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I kick myself sometimes for not paying attention as well as I could have in the 6th grade... At the rate Arkansas is filling up with Mexicans, my high school and college Spanish is finally gonna get used. If I only can remember..We have an influx of good Mexican restauants too. Trouble is, they are located in a dry county. Probably nobody on this thread knows what a dry county is. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Quotewhat is the best way too get rid of my nervouse anxiety? i am always nervouse in the begining but, there is no way in hell that i am backin off of this one... Get a good nights sleep and go easy on the booze? I don't know many people including myself that could get rid of all the nervous anxiety prior the first jump.It took me several jumps to settle down. Once you get out that door things slow down and it is fun. When the time comes to go, you will. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

. Visting is one thing, being a permanent resident is another. I would never expect people to cater to me in a non-english speaking country, however we have begin catering to people here.... We have. With bilingual education, multilingual ballots, drivers license exams in everything from Albanian to Vietnamese and translation services, we make it too easy for immigrants to avoid learning English. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Criminals are being set free because their Miranda rights were not correctly translated. If that bothers you check out http://www.us-english.org/inc/ The CEO of US English, INC is Mauro E. Mujica from Chile. He and a lot of others people believe that the success of all citizens, both immigrants and naturals, depends on making English our national language. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

My father was in WWII, and for some reason this dude's story was pretty close to home for me. My father has many stories like this one of friends lost. Hope the guy gets to fullfill his dream. I know exactly how you feel. My dad was not up on the 23rd, but according to his log book he was knocking out flack gun emplacements on the 22nd. Hope we can help him do this. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

The Army and skydiving - there's no going back! Sounds like this kid has it all planned out. Lots of opportunity out there. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I started back in 92 after a 20 year break. It was a long lost friend who got me back in (we jumped during college). Welcome back. Nice, isn't it? Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I'm in. Let me figure out paypal. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

When somebody's mother was getting ready to do a tandem Saturday, she did mention the ex-Pres doing a jump too. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

*** I guess the makers of "The Green Berets" hoped for a similar response about the Vietnam War. I don't think they were hoping for the kind of response I saw in Kuala Lumpur. Everytime the VC would kick ass, the audience howled in approval. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I read an article in a USAA magazine describing how a son of a pilot killed over France uncovered the events of his father's death with the help of the French.The people who witnessed the crash, tried to save him, but ended up burying him and honoring his grave. The cabinet maker who built his casket, spearheaded an effort to dedicate a plaque in his honor that brought the dead pilot's son and his family to Saint Michel 59 years later. During the ceremony the family was stunned to hear "The Star-Spangled Banner". This pilot was trying to stop an enemy truck convoy from reaching the beachhead when he crashed. He is now among 4,410 graves kept and honored by the French who believe he is their hero. With all the barrages of French resentment, this story reminded me that everyday people can cast politics aside and be friends if only for a moment. I also wonder how many other American families correspond with French friends keeping our dead. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

As an ex airborne-ranger helicopter pilot turned 60, I'm ready to go too. CRS (can't remember shit) has not started to effect me yet. Some old guys pee in their pants; I just fly and jump out of airplanes. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

QuoteNo. You're wrong. In fact it is usually the arrogant attitude that many Americans have (not all of them) that people don't like (e.g. thinking you have the best country in the world). Yes, you have the military and financial power but so what!!?? That does not make me jealous, there is more to life than money and killing people..... My wife and I lived in the UAE for 2.5+ years. Believe me there was a variety of arrogant people: some Americans; some not. We just went around them. Once I ate peaches out of the same can under the tail boom of a helicopter with a couple of guys over in Oman. They treated me as their equal and I felt privileged for the experience. One old man in the market in Sharjah (UAE) wanted to know if I was from Texas.When I asked why, he said,"they killed Kennedy". His statement was not hateful; it just showed me the rest of the world is silently watching. I guess I must get use to the emotional outbursts. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

If you want to check out the flying characteristics of a new base canopy could you hook it up to a skydiving rig (with reserve of course) and try it out out of an airplane? Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Your post had a very calming effect on me. Thank you. I think I get a little wound up sometimes; maybe a little too defensive. You are right about the grease. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

My dad served in the 410th Bomb Group of the 9th Air Force. He was flying an A-20 Havoc out of Gosfield in Essex that day. I believe he got off late due to weather. His brother was serving in the 8th Air Force as a military policeman. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Call it "the last pit resort". Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

They haven't yet started digging up the American graves in Normandy or the UK. Nobody is tossing the bodies into the channel so I don't think they really hate us that much.You might. My company has people from the UK, France, Italy,Australia, and Norway. None have quit and gone home because of American policy. Most have become Americans and bought houses. The French guys don't like our policy in Iraq just like a lot of Americans. So what. These guys are all good solid people. PS I don't weigh 400lbs and my wife doesn't weigh in at an even 300, but to have fun, we like to piss and shoot our guns off the front porch. We have a rule: nothing less than 5.56mm. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

I will miss him. He gave dignity back to our military. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Do not be so hard on yourself. If you were not worth something, you would not be skydiving. Relax. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

QuoteThere are other parts to the globe than just europe. ... They left you out and you got your feelings hurt? Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Quote Bush took it away from them... I believe that within the last couple of years a group of survivors from the Bataan Death March were told by the US gov they could not sue the Japanese government for torture and cruelty. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Quote[It is three weeks of very physical activity... Before I went to jump school I was warned never to mention that I was a skydiver. It was a sure death sentence. One of the kids showed up the first day with a bandage covering a new airborne tattoo on his arm. He became very good at pushups. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Quote I can't imagine what it must be for someone who's spouse or parent was killed by foreign invaders on a sunny fall morning in a land historically immune from foreign invaders... It's the same pain that parents feel when told their drafted son is mia or kia in a foreign land. They knew it could happen, but pretended it would never happen. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.

Obviously you missed the sarcasm here - It was a stab at the way that the school systems are becoming anti-competitive.... Ok, how about competitive PE to get these kids on track in each grade? Yes, being ant-competitive is no way teach kids the reality of life. Sometimes it takes the local law to get a parent into a parent/teacher conference where my wife teaches. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts.