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I really like this one - absolutely love the song. To me, it's all about un-apologetic passion and cosmopolitan dark. I thank Armin for introducing me to Racoon like I thank Utah Saints for Kate Bush. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykiE35JNDCk Roll Tide Roll

Yeah, the rocket thing is an interesting hobby, I'll say that, and when I have time to get the refresher, I'll tell you a story of a close friend who tried to tell everyone what he saw up-close while out joy-flying last year South of Talladega, I think - good reminder to always check NOTAMs even before simple local pleasure flights. Just don't get in a hurry and get your hobby-gear mixed up running out the door on Saturday morning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcW_Ygs6hm0 Roll Tide Roll

Easy: it's a gol-darn geographic anomaly - "2 hours from everywhere," I'm sure. Roll Tide Roll

I thought about that, but so often the "reply" has nothing to do with the real intent or question of the thread itself, but rather a sidebar comment, such as what..I.. just... instigated...here. Roll Tide Roll

That was definitely overdoing. When you finished did you feel this tingly all over kinda like your body had a very light "hum" going through it? Probably not. You were too exhausted. I would never run stairs - walk them maybe, and never skip more than a step at a time (though I probably weigh much more than you - 215). Also, the twisting around the landings didn't help. It wasn't a total loss, but you should not ever be at the point of total muscular strength loss. Another thing to remember, like with sleep, you can't "make up" for a groovy weekend by doing it more afterward, be it dieting or exercise. Just get back into it regular. More people get exercise injury by doing things wrong or in excess than anything. One practical result to show how things change with certain exercise: I hadn't thought to try for a long time to really steer my canopy (S2 210) until I had worked up to a few sets of 6 or 7 pullups, wide bar and narrow. It took a few months to work up to that, and it was aggravating because I would see these guys come in and pull 'em out with no problem - then it hit me that I am not pulling 160 or 170 pounds like they are, either. See that self-consciousness and self-image we all have to figure out? Anyway, a few weeks ago, I experimented after opening with flying the canopy with only rear risers (didn't land, though, because I was getting recurrent, and I zoom in under the thing straight-line as it is). It was amazing to realize how far I had come since the last time I thought to try that - basically effortless, almost startling as to the effect of how it flew. It should never hurt, in the sense you described. It has to be fun, or you won't stick with it. You know how when you're getting a massage (or, someone is pinching your nips maybe) and it hurts, but it's like "Stop, stop stop...don't stop, don't stop, don't stop!?" It should be like that. Funny, someone I know e-mailed me earlier and said that, although they know my writing, what I wrote before sounded like one of those MSN fitness articles. I went back and read it, and it kinda does. I sometimes forget which threads I'm watching, so if I ever seem to "ignore" a post or question, someone PM me and point me toward it. I only log on here and look around about 7,000 times a day, for crying out loud...there's only so much time to take away from a Skyride thread. Roll Tide Roll

I do. I also do everything else too. I have decided that everyone thinks I hold the secret key to replacing the toilet paper in the men's room and I intend to keep that privilege to myself! Everything is different for everyone, slightly, and the most important thing is just to keep routine with some routine. Different things depend - if you start first thing in the morning, then when it starts getting colder, you really have to make sure that you warm up a little more than you would in the Summer. Maxing out and having a shiver run through your hamstring at the same time is NOT fun. The cardio afterward sends all the good fresh blood to the muscles, and flushes out the lactic acid (what causes the next-day soreness). The apple cider vinegar and lots of water also help with this greatly...as does not overdoing it. Studies have also shown that resistance training carries the metabolism at slower rate of descent after completion, unlike with endurance, in which the metabolic system can go more quickly into rest. Perfect scenario? Hardly practical for most, but regardless of which end of the day is spent weight training, it is a good thing to split the cardio into three or four ten-minute intervals. Since it's not usually the case, I think warmup, then weights/machines/circuit training, then some cardio. In general, just be sure not to burn yourself out with some sort of tough resolution that ends up being more like torture. If you get to a point where you aren't enjoying the training, and don't feel good about it (especially afterward), then you need to change things until you do. Also, never compare yourself to the other people in the gym. Everyone remembers where they began. Don't be self-conscious, because no one is looking at you...especially the dudes - they are only watching themselves in the mirrors. Roll Tide Roll

