ChasingBlueSky

nsfm? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

check it out: http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/ _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Looks like the guy was wearing an Iraqi uniform. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Oooohhh! I like that! It's nice to see it in writing! Yup, intnet to confuse, a very real issue. Someone with a law background could let you know if it makes it even worse that it was done across state and international lines. If you could prove loss of income because of this, it would help win your case a bit quicker. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

eh, someone would have tried to steal her from you while you were in the plane anyhow. There is a reason for the cliche "you didn't get dumped, you just lost your turn." Like others said - not a big deal to date a whuffo if they have a strong active life of their own already. Plus with less than 1/3 of those in the sport being women, your options are limited. If she is open minded she will want to see what that part of your life is all about. It's normal to be consumed early on in the sport and annoy all of your friends with skydiving talk. We all did it. You quickly get attached to new friends in this sport because they can relate to you and understand where you are at. However, to really last it beyond the typical three years you need to make skydiving a part of your life, not all of it. I feel sorry for those jumpers that have nothing else to do on a bad weather day. I have kept a strong group of whuffo friends since my first jump, and I tend to see and hear from them more than I do my jump friends. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I'm all for that, but will be nervous going home today. I've been in three car accidents on this day, including getting hit by a drunk (and they were all red cars!). The one year I choose to walk to work I had an SUV wipe out and slam into the fence in front of me. Merry Christmas all. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I'll take one in black or silver. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=677&e=25&u=/usatoday/20041223/bs_usatoday/moreconsumersgivenewcarsasgiftsandgetlotsofkisses More consumers give new cars as gifts - and get lots of kisses _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Not really too much to do. No new leads to work, and I've worked the old ones to death. Most of the office is off today but I'm here with the boss and I'll doubt she will let me out early. She is a major workaholic and is from a non-christian religion so this weekend has no significance to her. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

It was on the local rock radio station here - I was trying to access their "rock report" on the website but it isn't there as they claimed. The reporter is called "Freak" and has a decent amount of connections in the industry since he was a roadie among other roles. Here is something odd - Dimebag's murder was the same day as Lenon's. http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_RelishArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031779680590&path=!entertainment!music&s=1037645508978 And Gale was an ex-Marine that was discharged after two years: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6660359/pantera?pageid=rs.NewsArchive&pageregion=mainRegion _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

It might be in my top ten things, but it's not #1....I've have too many other fun hobbies. Besides, the administration makes it just too damn easy. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041223/ap_on_re_us/christmas_vs__festivus By SARA KENNEDY, Associated Press Writer BARTOW, Fla. - When a church group put a nativity scene on public property, officials warned it might open the door to other religious — and not-so-religious — displays. They were right. Since the nativity was erected in Polk County, displays have gone up honoring Zoroastrianism and the fake holiday Festivus, featured on the TV show "Seinfeld." The Polk County Commission voted 4-1 Wednesday to permit the nativity scene to remain across the street from the courthouse, as well as to make that area a "public forum" open to any type of display. But the commission insisted that unless someone claims a particular display and submits a written request asking it remain, it would be removed. By Wednesday evening, no one had claimed the Festivus display, and the commission said it would come down; a woman claimed the Zoroastrianism display, which was to stay. The debate began Dec. 15 when a handmade creche with the figures of Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus was erected by a Bible study group from the First Baptist Church of Bartow. "The real spirit of Christmas is the birth of Christ," said Marvin Pittman, a retired law enforcement officer and parishioner. "We felt it needs to be in the public eye, so we did it." Other displays are fine, too, he said, adding, "If somebody wants to do that, it's their right." And true to form, the site almost immediately sprouted alternative displays, including a simple sign that reads: "Festivus for the Rest of Us — Donated to Polk County by the Seinfeld Fan Club." The display, a reference to the fake holiday featured on an episode of the television sitcom, did not include the totem of Festivus — a bare aluminum pole instead of a tree. Key rituals of Festivus include accusing others of being a disappointment and wrestling. Another display celebrating Zoroastrianism was erected by Stella Darby, who wanted to encourage people to research the ancient Persian religion. Richard Blank, a member of the American Civil Liberties Union, objected to the nativity scene's presence on public property, arguing it violates the constitutional separation of church and state. "The nativity scene is totally celebratory of the birth of Christ," he said. "Not everyone subscribes to that, and those who do should put it on their own property." But a board member who voted to allow the creche as part of the "public forum" disagreed with Blank. "A group had asked to display a scene important to their beliefs; I felt we shouldn't suppress their right to do so," said Commissioner Samuel K. Johnson. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

