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Thanks!

Kristi, God works in misterious ways! Your family survivd for a reason! It's not their time!

It's freezing in Houston and getting colder so not much irrigation business today but I am having new carpet installed in our showroom/counter area today! Is it 5 O'clock yet?

Purr-fectly engineered And now, a pair for the "creepy but coming" file... A little over six months ago (Daily Dose, 5/18/04), I wrote about how cloning has gone mainstream - starting with pets, specifically cats. To recap that earlier piece, there's a firm in California (figures, doesn't it?) called Genetic Savings and Clone that'll provide wealthy pet owners with genetic duplicates of their deceased felines for around $50,000. But for a fraction of that figure, you may soon be able to get a guaranteed-healthy, genetically engineered cat that's almost completely hypoallergenic, to boot! A Los Angeles company called Allerca (what is it with California and the bio-tech cats?) has announced the development of a new breed of cat based on a British short- haired variety that'll be almost entirely free of the allergy- causing proteins that trigger sneezing and wheezing in millions of people across the country. Hoping to offer the first of these in the marketplace by 2007, the firm estimates domestic sales of 200,000 of these purr-fectly bred felines per year. And at $3500 apiece, they'll rake in a tidy gross of $7 million a year from domestic sales alone if they hit this mark. Not a bad chunk of change, huh? If this sounds like an overly optimistic figure, consider this: Roughly 10% of the country's populace (or around 27 million Americans) are to one degree or another allergic to cats. In some extreme cases, cat allergies can trigger asthmatic attacks, respiratory failure - even death. The treatment of cat allergies is currently a multi-billion dollar industry. But my question is this: Why stop with allergy control? Why not breed cats that don't shed - or that can't breed - or that always stay kittens? Better yet, why stop with genetically engineered cats? Why not design dogs that can't bark over 75 decibels or that won't chase cars or that instinctually use the toilet instead of the lawn? Think these things aren't coming? Think again... We've already got genetically designed glow-in-the-dark pet fish and the aforementioned cloned cats. And scientists have long been tinkering with wild creatures to try to make them more hardy or less able to harm us - like mosquitoes that can't carry diseases (Daily Dose, 1/23/04). Beyond this, it may not be much longer before our pets are more than genetically engineered - they're just plain engineered. Robo-cat to the rescue Robotic pets have long been a staple of science-fiction movies and novels - but it seems the fabricated feline is no longer a figment of fiction. According to a recent ABC News report, several robotic cats have been in use since 2001 to help health professionals to treat Alzheimer's patients and others with sensory diseases or degenerative mental conditions. Apparently, interaction with this Robo-cat have proven quite beneficial to certain types of patients - especially those who can't care for a real pet. Manufactured in Japan, the high-tech tabby can stretch, purr, meow, twitch its tail, detect movement, respond to stroking or petting, and even recognize its name. The article didn't specify whether the fake feline could perform typical cat antics like killing mice, coughing up synthetic hairballs, or sleeping 16 hours a day. Use of the copy-cat as a therapeutic tool has been pioneered by a husband-and-wife team of Georgetown University scientists as part of a broader field they've pioneered called robotic psychology (nope, I'm not even making this up). Kind of creepy-sounding, if you ask me... But hey, I'm still stuck in the dark ages when pets were bred naturally. This cool cat never copies the crowd,

That's Mister Asshole to both of ya!

Same ballpark as Skydive Dallas, and Perris. Nice planes but a strike against them for packing areas. Just spoiled I guess.

And just how many jumps do you have from the Cessna 182? Turbine baby

A turbine, indoor a/c or heated packing in Texas. Dave, you know I like Aggieland when there's a turbine there too. Unknown Quote; If you hadn't seen the sun, you wouldn't curse the rain.

The closest full sized dz with a turbine (caravan) is Skydive San Marcos. I usually jump over there every couple of weeks as Spaceland is home.

o some, life on earth is a constant struggle. Unfortunately our sport tends to bring these people to us and we need to be on the lookout! This isn't about our sport rather about looking out after friends in need for whatever reasons! Sometimes this is a reach for people on the edge and we should stay aware of the difficulties of the brothers and sisters that we relish in this sport. Care about a brother or sister that we welcome to our world of the extreme as if they were ou're own. May the troubles be gone and peace find you! Blue skies for the troubled ones in our life and may they rest in peace in the lap of the lord. Blue skies to Catherine,friends and family, Conway

To some, life on earth is a constant struggle. Unfortunately our sport tends to bring these people to us and we need to be on the lookout! This isn't about our sport rather about looking out after friends in need for whatever reasons! Sometimes this is a reach for people on the edge and we should stay aware of the difficulties of the brothers and sisters that we relish in this sport. Care about a brother or sister that we welcome to our world of the extreme as if they were ou're own. May the troubles be gone and peace find you! Blue skies for the troubled ones in our life and may they rest in peace in the lap of the lord. Blue skies to Catherine,friends and family, Conway

Congrats for recognition!

To the most beautiful........

Alright Kele, I'm blaming you for the Goldschlagers and the Grey Goose Orange and cranberries tonight! It's all you're fault! Tis the season to be .............

ROL deploy, base rig no reserve! Welcome to Spaceland, I have yet to meet you!

Blue skies sweetheart! RIP

Sorry to hear this. I noticed that she hasn't posted in a month. Was this an illness or accident? She's arching with angels now.

I missed the going away party. for the obvious reason of taking care of Carolee after her knee surgury. It will do Heath good to spend time with other experienced jump pilot. I'm happy for him. Is Mark going to start flying again?

You Know that I'll be there!

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Prayers and hugs to you both and to your families, as well! Ditto, Prayers and hugs to all.

Spysweeper is free for 30 days and it rocks. Well worth $19.95yr. also!

Looks gets the door opening but personality keeps you in the heart. I have friends that are wonderful people inside but I would never have an intimate relationship with them. I can love them as friends but no more. It's just hard to start a fire with no flame, not that it can't happen but it's just a lot harder to get it going. Thats strictly a male/female thing. Male friends are all about personality!

PDR 106 1.8+ PDR 113 1.7+ Mains; Xaos 27-79 Xaos 21-88 Neither container will take a PDR over 113. I wouldn't load any other reserve that high except maybe the Smart but I haven't ever jumped one.