Lindsey

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  1. I would be one of those idiots, I'm sure. I am so computer stupid that it's probably laughable...at least to you and your co-workers. I'm just thankful to have friends who are willing to solve my computer woes. Peace~ linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  2. Junior year is awesome....a LOT of work. Congrats woman. It's so nice to have 2nd year behind. It's downhill after surgery rotation....lol. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  3. I met this Japanese girl last weekend....at Band Camp.... linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  4. ....and that's the other, more obvious, lesson.....be careful about what kind of recommendations we all make to people who are new in the sport. Thanks! linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  5. Right now I live a life of leisure...take care of my little boy, read the forums, post, ride my bikes , work in the yard, feed the birds, go out for a lunchtime rendezvous
  6. We all know that things of this nature happen all the time. We've come to expect it from politicians and other powerful people. There's a new scandal every other week, it seems. The Republicans are up in arms when it's a Democrat, but when it's their own they say that the outrage is partisan. The same thing when the tables are turned. This thread, like so many others, are going to turn into a "....but the Republicans did WORSE!" "No, but the Democrats are unamerican...." blah, blah, blah. I agree that we should be able to know the findings of an investigation like this. I wish we would learn to evaluate it in a way that was not motivated by party affiliations, though. Peace~ linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  7. Girls that were then treated by boys, like boys treated other boys have been bitter about it ever since. likewise....I don't know of many boys who wouldn't be bitter if they were treated like girls....like girls treat other girls. Like it or not boys and girls ARE different in many ways. Equality in terms of opportunity and responsibility does not, in my mind, mean that we all are the same. I like being a woman, and I like being treated like a woman by a man. That does not diminish my value in the workplace or in my community or the quality of my thoughts. Peace~ linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  8. Lindsey

