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So who was doing the kicking and screaming? " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

I wonder if the Special Report will be available to the public? " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

Stupid fucking blonde dumb fucks!!!!! your a dirty whore. Stupid jewbag! Go pickup a penny or something. You to must be married?!!!!! I was thinking the same thing. See, that honesty thing really does work best. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

HEY!! That's my line. But I love your assessment. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

Patience grasshopper. One of our seasoned veterans has a line for anybody contemplating inadvisable actions: "How old are you?" The conversation usually goes like this. "How old are you?" Respondent gives age. "You plan on jumping for a few years?" Respondent says yes. "What's your hurry?" The unspoken, but usually clearly understood by this time insinuation is to slow down, be safe, and make sure you live to jump all those years. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

Oh yes, quite happily for 21 years. But the bluntness has ended other relationships. I refuse to sacrifice Truth for friendship. I suppose some might consider that a weakness. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

"Honey? Do these pants make my ass look fat?" Hmmmm. You'd better know the proper answer and give it right off the top of your head with no hesitation. (hint: it rhymes with "know".) Take it from somebody who learned the hard way. My take on that is that the person asking the question knows the answer, but they are asking it not looking for honersty but as part of a game they are running. Your first clue might be when the expected answer is a lie and everybody knows it before the conversation even begins. As in "I know my butt looks big but I'm gonna put you on the spot and see if you'll lie just to make me feel nice." What they really want is just to hear that you love them. I guess either way works, but why play with each other's psyche and take the long way around? I love your big butt would probably work too. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

Don't want to argue or debate details further, especially given the seemingly cavalier approach you have to some very serious issues. If your comments truly reflect your attitude and approach to skydiving, you might be a dangerous person to yourself and others. That's not a personal attack, just a concern over how you might manage risk if all those statements are not just how you like to convey your personality over the net; but are really how you think. You either have some very bizarre thoughts or are just a bit sloppy expressing them. Maybe after some more experience, more time around the DZ, maybe a couple hundred more jumps you will think differently. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

It used to have a rather standard name: Spinetto. The last time it spun me up and started diving on opening I changed it's name to Shityoumotherfuckingbastard. I think it's name for me is Bodyposition. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

Hell I think Im still alive, not sure about our friend tho. Did you find anything out? Well now I feel silly. You quoted Percy Walker, and I was thinking Walker Percy; author of Lost in the Cosmos, subtitled The Last Self Help Book. Mr. Percy, to my surprise, died way back in 1990. Mr. Walker however, died even longer ago, back in 1880. Mr. Percy is an author I recommend very often on the topic of identifying and owning up to who we are. We being any specific individual, not a group of us, or we in a literal sense. I am most relieved to find you are still alive. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

Ah yes, an old observing trick. Try red lens goggles instead of sunglasses. They work even better. About 45 minutes before I plan to use the scope, I put on the red goggles. Another trick is to simply wear a patch over one eye. Don't let any white light get to that eye, and remove the patch only when ready to observe (or skydive). But do the red goggles thing if you are not comfortable moving around using only vision from one eye. Some people find it disorienting. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

I know, I mean, what the fuck?! People here are saying that he must be "smart" because he managed to make a lot of fools believe lies. The measure of how "smart" you must be lies in how much money you've raked in by deceiving people. That makes a man smart? Or just cunning? I gotta tell you, if he believes his own bullshit, there's not a chance in the world that he's actually "smart." I do not think he believes his own bullshit. He knows exactly what he is doing, and that is to serve as a counter to the very similar things done by the extremists at the other end of the spectruym. Not saying he is right; it is definitely outside of the things I would do as guided by my principles; just that he is playing the game in an effort to promote his agenda. Seeking to understand where people are coming from makes it more difficult to hate them. I don't agree with his tactics, but I don't hate him either. I empathize with his cause (ending violence and reducing access to the tools of violence) and appreciate the attention he brings to it; but wish we didn't live in a world where clubbing people over the head with lies and half-truths wasn't the only way to get the attention of the 80% of the population can't seem to get their nose away from must-see TV. It's tough to compete for the attention of a general population that finds grown men playing a child's game the most watchable entertainment followed closely by fat celebreties and amatuer cooks competing to insult each other and lose weight. He's trying to be noticed and get attention - - very tough given the attention span and media preferences of the average citizen. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

I'm thinking that The Big Whoosh (I think it's a better name, and though it is rude to call things by a name that the namer did not pick, since it's not an animal I hope there are no hard feelings) as described and accepted by most who know about this stuff, had as it's constituent ingredients all of the energy (and therefore of course matter) in the Universe. Therefore, I would not expect the reactions caused by slamming a handful (and volume-wise that is being extremely generous) of elementary particles together to be anything like The Big Whoosh. I mean, you're comparing the coming into existence of everything that has ever been to bouncing a few hadrons and leptons off of each other. I mean, look at the size and sensitivity of the detectors they need to build and use just to see if ANYTHING happened! I mean, this is like those little tiny towns where if you happen to be tuning the radio at the wrong time, you miss the town entirely. If the team collectively blinked at the wrong moment the whole experiment might go totally unnoticed. Whackos everywhere think the very fabric of space and time are going to be tore open and swallow the Earth; then the whole thing is for naught because Arvid the Main Man at the video monitor took his eyes off the screen for a moment to swat the fruit fly that rode in on his half-rotten banana from the bag lunch he had to bring in because his same sex life partner Bob insists that spending $5 at the in-house cafeteria from the little pay they get, especially when you consider they are trying to answer the big questins about Life, the Universe & Everything; could be much better spent purchasing rolls of aluminum foil so that they can make protective headgear for everybody down at the GLADHANDS Clubhouse. (Arvid and Bob are the founding chair and interim treasurer at the local chapter of the Gay & Lesbian Agnostic Dyslexics Hoping A New Dimenion Shimmers). But I digress. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