Now that would be worthy of "Crank Yankers" or "Jerky Boys." Roll Tide Roll

That XC70 is a cool car, I think. XC90 as well. Roll Tide Roll

Correction: At least I didn't post an intended PM...again. Roll Tide Roll

Like the Jetta better, Passat even more, and that Phaeton ROCKED! And it doesn't get any better than these (Huh,huh...gay car, Peter, "sucking"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yug4d__Ya5I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDVxPaSyuV8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9ZyXkllaMU Roll Tide Roll

I'm going to try to answer that. In traditional Southern churches, often when someone concurs strongly with what is being spoken, they will shout "Amen." My jest was in questioning response to the assertion that your company had no dz's accepting your gift certificates in a particular state. Actually, to clarify, I should have written "Florida, Illinois, California, can I hear you say "Amen?" Implied, the answer would be "No." I'll try to be more understandable and less incoherent in future composition. Roll Tide Roll

Perhaps it would be for his wife? One of my closest friends got tired of driving his '06 Hummer to work into Birmingham so he got (at my suggestion) an '01 Jetta tdi, 42mpg. He paid $6800 for it, and commuting in it 75% of the time he will have paid for it in gas savings in 14 months. It had 165,000 miles, now 173k, and is almost as tight as my gf's '06 BMW. Power is still plentiful as well. I think even Al Gore may approve of the situation somewhat. Already have the sticker on my Xterra, but I thought it was for "peace" or "environmentalist?!" No wonder that old guy was giving me the eye on the road yesterday. Could you, though, please still send me one of those Rebel flag bikinis you guys have over there? http://www.summerredneckgames.com/ Roll Tide Roll

Neither are the other two. Roll Tide Roll

It seems to me that if you got both anyway, the presence of the other would always distract each in sort of a predator/prey sharing space. Roll Tide Roll

How new or old? I think a good idea is a VW Jetta or Passat, 2001 and later. If not, any Volvo station wagon, but I don't think they come in diesel. Actually, I don't know the rear-seat removability of either. Roll Tide Roll

Z-hills remains uninfected, as far as I know...at least by Skyride... Roll Tide Roll

But much like democracy, human rights, nutrition, innovation and productivity, it's probably as unlikely there as well. Roll Tide Roll

So, Iowa and Utah down, only 48 states, some territories, and the globe to go. Baby steps. Illinois, California, and Florida, can I hear you say "Amen?" Roll Tide Roll

Crap, I don't do the cardio you do. I would probably fall out. It's really good that you use the weights though - did you know that resistance training actually keeps your boosted metabolic rate longer than actual cardio? It's something about going into immediate rest when finished (the cardio, I mean). Also, if possible (usually not) it is better to split your aerobic time into more but shorter periods in the day. Like I said, most people can't do that. Swimming is the best. I see these people come into the gym all the time with these vinyl sweat suits, dehydrating themselves into thinking they are actually burning fat off. All they are doing is making a freaking mess and rusting our new equipment. Fat burn does not necessarily equal hot sweating, not in long-term anyway. Roll Tide Roll

I hate these polls. I always leave good stuff out and feel bad about it later. Predator rocked! Hints of Stephen King's IT in there, but I don't know which came first. Roll Tide Roll

If the airlines don't kill general aviation, diesel would be the way to go. As far as biodiesel, though, it would take me a while to get used to that smell I think. I have been told different figures of 1 and 3 on the number of refineries currently producing avgas (anyone know for certain?), and the demand for it goes up every day, but I am sure we're not building more refineries to cover it. Something will have to give sooner or later, and not every dz can support a turbine. Roll Tide Roll

Wow. She was a Cougar decades before it was even the term. Roll Tide Roll

Yep. A couple of years ago, one of those cars ran a semi into underneath an overpass here in Birmingham. The truck exploded, and the driver literally burned to death from trying to miss the jerk. $3000.00 wheels and no insurance. Roll Tide Roll

No, that's the only part I saw. I was Central time and thought I had missed the rest of it. Darn. Great video of the tandem, though, and excellent landing to be broadcast. Roll Tide Roll

$3000.00 wheels on a $700.00 car. Roll Tide Roll