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So....Saturday looks good for an ass-kicking contest? I'll try to fit it into my schedule. Heal quickly and try not to break yo' self no mo'. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

If I remember correctly, the swooper slid to a stop and the canopy collapsed into the fire/embers. It didn't burst into flames and burn to ash, and he did yank it out as quickly as possible, but I seem to remember that it was substantially burnt, i.e. to the point that only the mfg could fix it, if anyone. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It could be worse. I got a video iPod for Christmas Eve and was downloading a season worth of television shows and it killed my computer's harddrive...which I hadn't ever bothered to back up. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Ha! I was visiting a DZ several years ago and a guy's new canopy showed up while he wasn't there. A certain well known canopy pilot threw it in his rig and jumped it just so he could rib the owner about putting the first jump on it. He was carving the swoop and ended up hitting the fucking bonfire with it. I've since wondered how that explanation went down. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Take him to the all you can eat buffet at 4:30, he can eat free with all the other ole folks in FL! valid 4:30-6:00 M-F only, not available with any other offer, offer can not be combined, must present coupon when ordering, free refills apply to non-alcoholic beverages only. Happy Birthday Lee! Geez...what'd that restaurant ever do to you to deserve this attempt to put them out of business??! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Ask the next woman that walks by where Silicone Valley is. If she points to her cleavage, you're in SoCal. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

But didnt you used to date... Oh nevermind!! There's a difference between midgets and dwarves! (even if I'm not sure what it is ) Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It's for uber-champions. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Had to google the name, and don't dare click any of the links other than wikipedia from work. Without having seen a picture, I still think it's pretty safe to say that 3'10" is too short for me. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I wouldn't go so far as dwarves , but otherwise...short chicks = small hands. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

So can one of the techie types tell me if that one will work? The machine came with a Maxtor 250 GB 7200 RPM SATA HDD. I don't see any other specs on the marketing stuff on Sony's website. Going to NewEgg.com, I see there are IDE Ultra ATA100, SATA-II, and (closest, I think) "Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM" (for $74.99) Does it matter which of these I buy? Stick with SATA? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Let's see what kind of attachments we get now! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I vote for the iPod for three reasons. 1 - It's the only one I've heard of 2 - Price (I got an 80 gig video iPod for my birthday ) 3 - Jay is a skinny doo-doo head. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Can you believe Dennis Erickson has changed jobs yet again? His resume must be 20 pages long! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Dave you make me laugh. Boise State is good and they did cream Oregon State, but Boise State being ranked #1 if OSU loses, well...that's just funny. Of course like they say that's why they play the game. PS: I was so upset that Nevada lost. I can't stand Miami mainly Coker I wanted him to end the season with a loss, but not this time. With the parity that is slowly developing in the college game, getting up for it 13 times in a row says something. I'm certainly not saying that I think Boise St. is the most talented or best coached team in the land, but in the absence of a playoff, I think I'd have to give credit to a 0 in the loss column. I couldn't in good faith vote someone else above them who didn't bring their A-game every time. And the whole point is moot, the vote only token, since the NCAA doesn't recognize a football champion anyhow. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

You have a point. However, they beat an OU team that was quite possibly one blown call away from playing for the national championship. And they beat them even with Adrian Peterson's return from the broken collarbone. Now if Boise wants some real respect, they should join the PAC 10 and play some better competition. The conference trends are going to 12 team leagues with a league championship game. If only the PAC 10 and Big 10 would get in line with everyone else. Louisville didn't get any respect back in 1990 either before they played in the Fiesta bowl with a 10-1 record and handed Alabama a 34-7 woodshed whupping. Now Louisville is in an upcoming league to be reckoned with, The Big East, whose bowl teams won every game this time around. Boise State also creamed Oregon State 42-14. Yes, that's the same Oregon State team that ended USCs streak this season. I think the WAC is 3-1 in bowl games this year, with the one loss being Nevada's 1 point deficit to Miami. If Florida manages to beat Ohio State, and if I had a vote, it'd go to Boise State for beating all comers. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I wouldn't have guessed that he was a day over 49. Enjoy whatever commemoration this is of your 35th birthday Lee. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I think flying a plane in the winter might satisfy my need for altitude without sacrificing my appreciation for survivable temperatures. Anyone know anything about this company? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Love you too Beth, and I'd hug you if I could. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Lany - Thanks for posting those. That last one is awesome. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

