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$17.99 Here's a link http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/002-0487672-3772818

I got mine through Amazon.com Can't remember how much it was ... but not very expensive.

Today I just got my copy of the DVD version of the IMAX movie "Adrenaline Rush". The music and photography are fantastic. Base jumpers will particularly like it. Wish I would have seen it on the big screen.

What happened to number "35"? And, why are there two number "47's"? Whoops I just broke rule #3. Sorry! Whoops I just broke rule #18

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Was the president wired during the first debate? By Dave Lindorff Oct. 8, 2004 | Was President Bush literally channeling Karl Rove in his first debate with John Kerry? That's the latest rumor flooding the Internet, unleashed last week in the wake of an image caught by a television camera during the Miami debate. The image shows a large solid object between Bush's shoulder blades as he leans over the lectern and faces moderator Jim Lehrer. The president is not known to wear a back brace, and it's safe to say he wasn't packing. So was the bulge under his well-tailored jacket a hidden receiver, picking up transmissions from someone offstage feeding the president answers through a hidden earpiece? Did the device explain why the normally ramrod-straight president seemed hunched over during much of the debate? Bloggers are burning up their keyboards with speculation. Check out the president's peculiar behavior during the debate, they say. On several occasions, the president simply stopped speaking for an uncomfortably long time and stared ahead with an odd expression on his face. Was he listening to someone helping him with his response to a question? Even weirder was the president's strange outburst. In a peeved rejoinder to Kerry, he said, "As the politics change, his positions change. And that's not how a commander in chief acts. I, I, uh -- Let me finish -- The intelligence I looked at was the same intelligence my opponent looked at." It must be said that Bush pointed toward Lehrer as he declared "Let me finish." The green warning light was lit, signaling he had 30 seconds to, well, finish. Bloggers stoke the conspiracy with the claim that the Bush administration insisted on a condition that no cameras be placed behind the candidates. An official for the Commission on Presidential Debates, which set up the lecterns and microphones on the Miami stage, said the condition was indeed real, the result of negotiations by both campaigns. Yet that didn't stop Fox from setting up cameras behind Bush and Kerry. The official said that "microphones were mounted on lecterns, and the commission put no electronic devices on the president or Senator Kerry." When asked about the bulge on Bush's back, the official said, "I don't know what that was." So what was it? Jacob McKenna, a spyware expert and the owner of the Spy Store, a high-tech surveillance shop in Spokane, Wash., looked at the Bush image on his computer monitor. "There's certainly something on his back, and it appears to be electronic," he said. McKenna said that, given its shape, the bulge could be the inductor portion of a two-way push-to-talk system. McKenna noted that such a system makes use of a tiny microchip-based earplug radio that is pushed way down into the ear canal, where it is virtually invisible. He also said a weak signal could be scrambled and be undetected by another broadcaster.

If it's a tradition to jump naked on the 100th jump, it seems like on the "100th-naked-jump" it would be a tradition do it with clothes.

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A couple of weeks ago, I put together a computer program for predicting which NFL teams will be winning their games each week. It compares each team’s offense and defense performances from the week before. This has been done before, of course, but hopefully this system will be better. Last weekend it was 63% accurate. That’s not especially good but it only had pre-season data to work with. If you’d like to check out next weekend’s games, please go to http://www.dickmcmahon.com. There’s an NFL link at the top of the screen that will take you to the prediction page. REMEMBER if you lose money using these picks, I am NOT responsible. On the other hand, if you get rich, I AM responsible and will expect some free jump tickets in return!

I just got to thinking ... you don't suppose that when Jesus walked on water he used a Zorb! Nah!

Next week on CBS's Amazing Race, I think the contestants will be doing some Zorbing if anyone is interested in that activity. I tried it last year in Australia and it was O.K., but nothing will ever beat falling outta airplanes.

Hey! It's "cool" to be a "Dick"!

... after an exhausting jump somewhere in Mexico.

With all the VIDEO equipment aboard the Mars landers, etc., has anyone ever thought of putting microphones on board? It would be interesting to hear the wind, or whatever other sounds there might be. Maybe crickets chirp at night. Just a thought ...

WOW ... thanks Quade and Nightingale. That's good stuff!

My daughter is getting married July 3rd, and as father of the bride I need to make a toast at the reception ... I need something cool to say! Any suggestions? These are pretty lame “Roses are red, violets are blue, be good to each other and don’t get the flu.” “Grasshoppers are green, sunflowers are yellow, be good to each other and be mellow” As you can see, I need some help BAD. Thanks P.S. Did you hear about the two antennas that got married? The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was good.

Yah tah hay ... oh, sorry, I thought you were asking how to say "skydiving" in the Navajo language.

If Hollywood is smart, there will be in my opinion.

Cutaway on Jump #6 for me. I had to buy beer.

Congrats Bobby! Australia is great. I was there last summer and made a jump at Brisbane Skydiving Centre. The guys there said I'd fall "up" since I was down-under. Check out my website for more Aussie info if you like. Have fun

Have any of you seen the new TV commercial for T-Mobile cellular? (Maybe it's an old one and I'm just now seeing it.) Anyway, it shows some skydivers who've landed in some trees next to each other ... hanging from the branches. They have cell phones, but are arguing over when is the cheapest time to make a call. When a tandem student makes a dumb suggested, his instructor releases him and he falls to the ground. Now that I've typed this, it DOESN'T sound so funny. Maybe you had to be there.

After jumping from Cessna 182's, 205's, a Caravan, the TwinOtter, TwinBeech, and others I can't remember ... I've decided the air outside the plane feels the same no matter which machine got me up there. Being 6'2". the 182 is a bit cramped when it's fully loaded. But it's fun to hang from the strut.

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Genesis, Chapter 5, verses 25-28, says that Methuselah was 187 years old when his son, Lemech, was born; and that Lemech was 182 when his son, Noah (Methuselah's grandson), was born. That means Methuselah would have been 369 when he became a grandfather, right? (187 years plus 182 years = 369 years) Genesis 5:31 goes on to say that Lemech died at the age of 777. Noah would have been 595 years old when this happened. And, Methuselah would have been 964. Genesis 7, verses 6 & 11, indicate that the Great Flood occurred when Noah was 600 years old. Continuing the calculations, Methuselah would now have to be 969 years old, right? And here comes the interesting part ... in Genesis 5:27, Methuselah is said to have DIED when he was 969 years old! ... THAT'S THE SAME YEAR AS THE FLOOD! COULD THAT HAVE BEEN HOW HE DIED? Could Noah have left his poor old grandfather out in the rain? Could this be an historical scandal? Could the supermarket tabloids use it in a headline? "AMAZING PROOF THAT NOAH DROWNED HIS GRANDPA!"

The future? See attachment