It was announced on the news here this morning that Gale tried to get on stage during another DamagePlan concert earlier this year. Once again, it was right at the start of the show but security was able to keep him off the stage. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Tell that to Rush, FoxNews or O'Reilly. Not only was it fun, they are successful because of it. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Last I checked, SH is not in power and not sending in these insurgents. Total miscaculation by the war mongers Bush & Co. I remember hearing the Middle East experts on the news before the invasion start in March 2003 - saying that even with the head cut off, Iraq would never settle for American power in their country. Too bad Bush never listened to any of the experts - he fired anyone that disagreed with him. I'd like to hear what all of those people have to say right now. If he had been dealt with earlier, his network would have been less deeply entrenched. Then the blame should also fall on the Regan and Bush Sr admins _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

YEPPERS! The snow missed here so it's just friggin cold. If it's gonna be cold, I want snow. None of this depressing grey sky crap. Agreed! I want the snow if it is going to be cold. I've been up all night trying to get this damn window installation wrap on all of my windows. My hairdryer doesn't seem strong enough to shrink wrap them...I think it has to due with how cold the draft is. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Last I checked, SH is not in power and not sending in these insurgents. Total miscaculation by the war mongers Bush & Co. I remember hearing the Middle East experts on the news before the invasion start in March 2003 - saying that even with the head cut off, Iraq would never settle for American power in their country. Too bad Bush never listened to any of the experts - he fired anyone that disagreed with him. I'd like to hear what all of those people have to say right now. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

And to think, Dec 2004 was supposed to be the month, according to Bush, that we were going to pull our troops out. Those poor families.... _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=562&ncid=738&e=3&u=/ap/20041222/ap_on_hi_te/airplane_parachutes Parachute System Can Save Small Planes By TED BRIDIS, AP Technology Writer WASHINGTON - Albert Kolk's small plane banked uncontrollably in darkness over the Monashee mountains, then began spiraling. "Seat belts!" he barked to his teenage grandson and two young friends. Then he reached for a red lever in the cockpit. Suddenly, an orange-and-white parachute as big as a house opened above the plane and gently landed his stricken aircraft in a rocky clearing. If the maker of the parachute that saved Kolk's life this past spring succeeds, one day commercial aircraft like regional commuter jets may have similar safety systems. First, though, there's the challenge of creating a parachute robust enough to rescue bigger, faster planes. "Weight and speed are always the challenge," acknowledged Robert Nelson, chairman of Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc., which sold about 500 of its $16,000 parachute systems this year for use by small private planes and pilots like Kolk. The company's most advanced parachute right now can accommodate nearly 4,000 pounds. While small planes can weigh up to 2,000 pounds and cruise about 175 miles per hour, regional jets weigh 80,000 pounds and fly at more than 600 miles per hour. That's why Ballistic Recovery Systems is working with NASA — which gave it $670,000 for research — to design a new generation of emergency parachutes that would work on small jets and could be steered by pilots as they drift to the ground. Kolk, a rancher who was piloting his private plane April 8 from Seattle to his ranch in British Columbia, remembered reaching for the parachute handle as his plane slipped into a dangerous flat spin over the mountains in British Columbia, "like how a dog chases its tail." A seasoned pilot, Kolk said he had never experienced such a disaster in over a decade of private flying. "I knew I was in trouble. I couldn't straighten out," Kolk said. "When that chute opened, it was a peaceful, wonderful feeling." Kolk's experience is one of four cases where parachute-equipped planes landed safely beneath a canopy since U.S. regulators approved the system six years ago. Ballistic Recovery Systems, based in St. Paul, Minn., says eight lives were saved in those four incidents, plus dozens of other people in accidents involving smaller parachute-equipped ultralight planes that resemble motorized gliders. The parachute, stored behind the rear seats in small planes, is fired with a rocket through the rear windshield; it's attached with high-strength lines to the plane's wings, nose and tail. They are increasingly popular among private pilots, and for good reason: The government said 626 people died in general aviation crashes in 2003, compared with 81 people aboard commercial airlines. Aviation experts question whether parachutes will ever be attached to the largest passenger jets, such as the Boeing 747, which weighs more than 900,000 pounds. "The speed and weight of those planes would seem to preclude a system like that," said James Hall, former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Most of the estimated 500 parachute systems Ballistic Recovery Systems sold in 2004 went to aircraft manufacturer Cirrus Design Corp. of Duluth, Minn., which includes them as standard equipment on its line of small private planes. U.S. regulations allow owners of some Cessna small planes to install parachutes, but only about a dozen have bought the add-on equipment so far. Brent Brown, a lawyer in Roanoke, Va., was having one added to his plane. Brown, who often flies twice a week over the mountains in western Virginia, said he couldn't imagine choosing to save money by not adding the new safety equipment. "I would feel awful silly on that terrible, terrible ride down," Brown said. The emergency parachutes aren't flawless. Two families in Syracuse, N.Y., are suing Cirrus, Ballistic Recovery Systems and others for a combined $67.5 million over a fatal crash in April 2002. The case is pending in federal court. The families said the pilot, a plastic surgeon who bought the plane six days earlier, tried to open the parachute but it failed. Defense lawyers have denied the system malfunctioned, and federal investigators concluded the parachute never opened "for undetermined reasons." In another accident, one month before the Syracuse crash, pilot Paul Heflin of Lexington, Ky., repeatedly pulled hard on the parachute handle when his plane began a steep, uncontrolled dive from 3,000 feet. "He was pulling for his life," recalled Heflin's passenger, Benjamin Ditty. Both suffered minor injuries but walked away from the wreckage. The parachute popped open just after the plane crashed, "which was not too convenient for us," Ditty said. Months after Heflin's crash, Cirrus ordered all its customers to immediately replace a vital cable in the parachute system. Heflin said he still has faith in the parachute, but Ditty — who also flies — said he would never rely on one again. "It was supposed to work," he said. Some pilots insist they'll never fly without a parachute. "People are crazy not to fly with them," said William Graham of San Diego, an instructor pilot whose plane landed beneath a parachute this spring near Stockton, Calif., after it unexpectedly flipped upside down at 16,000 feet. Graham, who was flying with his wife, Barbara, said they drifted onto a farm field so gently the landing didn't break fragile Christmas ornaments and glass bottles aboard the plane. ___ On the Net: Video of the parachute is available at: http://wid.ap.org/video/video/airplanechute.rm _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

What about one that doesn't listen to the rest of the world but thinks the world should listen to them? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

38F at night is cold? Wimp. BTW - last I checked, the temps in Fl were about the same recently. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

That is lame. Do you think she would have told the clerk "I'm planning on killing myself" when asked? This is why she went to another WM instead of the one she worked at. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Agreed. Maybe it should be the parent's responsibility to keep an eye on their daughter?? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I don't think he wants Judges to stop interpreting laws, I think he wants to stop judges from Making laws !!!! I must have missed a judge signing a law into existence. Bush is just pissed that they are interpreting the laws he doesn't want changed. Bush is trying to decide how laws should be interpreted - thats not his job. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Not everyone is offended or PC. The execs of my company are Jewish and have been wishing everyone that comes in the office a Merry Christmas even thou most of the people in this neighborhood are Jewish! _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I'm sure that the California Utility company thought that those that claimed being poisoned were frivolous when in fact they were. Like you said - who decides? I will agree, we are a lawsuit happy country - everyone is looking for a free ride. But if reform happens that protects the companies, the little people will get stomped on. Why is it that Bush has such a stick up his ass about letting the Judicial system interpret the law? Last I checked that was their job. Why didn't he just become a judge if he cared about it so much? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....