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I mostly agree with you and Andy on this topic, but with regard to the quoted bit...you ever see the interviews with neighbors when a murderer is arrested? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

We're all a part of this society, we can't ignore some parts an recognoze others. Baseball doesn't ignore any race color or creed. Baseball hires blacks, whites, orientals, hispanics, jews, catholics, protestants, irish, methodists and so-on and so-on. Why should they have to 'pay'? Politics has absolutely no business in baseball or any other sport. The new law in Arizona has nothing to do with baseball. Some elements of our society just take things too damned far. Chuck Hispanics are likely the majority ethnic group among MLB employees, or at least a VERY strong minority. As respectful employers, the MLB teams should not be coercing their people to travel somewhere where they can be singled out on the basis of their ethnicity. If I found out an upcoming job was in a place where my employees weren't welcome, and there were hundreds of other places that would bend over backwards for my people, I'd send them somewhere more enjoyable. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

USNR, 1986-1992, (active duty 88-90) Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

This. Being a vet doesn't make someone a good person, nor does it make them a bad person. It earns them a couple "good guy" points in my book that are unlikely to make or break my overall opinion of them either way. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Looks like you just barely missed Moab. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Bill sounds perfectly normal. I'd consider myself doing well if I could tell you their names rather than simply identifying them by cool or stupid things they did when we were kids. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yep, twice (sort of). The first I had meet me for a beer and "to talk" . . . by the time he got there, he'd independently arrived at the conclusion that skydiving was not his thing, so I didn't really have to tell him so much as encourage him in his other pursuits. The second guy simply couldn't grasp anything safety-related and had numerous close calls in like 10 jumps. After the talk, he went to a different DZ. I warned them of my impressions and they let him make several jumps before he properly busted himself up. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

However, to come across with the all cops are assholes just proves how much of a moron you are. Reading comprehension is fundamental. He didn't say all cops. He very clearly limited his rant to those who think they have the authority to do whatever they please. Try harder, this time with more reading. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I haven't even found them particularly helpful then. I've read about such cases though, and believe they exist. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Cut the shit. Dubya and the GOP Congress ran the biggest deficits in history. Then it was Dubya and the Dem Congress - even bigger deficits. Now it's a Dem Congress and a Dem POTUS who have apparently decided, "fuck Bush. We can run way bigger deficits that him. A trillion per year? Ha! Just wait ten years!!!" Yeah. Lucky. We are collapsing under the weight of military spending. It has nothing to do with the other 80 percent of the budget. Medicare and Social Security are the big dogs and it isn't even close. Check out Greece. Portugal. Belgium might be hosed, too. Yeah. Excessive military spending. Yeah, it is excessive. But cut the shit. It's like telling the obese guy he's collapsing under all the Hawaiian Punch. The problem is far more systemic, and your Democrat idols are overdoi,g it, too. I mostly agree with this. Both parties are absurdly irresponsible with their spending. It's all about the welfare, and the only difference between (D) and (R) is who gets it. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

How many times have you had to prove your identity in order to go out in public? *Everyone* has to show papers in order to register a vehicle or vote. Per this law, only the brown people will have to show ID whenever a cop feels like asking for it. I'm adamantly opposed to illegal immigration. I'm also fervently in favor of protecting the constitutional rights of our citizens. This law throws the baby out with the bathwater by sacrificing the good in an effort to reverse some of the bad. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

officers have been stopping people under reasonable suspicion for years. There is case law in your state defining what that means. This is a power play meant to put egg on the face of immigration, or make them do their jobs. What would constitute reasonable suspicion of someone being here illegally? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Your brother thinks he has the authority to do as he pleases, speed thru neighborhoods without warnings or concern for the residents, etc? Because that's who the OP was talking about. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Same buyer as everything else: the working class taxpayer. How surprising. Pshaw...the working taxpayers don't even cover the interest on all we borrow these days. Optimistically, new debts will be payed by our children and grandchildren. Realistically? Maybe China...maybe nobody. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The first states that all pregnant women must undergo an ultrasound and listen to a description of it before having an abortion. The second protects doctors from lawsuits when they knowingly mislead pregnant patients. I can't imagine either of these hold up as constitutional. http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/27/oklahoma.abortion/index.html?hpt=T2 Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I've been considering the same question: (a) leave the brakes stowed (thus keeping it set at roughly half brakes), use only risers and harness to turn, and then PLF, or (b) unstow the brakes and flare with one hand on both toggles. I'm still undecided. Other people have used the one hand on both toggles method successfully. But I'm concerned that I might accidentally let go of one toggle at about 50 feet and wind up with my canopy and me hitting the ground at the same time. This issue is a pet peeve of mine. Personally, I know that I cannot safely land my main one-handed, nor can several of the more experienced jumpers I know. The problem is you have to move that one hand in the opposite direction of any turns you want to make...if, during your flare, you start yawing right, the natural instinct is to move your hand left, which will exacerbate the problem. I have seen some other jumpers safely fly a canopy one-handed to a stand-up landing. It's unclear to me what makes the difference...could be muscle memory, could be their canopy of choice, or they could just be inherently better at adapting to the unfamiliar. In any case, I recommend that all jumpers work out (in the air) what their best approach would be. Well clear of other jumpers, open your main and pretend that one arm doesn't work. Try to unstow both brakes, fly it around, and flare it...next jump switch arms. Personally, I'd be chopping my main and landing my reserve with the brakes stowed. "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Awesome! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Note he's a urologist, not a gynecologist. Ergo, he'd rather see dicks than pussies, thus this sign makes sense. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I have a couple 330s and 365s and one 400, and I do the same, not so much for better openings, but to reduce the likelihood of a lineover. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Or telling them to not drink and drive, and suggesting they use a designated driver if they suspect alcohol may be present at a party. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Did Tony Rezko subsidize your colleague's house, too? Didn't read the article, did you. A bad habit of yours. Said article having merry fuck-all to do with my post, I will ask again: Did Tony Rezko subsidize your colleague's house, too? The article says the sellers bought in 1973 for $35,000. Tony Rezko was 18. What do you think? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I liked this part: "A recent survey shows 85 percent of rapes and molestation are reenactments of a porn video/DVD. This means every time someone buys a smut video/DVD there is an 85 percent chance that sale will eventually result in a rape or molestation of a child." Welcome to Failville, population them. Blues, Dave. "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The amount of the mortgage payment would help here. If we assume it's $1,500, then you'd be paying $225/month for $300 worth of equity...a nice gain if you can get it. However it's not clear that this accounts for whatever expenses you'd incur by renting it out. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yes, Muttley survived another year (with me no less!) and now owes beer for the first of what is likely to be a bunch of 29th birthdays. Happy birthday baby, I love you. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)