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Ponzi and Rex Hill are good, haven't tried Archery (sp?) Summit, and I can't believe I forgot Domaine Serene. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Right on Sebazz. I think I said (in this thread) something along the lines of: Sounds like you're enjoying the same aspects I do. Jubelale is a great Christmas beer, and the other offerings from Deschutes are also really good. Next time you're hitting wineries, call ahead and visit Panther Creek. I don't think they have a tasting room, but they'll be glad to give you a tour/tasting of their single vineyards...one time I called them about a pinot tasting I was hosting and they sent me a few bottles gratis. Also Domaine Drouhin is pretty damned good (especially the Laurene), as is Freja, and on the spendier side, Beaux Freres. Shit, now I must go find a nice pinot to drink tonight. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Well of course you weren't...you're a girl! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Not exactly a one-liner, but one of my favorites anyhow. A guy who's done video on my tandems for a few years now decided he wanted to get his rating. Understand that having worked together, we had the standard set-ups and jokes between us for the tandem students. This is important...if you don't know the standard TM/vidiot jokes, the story will make no sense. Anyhow, after doing his solo and his front-side, my friend took me up on a tandem. I ended up having to pull for him. We had a talk, but he's been around long enough to know just how serious that was without much input from me, so after going over the chain of events, I left him to stew. That night, a bunch of us jumpers made it out to a bar. Most of us were whooping it up, having a blast, but my friend had the hang-dog look on his face of a guy who's just found out his wife is screwing his best friend. I noticed it had been several hours and said "Hey man, lighten up. We'll go back up tomorrow and try it again." He said, "Dave, I just can't believe it went down like that. I could have killed both of us. I think I should go back up and do another dozen solos on a tandem rig before trying it with a passenger again." I thought a moment and then said, "Uhh, that might not be such a great idea. You know....you might need me again." It was a VERY pregnant pause, as I watched his jaw dropping, and then I delivered the killing blow, "But...if you do ok on this one, maybe next time I'll let you go by yourself!" Words cannot adequately describe his response. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Are you kidding?!!! Masturbation was invented for just such emergencies!!! When you've done that as many times as I have, you'll get good enough that even several times won't take many minutes out of your day. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

If Mike's not the oldest active TM out there, he's at least the oldest looking! (and crankiest) Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It's always a good story that includes advice like this.

Today it seems like not much. After cancelling my trip to Eloy, I found myself with nothing fun to do today...so I came to work instead of taking a scheduled vacation day. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Umm, you missed it. Better luck next year. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The last two years in baseball we've heard nothing but how long it's been since Boston and Chicago have seen championships. Hey, they still had the Bulls, Bears, Patriots, and Celtics!! I'm a Seattle fan...it's been since 1979 in ANY sport (1991 co-championship and last year's WNBA championship just don't cut the mustard). With all the talk going on about the Seahawks this year, I've actually found myself in the "Well, I guess it's theoretically possible" mode, which is wierd for me. I'm accustomed to massive failure dammit! Do I really want to get my hopes up again? 2001 Mariners - case in point. 1995 Mariners were still fucking sweet though. Cute kid too. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I own several pajama pants ("comfy pants" in my lingo), but those are just for hanging out in. I sleep nekkid 95% of the time, donning a pair of boxers only if I have company that might be offended otherwise (e.g. at my folks' house, if my daughter's visiting, et). It seems to me that wearing close-fitting underwear of any type (briefs for men, panties for women) might be kinda unhealthy. I mean, we're born nekkid, shouldn't we actually spend some significant time in that state? Let that shit breathe! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

University of Washington Seattle is a fun city, and you can be in just about any environment you choose in 2 hours. Rain forest, ocean beach, desert, or mountains. The skiing is good, the skydiving is fine, and there's plenty of other fun to be had. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I could definitely see the resemblance, but aren't you considerably, umm, faster falling? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I hope it is at least 10 years before I can honestly make such a post! But congratulations anyhow. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Dropzones are the equivalent of a Chuckee Cheese for adults. When I'm at an adult entertainment venue, that's the way I act. I'll give a half-hearted effort to watch my mouth around kids (primarily because I have one of my own that has spent some time on the DZ), but my dz attitude frequently gets out in front of my censor. On such occasions, I might offer a quarter-hearted "sorry", but it's unlikely. If a parent is worried about what their child might be exposed to at a dropzone, they shouldn't take the child there. Expecting the dropzone to change because they have a child there is kind of irrational. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Of course my daughter had to get her first period while with me. Luckily, we were at my mom's house. "Uhh....Mom? Little help here??!!" It got worse a year or two later when she developed a little problem with it while with me, and I had no females to turn to... A very clinical discussion followed, and an hour or two later I was picking up a female friend of her mom's to accompany her into the exam room at the ER. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I meant "here" as in at work, not as in dz.com. With 11 days off in a row, I have to imagine boredom will drive me to dz.com on occasion. Look, I'm only an hour and a half into my vacation and I'm already postwhoring! Trying to decide again on the Eloy thing. Still have no convenient accomodations, and that's made me think about how much money I want to spend on three days of skydiving and four nights of partying if there's a pain in the ass involved on both ends of each day. I'll be over $800 in before I ever buy a jump ticket, and jumps/lodging/transportation/food/alcohol will likely push that to somewhere around $1500. At that price, I'm not sure if it's worth it, but will decide this weekend (airline ticket is refundable). I'd say you'll *probably* see me in Eloy, but it's no longer guaranteed. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

And will not be seen here in the next 11 days. On January 3, it's back to the grind, but until then, GAME ON!!! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I set a personal record this year. I finished my christmas shopping at 7:30 pm on December 19th, and without setting foot in a mall. I'm probably still a fucktard though. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Insomnia hit me again last night, so I'm a little off today. With that mindset, and the theme going in the bonfire today, this article's title seemed pretty funny to me. Story here Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

There are plenty of people I truly dislike, but I can only think of two I've ever actually hated. To be honest, I still hate them today, but not having encountered either of them in 15-20 years means the hatred doesn't consume me...I just generally don't think about them. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Depends on the context. I don't want to hear a woman at work talk about how heavy her flow is...or anything remotely close. But if a friend or significant other is having an actual problem with something, then it's an acceptable topic of discussion. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

My computer is hard-wired into my 32" hi-def TV and my surround sound system. Given that I own no wireless devices (other than keyboard, mouse, and game controller), that's all the network I need. The amazing part is this is moving substantially faster than my T1 connection at work...presumably due to all the firewalls & other security devices the work network employs. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Finally worked my way into this century and upgraded from 56k dial-up service to 3 Mb cable service today. Oh my god this is fast!!! Internet porn is about to take on a whole new meaning for me! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Late afternoon on the 28th. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)