We may have woken up in a parallel universe this morning and not even realized it. Parallel to what? Why never a perpendicular Universe? Do you want the real answer or the joke one? Both, I want it all. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

Should we can every military and civilian government official that gets caught by a surprise attack? Should we can everybody that loses (or fails to win) a battle? Should we have canned all officials who should have seen Pearl Harbor coming? Can all those that did not respond in some person's idea of the perfect manner? Writing up procedures for things that have never happened, and then executing them in time of total chaos is extremely challenging. It really becomes more a matter of individual heroics while the defined but untested processes play themselves out. If there were tried and true methods based on actual repeated incidents it would be very different. But failing to respond perfectly to a never before experienced method of attack wouldn't cause me to call for the hangman's noose. Reminds me of the Demotivator's.com poster on: MORALE Sometimes the best way to improve morale is simply to fire all the unhappy people. (Visual is a guy sitting all by himself in the corner of a large empty office space). " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

Yeah. But since it was post #1 and there is no profile info maybe it is a newbie who has not yet been accepted, trying to fit in and maybe a bit frustrated. NickDG said it well in another thread. Those first 100 can be pretty tough time. Especially if you're not real outgoing, or a hot chick, or bringing lots of beer, or something else that gets people's attention. I made a good number of solo jumps waiting for people to recognize that I was not going away and really did want to learn what they knew. There were some very frustrating days those first couple summers. As mentioned though; no different than a lot of other activities. I experienced a similar thing when I moved and went looking to play ball. I am a damned good ballplayer, and it took me 2 seasons to get fully accepted. Started out catching and DHing and had to prove myself anew. If you want something, be prepared to persevere. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

We may have woken up in a parallel universe this morning and not even realized it. Parallel to what? Why never a perpendicular Universe? " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

These footnotes to nervousguy are hilarious. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

I was funning you for the ambiguity of the grammar. From a purely grammatical and logical perspective (which are concerned with structure and not content) the statement is ambiguous (and open to interpretation). Using the content it was obvious what you meant (unless it really was a strange sequence). Forget about it; it's an occupational habit (and not always a good thing) that I sometimes pick things apart (and use too many parentheses). " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

Why only 5 to 10 feet? Weight of the rig still on your back? " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

If you tape enough of the long skinny light stix to your suit, the effect is very similar. Windy City Novelties sells them in bulk very cheap. I love the night jump; wish they did them more often at the home DZ. I really like airtwardo's flashlight-on-the-riser-to-light-up-the-canopy idea. Safe, pretty, and shouldn't blind anybody. The light stick in the teeth is a great idea too. Course you could just break a couple open and smear them all over yourself.

A fellow Perecy Walker fan. Way cool reading. Are you him? I think you (or he) is still alive. Running to Wiki. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

Actually it is the best policy. First rule though, be honest with yourself. Can't get there with others if you are fooling yourself. Unless you are very very new to the sport (which we can't tell because you are extremely anonymous) you have to have recognized that the social dynamics of the DZ are fundamentally the same as most other social circles. Sure, there is a little more openness to adventure, a bit more of a free-spiritied atmosphere and crowd; but there are also the same general tendencies of groups of humans to behave like groups of humans. People have favorites, peeves, fears, perversions, highs, lows, nuerosis, etc; and in general there is a wide spread of character attributes. One of my favorite sayings "Everybody has their nuerosis." Be OK with yours, give a little berth for others and theirs, and you can probably get along with just about everybody. The DZ is no different. There might be a challenge if you have a sour relationship that gets in the way of one of your objectives. I call that a Toxic Relationship; one you have decided to endure, but in which you are not honest. A good example is a relative you won't cast off but wouldn't engage with if there wasn't a blood tie. Those can be challenging, but the choice to engage and deal with them is all up to each individual. Going to the DZ doesn't change that; it is not a social utopia. End of long-winded pontification. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

It's just a flesh wound, . . . turned inside out. " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

no. If you ask me, I'll check you. you're not swiss, you're a farkin' russian! instead of making funny remarks, you'd better back me up, fellow countrymen. in the german and italian part of switzerland, nobody does a pincheck on others. and rigs (of sportjumpers) are packed by themselves.. You've got rigs that pack themselves. I GOTTA GET ME ONE OF THOSE! But seriously, resistance to pin checks baffles me. I never think twice about being asked or getting one. And it actually gives me warm fuzzies to see the least experienced people asking for one. Is that a bit of hyperbole, or do folks in your area truly look down on such a practice (asking for a pincheck). " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley