Zennie

Shweet pics! Wish I coulda been there. Looks like y'all had a blast! - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I have a pair of Birdman Tracking Pantz (BASE model) and they've become my freefly pants of choice. The inlets are such that they do not inflate when I'm in a sit or head down. So no you won't look like an inverted clown. Everybody's body type & slying style is different, so I personally don't think there's an "optimal" clothing configuration for everyone. You just need to try different things and see what works best for you. And that may change over time. In my case, I'm kind of light & floaty, and I found that the Pantz work well because they aren't flared that much at the ankles. The looseness of the fabric is more evenly distributed and that seems to give me better control than super-flared pant legs. I've done a few tracking dives with the Pantz and they're a blast. It takes some getting used to, because if you go hard with the legs, you tend to tip severely head down. When you hit the "sweet spot" on these things you know it, but I've only been able to hold it for a couple of seconds. I've managed 90MPH average on a tracking dive, but I think with more practice I could get them down into the mid-to-low 80s. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

As I like to say, "We're all fucked up in our own special way." - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I think because a lot of us tend to be fatalistic. I think we also like to believe that we are in control of our own destiny... the only outside intervention being those pesky wind rotors. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Hey no worries. Problem is I'm a techie so I take everything literally (and it drives my non-techie friends nuts). I'll place a vote in your uncertain category.

Two words: Beowulf Cluster - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

How about "I don't know if a God (or Gods) exists?" That's different from being undecided in my belief. I have a belief, my belief is that I don't know. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

There's this little known Federal statute that exempts dropzones from any restrictions on public nudity, alcohol & recreational drug usage. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Happy B-Day!!!

Best of luck dude. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Gang, there ain't no right answer to that question. Though I like the "no hablo ingles" dodge. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

WHAT??? A security problem? Windows machines? NO WAY! - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Yep, there's a couple of BASE CRW segments in the "Lemmings Extremes" video. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Congrats JT! - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

0:1:1 Yet another new A. Real scary one too. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I'm thinking "pimp" is a clue, but color me clueless. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Somebody gets their "A" and you immediately think "antenna". Congrats on the A license! - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I dunno, my ex would give just about anyone a good run for their money. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

That and a lot of spare cash. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I was wondering when you'd join in. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I'm no expert. I just read a lot. And if I ever claim to be an expert or "enlightened" (whatever that means) you have my express permission to kick my ass back into reality. Certainly.

The T & D are interchangeable. You are correct that it pronounced "Daoism". Most literature still uses the T, though I have seen some use the D. Personally I think either way is correct, I just have historically used the T. But then again, does it really matter how it's spelled? It could be spelled C-A-T and it would still remain Tao. He would be a Zen Buddhist. Now whether he would understand Zen is another story. Heh. Ain't that the truth. That's why I never ask a person if they're Chinese or Japanese (or anything else). I let them tell me. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

"Taoist church" sounds like an oxymoron if you ask me. If you're into Taoism, there's a really good book called the "Tao of Zen" which traces the historical relationship of Zen & Taoism. The author's (who is a Taoist) premise is that Zen is essentially Taoism + Buddhism.... so philosophical Tao and philosophical Zen are indistinguishable. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

That's what Rush says about his show as well. Problem is, the vast majority of people don't take it as entertainment. They take it as gospel. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

The problem with people like Moore is that they are so blinded by their own political beliefs and agendas that they lose all credibility with me. He has no objectivity. And without objectivity a documentary is meaningless. That said, I did like "Roger & Me". - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon