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Damn, and I was *just* on her 100th in August. Nice work! "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Looks like they haven't updated it yet for 180 days, but I really like Skydive Orange's calculator: http://www.skydiveorange.com/wenamidoo.aspx "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

You could stay for dinner! Plus I have that big box waiting for ya! If that's what I think it is, that's a heck of a Christmas present! "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

They don't call her "The Nutcracker" for nothin'! "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

I miss the Mitchell clan (and all you other yahoos up in the Seattle area, too). Enjoy your first taste of Valinda's pies! Oh, and Squeak - quit watching and offer to help! "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Like this? "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Tampa and ZHills. I leave tonight. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Yes, you do. It's Christmas time. You know? Okay, here's some seasonal cheese: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ClassicXmas "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Yes, you do. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Happy birthday, Tara! "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Happy birthday (for real!). "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

This is a sign that it's time to quit, old man. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Enjoy! http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=guestpass&id=g5c3y "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Add the whine?? "Waaah... my brown rice never cooks right. Waaaah!" "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Am I supposed to pick three of the five? I'm so confused. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Sing this on your way. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

The PLF works equally well in snowboarding. It's just a little more awkward with the board attached to your feet, but it'll hopefully keep you from breaking your wrists. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Here's the photo of the folks that did show up (L to R: Elisha, McBeth, NWFlyer, monkycndo, Squeak). Photo credit Mrs. Squeak. Hope they let you guys out of Alcatraz today. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

I was going to say it sounds like his friend is getting a hard lesson about what it's like to be management. If he doesn't truly want the role, then maybe resigning is the right thing here. Not everyone's interested in moving in that direction - I know a lot of people who will always be happier as individual contributors, and I'm always impressed with companies that figure out a way to allow people like that to continue to grow and progress and move up in the ranks if that's their desire, without asking them to move into management positions if that's not what they are suited for or interested in. But if he's resigning because he thinks it'll do a damn thing for those 50-60 people who are slated to be laid off, that's pretty naive. His decision isn't going to change the fate of those people - he just won't be the one to deliver the bad news. If his position wasn't slated for layoff, chances are the company will just replace him with someone else. Of course I'd like to think that making layoffs is difficult for anyone, and based on what we've heard about this situation, it sounds like his company is putting him in a tough position after only a month in the job - making him the "bad guy" for a decision that obviously came from higher up. That would make me question the company's values if they're taking this approach to layoffs. There is a right way to do layoffs and a wrong way ... this sounds like it might be the wrong way. The one and only time I've had to lay someone off, it was a mutual decision between me and my boss that we just couldn't support the position anymore. I hated to do it, but I also knew that I had to be the one to do it since she was my employee and I'd made the decision. I couldn't punt it to someone else. It sucked, and I can't imagine having to do it 50 or 60 times. Ironically, I got laid off just a few months later when my position was eliminated. To Yoshi - good luck with finding a job and keeping on your feet in between. If you haven't already, go find out what you need to do to apply for unemployment. It's not much but it'll help, and many states have waiting periods so get that process rolling as soon as you can. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

I have small shrines to each of them in my bedroom, and I call all of them at least once a week to let them know how special the time we spent together was to me. And then I add the restraining orders to the shrine, because we all know a restraining order is just another way to say I love you.

This won't work for the risotto, but I really like this method of cooking brown rice. It says you're supposed to have a glass baking dish, but I've used metal ones just fine. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/baked-brown-rice-recipe/index.html "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Before I got down to your description I was like, "Damn!! You go girl! I bet you need to ice that thing!!" Well, I suppose if someone didn't know what tunnel time was, they might think that was a euphemism. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

30:0:0 30 minutes of tunnel time on Friday night at iFlySFBay. I hadn't played in the tunnel since June so it was great to get back in there. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

August 14, 2004, Snohomish, WA. Static line FJC, and I was back the next weekend doing jump #2. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke