Nightingale

I'll watch hockey and baseball on TV... but only if the Kings, Ducks, or Angels are playing. Gotta be my teams. This is only if I'm channel surfing and find the game. I don't actively seek them out. However, I love watching baseball and hockey live.

St. Patrick's Blessing: May you be blessed with the strength of heaven - The light of the sun and the radiance of the moon - The splendor of fire - The speed of lightning - The swiftness of wind - The depth of the sea - The stability of earth and the firmness of rock. Irish Blessing May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon the fields. May the light of friendship guide your paths together. May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home. Toasts: Friends, in your life I hope you do four things; lie, steal, cheat, and drink. When you lie,do it to save a friend. When you steal, steal someone's heart. When you cheat, cheat death. And when you drink, drink with me! oh... found this... it might help: The 10 Commandments of Toasting 1. Plan to speak from 1 to 4 minutes. No one wants to be bored with an extraordinarily long toast covering the entirety of your friendship. With wedding toasts, even a short toast will do if delivered with feeling and sincerity. 2. Make sure all other glasses are full before beginning. You may want to announce to the guests, or have the MC announce to the guests, to fill their glasses because toasting will commence shortly. Then give guests 3 - 5 minutes to fill their glasses. 3. Stand to give a toast (sit to receive one) and hold your glass with your right hand as you toast. After the toast, it is tradition to then clink the glasses together before sipping. 4. Start with something personal. How the bride and groom met is always a favorite. You can also use humor or quotes to get started. 5. Always use humor in good taste. While poking fun at the bride and groom can add the touch of humor you're looking for, poking too much fun will only gain you a disapproving audience. 6. Speak in your normal voice, and avoid unnatural hand gestures or fake accents. Wedding audiences want to hear what you have to say, not watch a drama unfold. Just remember you were chosen to be you, not someone else. 7. Practice your toast. Unless you are an accomplished public speaker, just 'winging it' for the wedding toast is always a bad idea. 8. Look around the room at the audience and to the bride and groom as you toast. Eye contact is an important characteristic of a good speaker. 9. Speak clearly and don't rush. Take your time and take a deep breath, because if you speak too fast, no one is going to understand you. 10. And finally, finish your toast with a wish, blessing, congratulations, or cheers. 5 of the Biggest Mistakes to Avoid 1. Having more than one drink to calm nerves beforehand. It may seem like a good idea, but besides calming your nerves, too much alcohol will also keep you from speaking clearly and hinder your good judgment of appropriate speech material. 2. Swearing and/or lying. 3. Apologizing for being a bad speaker - Never apologize for being a bad speaker, and don't say you really didn't want to speak. It's a rule for all speeches and all occasions, not just weddings. 4. Mentioning previous girlfriends, past marriages, or past relationships. Not only could it be potentially embarrassing, but it's inappropriate at a wedding. Leave this for the stag party. 5. Stories about the Bride and Groom that aren't rated PG. Remember, Grandma, Grandpa and possibly even children will be present at the wedding. Make sure your stories are appropriate for the audience. May the joy of living for one another trip a smile from your lips, a twinkle from your eye. And when eternity beckons, at the end of a life heaped high with love, May the good Lord embrace you with the arms that have nurtured you the whole length of your joy-filled days.

They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security -Ben Franklin

yeah... kinda like that!

Trek would be easier to play off than the midget thing.

I get the "but...you're a GIRL!" a lot when people find out.

you can be open to a bit of kink, yet be overwhelmed or disgusted by the idea of a club. For many people, things like that remain in the privacy of their own home.

yep

Libertarian isn't a viable choice in this election. Voting libertarian will only ensure another four years of Bush.

he's still better than the alternative.

booties make it easier to turn. they act like rudders. cordura for when you have a not-so-pretty landing, which, as a newbie, you will on occasion.

{{{{{{{{{{{VIBES}}}}}}}}} and (((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))) for you and your grandma

well, I figure that everyone can teach me something... if I can't learn from their example, I can learn from their mistakes. All through AFF, I had instructors talking to me about being careful, not downsizing too quickly, and safety in the air. Here's another one who listened. Silhouette 190, and staying there for a LONG time to come.

I would say they have a moral responsibility to not sell the canopy to someone they know will abuse it or is not ready for it.

ask your instructors. they can advise you as to materials. A jumpsuit can last a long time, so order something you're still going to want in 100 jumps when you're doing four way or something. my only advice: get booties. and get cordura on the knees, butt and booties. at this point, what the cordura does to your fall rate won't matter much if you tear your suit up on a slide in landing.

I'm going to give my councilman the time he requested. After that, I will consider contacting the media. Good idea.

at Cal State Berkeley, the student bathrooms are all co-ed. For urinals, they have signs taped on two stalls that say "standing room only". LOL. I stayed there for a week when touring the campus, and everyone seemed really respectful in the co-ed restrooms/showers (the showers had secure, latching doors, and a separate drying off/changing space in each stall). The whole thing seemed engineered to work nicely.

I can't just "renew the license" because the DMV will check with SSA before issuing the new license. (DMV has already verified this. I called them without identifying myself)

but it wouldn't match with my passport or birth certificate, and that would be bad.

LOL! The military won't take me.

I thought about that... but the DMV already has my correct birthday recorded, so that'd only confuse things further.

spend some time with her, if only for the reason that if you don't, you'll always wonder what might have been. We usually spend more time regretting the things we don't do...

hehe... try this one: "More Americans who cared enough about the election results to get their asses to the voting booth wanted Gore as president." I think that anyone who doesn't care enough to go vote has no basis for complaint about the results of the election.

a friend of Clownburner's holds a firm belief that hypoxia causes color blindness. Given some of the stuff I've seen out at the DZ, I'm inclined to agree. There's been a couple of rigs and jumpsuits that I've said "if I ever buy something like that new, shoot me."

well, yeah. the government can't promote one religion over another. they can't possibly promote all of them, therefore, they must promote none.