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That doesn't make much sense. Being short, you're always looking up other people's noses, not vice versa. I'm a bit self conscious about how great I am. I generally try to keep some of my awesomness subdued so regular people don't treat me any differently. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I keep Riedel Vinum series at the house, Riedel stemless at the dropzone, and a constant supply of one of mankind's greatest inventions, Wine Away at both. I generally break a couple a year, but nothing to get too worked up over (except the last one, which I broke over my girlfriend's head ). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Happy birthday Brandon. Here's hoping you get hammered drunk and a pair of 21-year-old twins for your birthday. (Oh, and the new WoW expansion pack came out last week...you should get back in the game on Blood Furnace or Skywall ) Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Which state is it that asks sexual orientation prior to granting a driver's licence? And how do you figure marriage isn't an inalienable right contained within the sets of rights "liberty and the pursuit of happiness"? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

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

Politicians who are overly religious bother me regardless of which flavor of god they prefer. But a devout Muslim wouldn't bother me any more or less than a devout Christian. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I wouldn't exactly call the Precision/Icarus 330/365 canopies "trucks". From my perspective, they're just high enough performance to keep instructor fatigue well-managed while also being stable enough to keep instructor injuries to a minimum. I've also got an Icarus 400 that gets flown when necessary for conditions or for instructor's peace of mind, but it sits far more often than the 330's. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

At West Plains Skydiving School, I pay our guys an extra buck a pound for every pound over 190, and each guy has his own limits. We've got one nearing retirement won't go over 190 lbs, a few of us limit ourselves around 225-235, and one guy consistently asks for the bigger students because he wants the extra pay, so we just watch TSO weight on him. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Just wait until you see the after-sale markup I'm gonna put on your new Infinity! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Hey! Don't make me kick your veggie-eating, Saab-driving, Studebaker-collecting, apple-fan boy ass. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

"Gay" and "Marriage" did not evolve to describe homosexual activities. Why should the law distinguish homosexual activities from heterosexual activities? Why shouldn't the law remain silent on the issue? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Which law needs to distinguish between heterosexual couples and homosexual couples and why is such a distinction necessary? Blues, Dave Maybe you'd be happy if prosecutors could arbitrarily redefine words used in indictments, to guarantee getting a conviction regardless of what the accused had actually done. What we have here is one special interest group usurping what had been an accepted definition for centuries, to further its agenda. We don't call tails "legs" just so dogs can have 5 legs. You didn't answer my question. A prosecutor redefining words to win a conviction would be doing so to have a material affect, to the detriment of the accused. If two relationships are to be treated entirely the same under the law, what is the need or benefit in ensuring that the law distinguishes which relationship is homosexual and which is heterosexual. I don't think anyone here is suggesting that gay couples cannot call themselves married (privately, among friends, etc), nor are they prohibited from counting their dog's tail among his legs if doing so has some significance to them. What we're talking about is people arguing in favor of a legal distinction that *should* have no affect other than in making that distinction. But we know that's not the case...the distinction will have material affects. Let's say that the set of rights & responsibilities inherent to Bob & Jane's legal relationship is X. Let's further say that the set of rights & responsibiliities inherent to Chuck & Larry's legal relationship is X. What need is there for a legal distinction identifying Chuck & Larry as queers? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I would wait until other carriers, besides Verizon carry it. Why? The new blackberrys have GPS built-in, but Verizon always disables it so that they can sell you an inferior cell-phone triangulation service (VZNavigator) for an addition $10/month (whereas GPS is free). Also, the new blackberrys have WiFi, but Verizon disables that as well. Why? Because they want to sell you additional bandwidth (per meg over 5 gig), and if you use WiFi at home, you're not using their network. I'm going to drop Verizon after my contract expires, due to bad marketing practices like these. Can't complain about service, though - it's pretty good. All reports are that they are not disabling the GPS in the Storm, so BBMaps, GoogleMaps, etc will work just fine. If you want audible turn-by-turn, you have to subscribe to VZNavigator, but I *think* it'll use the functional GPS rather than cell tower triangulation. In any case, at nearly 40 years old, I've used in-town GPS for something other than entertainment/distraction exactly once in my life...I think this will be an upgrade in that regard. As for WiFi, yeah, it sounds kinda cool, but for the most part I don't need it. Also, it's not disabled in the Storm, it's simply not present...perhaps because there isn't a lot of room left in the phone with all the radios that are in it. In my house I've got a desktop and a laptop on a wireless-N network that are much better than any BB for surfing the internet. Outside the house, I don't spend much time anywhere that has free WiFi (small-ish town and I don't go out to bars often). I keep an RV at the DZ about 4 miles from the nearest town and am there at least 30 weekends a year...3G works fine to tether my laptop there, and fast enough to even play WoW at night or on weather days. 5 gigs a month has been plenty for me thus far (I have the Verizon data plan to tether my VX8700 to my laptop right now). My only other real option with decent coverage at the DZ is AT&T, which has the iPhone and the BB-Bold as top of the line devices. The iPhone isn't tetherable (a deal-killer for me), has a lesser camera that doesn't shoot video, no haptic feedback, it doesn't send MMS, and it can't cut/paste in documents. The Bold is basically a Storm with WiFi (and without CDMA) but also with a smaller, non-touch screen, and a lesser camera. Combining those options with bad prior experiences with AT&T & comparable monthly rates, and my decision is pretty straight-forward. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'm curious what percentage of these increased mortgage failures are coming from the "poor" people who only bought the one home, as opposed to better off people who are losing rentals and "flippers". Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