    I'm drunk

    Now all you need is a pistol! Then you'd be the MAN! linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  9. I remember when I started skydiving it seemed that everyone knew so much more than me....and they did. Most still do. It's sooooo important to listen to instructors and others who are more experienced, but at the same time we HAVE to be responsible for ourselves. I, personally, feel very strongly about individual responsibility. At the same time, early on, we're VERY dependent on our mentors. What struck me about your incident was your time in the sport and number of jumps and a seeming lack of awareness about what your risks were due to your wingloading. I'm not flaming you at all, but just making an observation. Having made your last 150 jumps in just a few months, it makes a little more sense. It's frightening to me, though, that people can get that far along and still not have a sense, for themselves, about what type of canopy they should be flying. Often we hear about people getting in over their heads, but with an attitude of "I know what I'm doing....I can handle this," and NOT listening to sound advice. In your situation, it's reversed. You really weren't aware of what you were getting into, and you followed advice of people who gave you bad instruction it sounds like. I'm thinking that a big lesson to take from this is to learn as much as you can to make yourself safe. It's good to listen to advice of others, but you're the one who has to be able to keep yourself safe. Be heads up. Listen to others. Learn, learn, learn. REALIZE that nobody else is responsible for you but you....nobody's gonna feel the consequences of your decisions like you are. Thanks for your post. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  10. That's a damn shame. I'd go see his parents. They'd probably appreciate the visit. I'm sure that 2 years is nothing when it's your child who has died, and given that y'all were friends for so long it seems appropriate. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  11. Do things grow in sterile dirt???? Funny thought. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  12. It's really unfortunate that your instructors steered you in this direction. What I wonder, though, is what YOU thought about your wingloading in that year. Surely by the time you had 200 jumps you recognized that some people's canopies flew faster than others and that wingloading was an important part of that equation. What were YOUR thoughts about your wingloading, and what factors figured into your continuing to jump a canopy that you realized was over your head? Peace~ linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  13. I have so much to do but I'm sitting here instead....lol Got my contract in the mail for my first job (residency) as a....ahem....doctor . It's hard to imagine that somebody's actually going to *pay* me for this. I've been going in so much debt the past few years, this is a nice change. It's a little overwhelming, though. I REALLY want to be good at what I do, but as the time draws nearer, I'm feeling just a tad apprehensive. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  14. I think you're trying to make this thread controversial!!! lol. I'm with ya' though. Just did a google search, and that's what I found. I'm finding it very difficult to motivate myself to clean the house...lol. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  15. Woman! That STINKS! Take care of yourself and heal up!!!!! Ouch.... linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
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  17. I amused myself by calling people, surfing the radio dial, rummaging around for a CD, all the usual things you do when you're stuck in traffic that isn't moving. As I read this, I thought, "WOW! Billvon does 'normal people' things when he's sitting in traffic." Struck me as kind of odd. Then I read... And as I looked around at all the other cars there, I started to think... Whew....the world is as it should be. A good friend was looking into a Ford Escape hybrid a week or so ago. The wait for one is over a year? That's a good sign. Sales of the big SUV's are WAAAY down I understand. Seems like I heard that Chevy's not going to make the Tahoe anymore? Is that right. People, unfortunately, love their automobiles more than they feel a need to conserve. Now that it's hitting folks in the pocketbook maybe effeciency will be more in vogue. Most people don't sit in traffic thinking about how our habits affect our world. Most of us sit listening to the radio, looking for a CD, talking on the phone....worrying about our bank accounts and which bills need to be paid this week. I'm hopeful that we're pretty close to a solution too. I think we'll decide our problems need to be solved because the price (monetary, to each of us individually) will drive us to solutions. At least I hope so. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  18. The best time to fart is under the covers when there's someone else's head to pull the covers over....lol...hee, hee, hee... linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  19. I mean, what do you people do if you have to fart on an elevator? What do you mean by "you people?" linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  20. Now THAT'S using your noggin! I wish I had that kind of problem-solving ability... Peace~ linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  21. As many have written previously, the Constitution does not give anyone the right NOT to be offended. And I would hope that the limits of one's behavior would be dictated by something other than whatever is allowed under the Constitution. Just because the Constitution doesn't prevent a person from being a jerk, it's not *required* that he be a jerk. Sometimes the Golden Rule is a better marker to set ones standards by. I also think that breastfeeding is cool. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  22. John....you know that's not what I said at all. But I wouldn't go to church sweaty, not because there's anything wrong with sweat, but because it would offend more people than not.... linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  23. I think some people are just more freaked out about a breast than other people. Maybe it's the Southern Woman in me, but I try to be sensitive about what freaks others out. I think that's what bothers me about people who don't cover themselves up in some way. There ARE a lot of people who are uncomfortable with women showing their breasts. Maybe it's not particularly reasonable, as there is nothing *wrong* with a woman's breasts, but socially it's just not been done historically. Some people, for whatever reason, are offended. I try to be sensitive to that, whether I agree with it or not. I am not offended by a woman's breasts, but I am somewhat offended by people who couldn't care less how their actions affect others. I think that 10 years from now it will, hopefully, be less of an issue. Regardless of how backward it is, this is still an issue of social change. In time I would not expect it to be an issue at all. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  24. No. But a little discretion is not a bad thing. There are ways of breastfeeding without showing your boobs to everyone around. I think with some folks that's the goal. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail
  25. It's wonderful that women breastfeed their babies. Nobody should have to hide in order to feed her child, and there's nothing gross about being fed. However, the world just is not nearly as in love with a mother's child as she is, and most of us just don't care to see every new mom's tits. At least I don't. A little discretion can go a long way. The worst was at my grandparents' house the day of my grandfather's funeral. All of these people, whom I have known since I was old enough to know anyone, coming in to visit and offer condolences....and my sister-in-law felt the NEED to breastfeed in front of everyone. There was a bedroom 10 steps away, but we all know what her tits look like now.... Uncouth. There are other ways besides just flopping it out there. Peace~ linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail