $125,000. A small fraction of the $1.7 million for air bags. And even a better value than the $150,000 cost per life saved by seat belts." The entire news article can be found here. Entitled: "Why Skydivers don't trust automobile airbags" http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Mar-12-Fri-1999/opinion/10710393.html ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

Complete! Thanks HH !! ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

Ditto!!! How can ANYONE eat FUNGUS!!!! ltdiver ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

So...if it once had eyes and moved...(it classifies as flesh) ltdiver ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

Happy Ones, Son! (and don't you go gloating on weekend numbers, either, if you get some ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

rhino, Thanks for posting this. Makes one pause and take stock of where we are... Very deep. ltdiver ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

Fantastically Great, Lisa! Here's to a full recovery and life!! ltdiver ____________________________________________ LightDiverCam

Got this from a friend today and thought I'd pass it along to all my friends here!

New name: Loopy Waffle-Tooshie! Crazy, but it might be better than my porn name: (gulp) Hammer Flower! ltdiver

So, what's this froggie thinkin' about? (see attachment) From: http://www.id-graphics.com/ __________________________________________ http://www.discover.net/~ltdiver/2002/

March Parachutist (yeah...FINALLY got my copy yesterday, Skybytch!), lists that USPA has issued 40,000 'A' licenses now! Man, do I feel old! My 'A' license was way back in the 20,000 range just 6 years ago! "not ready for POPS yet skydiver" (runs away kicking an screaming....), ltdiver __________________________________________ http://www.discover.net/~ltdiver/2002/

Sure great to laugh with you at the Bombshelter after the jumps were done, though, Lisa! Gotta love those disco dancing 70's lovers!! ltdiver __________________________________________ http://www.discover.net/~ltdiver/2002/

Good man. Most people out there (men and women alike) can't seem to carry this out. You're a catch... ltdiver __________________________________________ http://www.discover.net/~ltdiver

Robert, All I can share, from another woman's perspective, is: 1) Be patient (with both yourself and with her) 2) Be completely honest with each other 3) Don't play games. If things are really real, they will work themselves out with time. ltdiver __________________________________________ http://www.discover.net/~ltdiver