LOL at least we know each others pain You guys don't know what pain is. I live in Washington state. My Seahawks are 2-7 this season, and mye UW Huskies are 0-9 this season. But at least the Huskies rival, the WSU Cougars, are sucking too (1-9 this season, having been outscored 502-139). Yes, the three major football teams in my state are a combined 3-25 and have been outscored 1105-441. Our baseball team, the Mariners, went 61-101. Our NBA team, the Sonics, moved to Oklahoma this year. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I know my cell and office phone numbers and my parents' home phone number. I can get most of the digits right on my daughter's and girlfriend's phone numbers, but not all of them. That's it. The rest I haven't a clue. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I've thought for about 15 years now that there was potential for small ("micro"), modular, nuclear power plants to successfully augment and replace some of our more traditional power production capacity. The picture on that website is pretty lame, but I think the basic concept could be totally workable. And yes, I'd theoretically be willing to have such a device buried in my backyard (once I'd had a chance to better assess the specifics). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Which law needs to distinguish between heterosexual couples and homosexual couples and why is such a distinction necessary? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Religion does not answer to logic. Your question is without meaning. Does logic suggest to you that there should be constitutional amendments to legally define all words, just this one, or a specific list of terms including "wedding", "spouse", "wife", "husband", "newlywed", and "better half"? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Of course...I'm sure everyone here has, to varying extents, and I'm sure most of us will again. On the bright side, if you never gambled, you'd never win, and the times you lose help you better appreciate the times you win. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Dude.. You are world Slowest Freekin towel Boy ever. How long ago was it I asked for that towel? Remind me never to send you for a beer. it will be like 2012 before it gets here. It's been 1026 days. It might take a bit longer for me to bring you a beer without drinking along on the way. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Too bad "I am Soooooo not your type!" Else I mght offer to help with that problem too.

My first inclination is to scream. My second is to open it up a bit and see if it's plain roast beef or a beef & cheddar with Arby's sauce. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Things darken up some when women get pregnant (not always, but it's not uncommon). They tend to lighten up for some (but again...not always) after the pregnancy is over. So this sort of pigmentation change should serve as a warning that the woman has been proven fertile at some point in her life. That's good information! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

You don't get to volunteer for that job, Dave. You've got all the psycho you can handle. Ha ha! But my recent experience with that particular (WONDERFUL) subset could prove beneficial! Blues, Dave That's a good point... Ok, but only if I get to be your assistant. Deal! Edit to add: See J? Short redheads can be awesome! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)