25 years ago I was pretty technically competent. 15 years ago I could hold my own in a 3.1, DOS, or basic environment. Today, I'm just an average user. I think I could probably find my hard-drive, but wouldn't guarantee it. Instead, I began with taking it to a local computer shop. The guy there ran Maxtor's PowerMax on it, which said the HD is failing and needs to be replaced. He then pull the HD out and try to read it in some of the other shop computers. All it did was stall them out and cause Windows errors. I just picked it up from and he told me "that hard drive is toast...I could hear it going all screwy and I couldn't read a single file on it." I can plug it in when I get home and report back tomorrow what kind of noises it makes (now have no way of getting online from home)...or I could just call you while I'm fiddling with it. Another user has graciously offered to send me an operating system and some video editing software, so I'll probably go buy a new HD at Circuit City or somewhere, have a functional computer within a week or so, and then see if there's anything I can do to recover anything from this one when I have online capability. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

So I bought a nice Sony desktop off of Ebay last year. It was sold as "unused", and that appeared to be the case when I fired it up (had to jump through hoops each time I fired up a program for the first time). Unfortunately though, I don't think it's eligible for warranty repairs though, because I don't have the original sales receipt. I also didn't get CDs of the software that came installed on the machine. Last Friday the harddrive died. After working fine for 13 months, it suddenly got really sluggish, then wouldn't shut off. One hard boot later, Windows will no longer fire up. I took it to the computer repair shop and they told me the drive failed diagnostics and they're unable to read it with other machines (he said he can't see a single file). Losing the "personal stuff", pictures, videos, resumes, taxes, letters, etc sucks great big donkey dicks. But adding insult to injury, it appears that losing the software makes this a total loss. A new hard-drive is only like $100, but by the time I pay for the absolute minimum software I want (Windows, Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere), I might as well pay for a whole new tower. A couple friends think there's still a slight chance of scavenging off the dead drive, but it looks pretty bleak. Any of the geeky sorts on here have any ideas for the most cost effective recovery from this mishap? Yes, I'll be backing up my hard drive on some routine basis from now on. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It was a seriously awesome fucking game. Phone calls and much yelling were coming from my house, with occasional phrases that sounded remarkably like "best bowl game ever". If by some chance Florida knocks off the Buckeyes, there will be exactly one undefeated team in college football, and they won't be the National Champs (though they could get a share of it). Awesome game. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I got to hang out with him for a bit that night while the Cracks practiced (it was quite odd, considering most of my other interactions with Crack practice were of the Pete Hill variety). I had plenty of drinks on the porch with him in the last few years, and at least a few down at McGregor. We did VCL stuff together in Byron 05, and we shared drinks and laughs in Tahoe with the other Snow Whoores last February (when, I believe, that picture of him and Shannon was taken). Tom was a warm, funny guy with a great smile, regardless of where I ran into him, and I'll miss those encounters and his friendly man-hugs. As I said Sunday, my heart goes out to NorCal right now. It's been a rough year, and I hope you all know how much the rest of us love you fuckers. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Shhhhh dont go there...I am so mad at what they did with lost. Anyone happen to catch when the new epi's start again? The ads say 16 new episodes starting February 7th with no repeats. There were a few new episodes in the fall though, right? I decided to wait this year out and just rent the DVDs when it's over, specifically because of the repeats, breaks, and refresher shows last season. Now I'm interested in tuning in, but I'll still wait if I'm missing a bunch. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)