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Ahhh...the sweet memory of a 300 baud acoustic coupler. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I wasn't making a comment one way or the other on the issue, but simply pointing out the more dramatic type of flip-flop (actual words as opposed to the more misleading voting record type). You're telling me that the following statements make perfect sense to you and do not represent a flip-flop? "Of course we can win." "I don't think we can win." "We will win." Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Ahhh, that must be the loophole that allows men to join. - Well...not REAL men. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

You mean like when he said on September 29, 2000 that he would "work with Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, consumer and environmental groups and industry to develop legislation that will … establish mandatory reduction targets for emissions of four main pollutants: sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury and carbon dioxide.” Would that be the flip to his flop on March 13, 2003, when he said ""I do not believe, however, that the government should impose on power plants mandatory emissions reductions for carbon dioxide, which is not a 'pollutant' under the Clean Air Act,"? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I wouldn't want to marry into either family, but you didn't list that as an option. Given the choices, I picked Kerry because I'd want to spend my holidays with people who can converse in something resembling English. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

By the dictionary definition, I think they are both conservative. Career politicians tend to want to defend the status quo, cause that's where their power is. That's funny, by the political definition, I'd call them both uber-liberal. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

FLIP "One of the interesting things people ask me, now that we are asking questions, is, 'Can you ever win the war on terror?' Of course you can." George W. Bush, April 13, 2004 FLOP In response to Matt Lauer's question of whether the war on terror can be won: ""I don't think you can win it, but I think you can create conditions so that those who use terror as a tool are less acceptable in parts of the world." George W. Bush, August 28, 2004 AND ANOTHER FLIP And backpeddling away from that statement: "We meet today in a time of war for our country, a war we did not start yet one that we will win." George W. Bush, August 31, 2004 Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Well, it is only the primary, not the election, but I still think it sucks too. It's a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Just because it was *possible* to taint the opposition's nomination by voting for their weakest candidate doesn't mean it was really happening. I say fuck the parties. We should be able to vote our conscious and nominate whoever we most want to see elected. The vulnerability of the open primary was not being exploited and I don't think such a problem was looming in the near future, because the math makes it difficult to pull off. Now, instead of a potential problem, we'll have a real problem in every primary. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I said the same thing to my roommate. This was right after the first plane hit and right before the second one hit. Yes I was worried for the folks in NYC, I had 8 friends (Aggies) that worked in that area (they were ok, thank god), but I knew there was nothing I could do for anyone worrying. You're saying that right after the first plane hit, when the rest of us thought it was some terrible accident, you not only knew that it was a terrorist attack, but also that GWB would lead an effective response? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

WTF??! I agree with tunaplanet on something!! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

1:12:0 12 jumps (6 tandems, 4 sits, 1 hybrid, one tracking dive) 1 petty larceny committed. On the tracking dive, I docked on the rabbit's foot, then reached in with my other hand (while he watched helplessly, immediately recognizing my intention) & stole his shoe. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Definitely popping out, not laying flat, because I can't think of anyone who would want to have to look at their dive loops in order to get their fingers into them at when they're at set-up altitude. Also big enough to get at least 3 fingers into comfortably, maybe four. Also, you might want to consider offering rear-riser loops as an option. I've added them to my risers for casual CRW or getting back from long spots, and don't understand why they're never offered as an option rather than a do-it-yourself aftermarket addition. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

How big of a lottery? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yeah, I've been down there. Found myself sitflying through a grand, flipped on my belly, waved off & dumped my main. A definite pucker-factor jump. It seems the size of my eyes is directly proportional to the size of the ground. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Well we haven't always been a clothed species, right? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

While I agree he can be ordered to do this, I doubt he has any legal obligation to comply with the order. His duty is the care of his patients. Drawing blood for any reason other than medically necessary diagnostics does not fall within that duty. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

In the link that Kallend provided, female choice was listed as having had an impact on the evolution of male genitalia, i.e. those with genitalia that women prefer are more likely to reproduce. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

But, wouldn't a man prefer having a woman in his life that wants him versus needs him? After all, a need can be fulfilled and once that has been fulfilled, what need does she have for him then? If you'd said "shouldn't" instead of "wouldn't" I'd agree wholeheartedly. But I know there are people (male and female) who seek others that make them feel needed, e.g. women who consistently date/take care of men with money problems. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I doubt they're actually "scared" of strong women, but rather they just pursue women who make them feel "needed." Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yep, the origin of this thread which already spits out hatred most radical liberals feel about anything not their type. I also call bullshit on your comments, quit back sliding back and forth, you are sounding like your hero, Skerry. Flip flopping...your new sport The simple answer is that you are wrong. There was no article in the origin of this thread nor in any post since. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Bump. I'm wondering if anyone has an answer to this question. I did a front-side certification jump for a guy getting his Eclipse rating yesterday. Holy cow that harness is uncomfortable! I now have a better appreciation for what my students go through. Anyhow, I'm wondering if the harness has to meet a TSO, such that it would be illegal to put a Sigma harness on the front of an Eclipse (or older Vector) rig. Side note - Obviously this guy I jumped with owes beer for taking his first passenger, but do *I* owe beer for *being* his first passenger??! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

First off, you're correct that I said morality might be considered a defining criteria for humans, and therefore a fetus wouldn't be considered human because it is amoral. However I also said that would be a shallow view that doesn't properly reflect the complexity of this issue. Second, you're correct that I contradicted myself. Let me correct that. In every religious moral system I've heard of, there is an underlying deference to a God. Everything that God does, says, or requires is, by definition, right, good, or moral. However morality hinges on the choices we make, our ability to choose right actions over wrong actions. God can do no wrong because allowing for such occurrences would undermine the entire religious basis of the moral system. Therefore, if God is incapable of immorality, than he is (again by definition) amoral, which brings us back to the point that morality does not exist without humans. Nice hijack, eh? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Of course humans are different from OTHER animals. When was the last time you saw a sea urchin postwhore? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I agree that it is an extremely complex issue. I respect your opinion on this but I don’t agree with your premise. I don’t believe humans are the source for morality. Therefore, I can’t go any further with that. I know many here disagree with that and would say that it just developed through evolutionary processes. I don’t really want to argue the religious thing in this thread when it’s not necessary. I must have misstated that. I wasn't trying to finger humans as the *source* for morality, as I understand religious people might disagree. However would you agree that, in the universe as we currently know it, humans are the only *manifestation* of morality? Rocks, energy waves, plants, and (arguably) animals are essentially amoral. That is, they can neither be considered moral nor immoral, because they haven't the skills to differentiate between the two. So if humans are the only manifestations of morality, then without humans, there would be no morality. It may or may not exist in some god type entity that would survive after humans, but morality is somewhat meaningless until it is put into action, and that (as far as we know) requires humans. For these reasons, consideration of the value of human life (and the value of goodness) is the "foundation" of morality. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The Democrats talk a good game about individual freedoms kind of like the Republicans talk a good game about individual responsibility. Unfortunately neither party really walks the walk on these subjects though. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)