StreetScooby

Really?? You've been to South America? We are all engines of karma

Isn't the landing direction always into the wind? I see this happening at the Ranch sometimes, mainly with people who are beginning canopy swoopers. WTF? I'm going to do a downwind landing just because canopy swoopers agree to? We are all engines of karma

That's great, man! This reminds me of some experiences I had at Lodi. I jumped at Lodi for 3 years. Every Sunday afternoon, Bill would break out the DC-3, and towards the end of the day they'd do a 40-way. One day, there's a guy we all knew had less than 50 jumps going out 30+. Had a huge motorcycle helmet on. I'm going out 27th or so (after two seasons of hard effort), never wore a helmet, and myself and those around me were really concerned. Bill comes walking down the line, we approach him, he listens, looks back at the guy and says, "Ah, don't worry. He won't be close." Another time, I was 20+ on a formation load (...last out?). I pushed the swoop really hard. Again, I didn't wear a helmet, and wore only Kruups (sp?). I hit the swoop so hard the googles pushed under my eyeballs, making them bulge out and tear up badly. Couldn't see anything. The only thing that saved me and the other folks from injury was that the swoopers that taught me (Texas Tom, Zimmo, and others) always told me to swoop the side of the formation. And that's what I've always done. We are all engines of karma

I've been debating myself for a long time to mention what I'm about to mention. Here goes. I'm a 4-way guy. Get my kicks above 2K. After I started my own company, I was out of the sport for a while. During that time, Canopy Swooping became popular. That's why Billy Richards put a pond in at the Ranch. These days, when I land in the general landing area, I am _ALWAYS_ looking for some guy that's in his twenties swooping through the "20" jumpers landing in the GENERAL landing area on a canopy not much bigger than a good beach towel. What's a nice way to ask them to do that at the pond? We've already had several collisions between swoopers and guys picking up their canopies. What really pissed me off last season was hearing a swooper say that the RW guys should land elsewhere. I wanted to say - You've got a f-ing pond, but I didn't. In the general landing area, the dive should be over when you're on the ground. You shouldn't have to wait until the packing area for the dive to be over. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks. We are all engines of karma

I find this horrifyinig. I build software systems for a living. Mistakes always happen when people are involved in any sort of interface. Unfortunately, when a mistake is made in the "DNA database", it's going to be too f-ing late for the mistaken person. They're not even going to _REALIZE_ it, until it's too late. We are all engines of karma

But, wait guys. Bill was using literary devices. I didn't even know those existed. Did you? Personally, I was impressed, once I found out it was a literary device. I'm still waiting to hear where you can buy them. We are all engines of karma

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This is a culture clash. America has never been involved in a culture clash. Vietnam was different - we were standing up to the Soviets. We're in a culture clash where people will commit suicide. Low intensity events, until they can put together a big intensity event. We're not geared for that kind of conflict. We are all engines of karma

At the risk of sounding racist to our British brethren, this is a culture clash. It'll go on as long as we let it. We are all engines of karma

Absolutely right! He's clearly not keeping the property up, otherwise this would not have happened. We are all engines of karma

No, no, please don't! Something tells me you'd be really good at it. We are all engines of karma

Still tastes the same, just as good We are all engines of karma

But, but, who's going to correct my Social Distortion lyrics? Go with your gut, and know you're doing the right thing for you and your family. Hope to meet you some day.

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So did I. We are all engines of karma

Wow, dude! Unbelievable. We are all engines of karma

The smell may pose problems... We are all engines of karma

Where can you buy these? Are there more than one type? We are all engines of karma

Served on top of news papers spread out along picnic tables. It really is good. We are all engines of karma

Just read the article. Interesting read. I question his statements regarding Iraq, though. We invaded Iraq because they invaded Kuwait, at least the first time. We are all engines of karma

We use gas for cooking, also. Sounds like you're leaving the flame too high. Turn it to the lowest possible setting, and leave it there. All you're doing is keeping the water hot to facilitate the absorption process. We are all engines of karma

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Follow the instructions I gave yardhippie, but keep pot on simmer for 40 minutes, not 20 minutes. We are all engines of karma

Here's how I do it: 1) 2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice (measure the rice first. If you do the water first, the rice sticks in the measuring cup). 2) Put the water in the pot and bring to a vigorous boil. This takes less than 5 minutes. 3) While the water is boiling, add butter or oil ( 1/4 stick?). This will keep the rice from sticking together. 4) Add salt to taste, and any other seasonings you want. 5) Once the water is boiling, add the rice. 6) Bring the whole mixture back to a vigorous boil. 7) Put the lid on, and turn the heat down to simmer. 8) Make sure you still see steam coming out of the top of the pot. 9) DO NOT, UNDER ANY CONDITIONS, LIFT THE LID. The rice/water will lose the heat. 10) Wait 20 minutes (for white rice). It takes this long for the rice to absorb the water. 11) Leaving the lid on, take the pot off the heat and put it to one side for 5 more minutes. 12) Rice should be ready to go. Enjoy! We are all engines of karma

The only thing I know how to cook is rice. Comes out perfect every time. Oh, and toast (...that doesn't always come out perfect, though) We are all engines of karma