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Sure, at least until she proved herself unworthy of my time. I've certainly met dumber skydivers. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'd just call that one a pet peeve for me, but yeah...misspellings in the corporate domain always jump out at me. Advertising, menus, etc...if you pay good money for something like that, you should at least demand a spellcheck! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

People who chew with their mouth open. It's disgusting. Slow walkers at stores/malls and people who don't realize there are good places and bad places to stop and chat with a friend/colleague. In the middle of a door or hallway intersection is a bad place. Basically, all people who prefer to make it inconvenient for other people to transit a particular stretch, rather than just move out of their way. Liars. Even little "white" lies. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Most likely it would. I'd much rather have too few gun laws than too many. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It would depend on much more than that single issue. In this last election, I voted for a guy with whom I disagree on gun issues. Such is life when no perfect candidate emerges. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Honest question: Should voting necessarily be a private choice? I can see benefits and drawbacks to both sides of the issue. Personally, I have no qualms about publically declaring my support for a particular candidate. If we ever get to the point that I'm afraid to do so, well, I'll probably find myself wishing the 2nd Amendment had stood up and the people hadn't been such pansy-asses. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I agree with you on the super-delegate issue. Even *IF* any of them are necessary, I haven't heard why there has to be so many of them. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Man, I bet she could track like nobody's business! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Erin attended my 20th with me last year, and really did make me feel younger than the rest of those people. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

What he said. I've always figured that the reason I don't like The Eagles or CCR is because they sound(ed) way too much like country. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Prior to Obama becoming the official Democratic nominee for President, there was an increasing discussion in the media about primary elections versus caucuses. In my state (Washington), we have both, however only the results of the caucuses are meaningful on the (D) side of things. In a caucus, the community (congressional district) is broken down into manageable sub-sets, often times as small as a couple blocks. Inside of each group, each person is given an opportunity to state who they want to be the nominee and why, and then the group votes, basically by writing their preference on a little slip of paper. There are a bunch of procedures to follow in the event of a tie or someone not getting a majority, and then the group picks delegates and alternates to attend the legislative district convention, where the process repeats itself to send people to the county convention and then the state convention and eventually the national convention. At each step along the way, people may also introduce ideas for the party platform, some of which are accepted and then modified or fine-tuned as they work their way up. Hillary and her crowd faired poorly in caucuses, so they tried to sell the notion that it's an undemocratic way of selecting a candidate. I'll accept the concept that it's not perfect, in that the frail and some shift workers simply can't make it to a caucus at the designated time. However I also feel that it's a much better process, in that the people have to get *involved* in the election, much more so than simply poking a hole in a ballot, or checking a box. For those of you who haven't participated in a caucus, I've attached a picture from our most recent (in August). It's kind of hectic, but it also feels quite "intimate". Anyhow, when talking about selecting a nominee, which method do you prefer and why? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Just because that's in his profile doesn't mean that's where he's talking about here. For example, your very own profile states: Country: United Kingdom City: Cincinnati I didn't know that the UK had a city named "Cincinnati". I always thought that was in Ohio, USA, rather than the UK. What's that old saying? "People that live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." He should just tell us up front, instead of making every reader go dig it out from somewhere else, and then make assumptions from that which may be false. Maybe he was trying to give kudos to DZOs everywhere, rather than limit his praise to his own locale. At least that's the way I read it. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Holy cow, I thought it was funny when a guy with two jumps was telling me how dangerous I am and how I should and shouldn't do AFF, but this takes it to a whole new level! I rarely venture into the topical forums, and when I do, it's usually just for a different flavor of entertainment. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I don't really have anything to add to this recently revived discussion, I just always feel a need to reply to threads with redundent titles. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I got the same thing.... THREE times! billy she must have thought you couldnt hear her Winner! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

My primary and reserve physicians also happen to be friends of mine who I suspect know me well enough to infer a "wink-wink" when I dodge a question. Of course with my 40th birthday coming up, I may have to rethink the strategy of having a friend as my GP... Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'd rather someone go to the gym and work at being healthy than go to a church and pray for health, but maybe that's just me. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Absolutely, because they're freedom haters. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

While referring to a middle-aged black man as "boy" may be common in your household, and possibly even common in your regional vernacular, I'm happy to report that, in the US as a whole, it's not nearly as common as it once was. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'd call myself more of a libertarian than a Libertarian. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The closest forests to where I live are tamarack, which burns pretty good. Here is more information than you probably want on the subject. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'm with you. This one smacks of politics over competence, and I am not a fan of it. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The only thing racist here is your presumption that my use of the word "boy" was intended to be racist. I'd be more inclined to believe you if I'd seen you refer to Bush as "boy" over the years. The fact of the matter is that Obama is not a child, but he is black, thus a racist intent is inferred by your slur. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

If he was born in the US, how could he NOT be "natural born"? He certainly wouldn't be foreign born. IF it's true that his mother renounced his citizenship and he later got it back, wouldn't that make him a natural-born AND naturalized citizen (as opposed to OR)? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Erin is putting our bird in a brine this afternoon, but it's some other recipe because she's using chicken stock instead of veggie stock (and I agree with you on making homemade veggie stock when a recipe calls for it). Of course just one turkey wouldn't be enough for four skydivers, so Aaron is smoking a bird too. That makes a total of TWO turkeys, a spinach quiche, my amazing green beans, taters & stuffing (and gravy), brie & pesto stuffed rolls, a cheesecake, and homemade pecan and pumpkin pies. If nodody hears from me, Erin, Aaron, or Bill on Friday, send EMTs with stretchers made for really fat people. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)