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Opening Ceremony Knit Sweater $425.00 Really$425........made in China.....by some blind kids who pull in $10 a day......with $5 shipping. No wonder the guy has an impressive collection of exotic cars! Look only one person can have their logo on people and make it look good! http://maitesalazar.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/stephen-colbert-speedskater-lotus.jpg http://www.nofactzone.net/wp-content/images/KatherineReutter.jpg Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

Wow...it's really going around isn't it? I'll sign my papers this Thursday to make it official. I'm not looking forward to single life. But hey we live right? Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

OK fellow engineer. This is how you should look at it. Your house should cost no more than 3 times your base non taxed income. If you make 100K your house should be no more than 300k. Engineers get the shaft in the US. Unlike Germany or other center European countries where Engineers are given a bit of respect, here in the US we are slaves to the management. And don't expect to get much respect telling people you are an engineer. Half the time they think you drive a train. Food here is cheaper than Europe and of course gas and cars. Our taxes are a lot less here but we have to pay for our own health insurance. On average we get paid more in the US then you guys do in Europe by about two to one but it's the other things that get us. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

I used an edited version of this video http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ueli_gegenschatz_extreme_wingsuit_jumping.html The kids loved it! Simply thought it was the most amazing thing they had ever seen! I think I'll keep it on there for future classes. Shah Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

Maybe he's just not compensating for anything. Ding Ding!!! I drive a VW Jetta.

I touch my I pad often but only if it syncs with my I pod. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

kmills0705 Read my post, I said some are slaves to biology while others rise above it. You've risen above biology. You've taken control of your primal urges and used logic and understanding to make your self a better person. I wish more people in the world were like you. Hell I wish I was more like you. 3 2 1 (some one will be insulted by this reply) Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

Oh no I agree with you 100% the biology bothers me just as much as it bothers you. Yes there are people with good self understanding and who can rise above biology but a good number of people are slaves to biology and their biological drives. Note the thread about kids. But you have to understand just because you can rise above your animal instincts doesn't mean every one can or wants to? Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

Should I have said skydiving gear orgy? It's basic biology. The more things change the more they stay the same. It sucks, but what can you do? Sure having a great personality is nice, sure looking good is nice but if two guys came up and they both looked great and both had great personality and one made $300K a year and one only $100K....who would you date? The guy who makes $300k. Because let's face it money buys a lot of things in this world from a better longer life to more free time to know some one. But that being said, I say let's turn things around! Let's start a revolutions! From now on we men will only hit on well to do women so that we can focus on looking super sexy sand buy gear

I sent that to the girl with whom I had a date with a few weeks back which prompted me to start this thread. But you know....fake boobies only cost $7k! Kids....well they cost a lot more than that Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

Note I didn't start this thread. NOT ME! Not me! But come on, it's basic biology. A woman wants a guy who had the means to support her regardless of how successful she may be. After all the bills he pays will cover her various shoe and hand bag orgies at the mall. Here in and around NYC with the recent half TRILLION bonuses that were handed out...you should have seen the women go nuts over these hedge fund trust fund babies. It was just funny and a tad bit sad. I guess they know what they want and you really can't get angry at them for it. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

That's what I'm getting from the girls and that's the big surprise. That they are looking at this as a design issue not a aesthetics issue. Thus the materials science discussion as well as general aeronautics. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

YES.

Materials is just the get go for the girls. The conversation then evolves into green power and green buildings. Every thing from chemical engineering to electrical and beyond. My only gripe is that I only have 45minutes to talk to the kids, of which 15 of those is videos to get their brains going. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

Seriously? YES! Materials engineering. I ask them, "OK who liked his suit?" and all the kids say yes and I start asking what parts they liked and right off the bat the guys for the structure but the girls go more for the materials and the colors. (these are kids in 6th grade) And I tell them that if they wish to make something as beautiful as that wing suit they need to understand the basic laws that govern the natural world. And those laws are written in math and with math you can understand science and with science you can make the world a better place not only to live but to have fun in. I also show the kids a video of myself in a wind tunnel (skyventure Montreal) and they love that as well. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

Michi Thank you! My administrator kind of had developed a crush on him and when she found out that he had lost his life was very upset. And I for one was just not sure on proper antiquate on the subject. Thank you and I will continue to show his inspiring video. The kids love it! They are amazed that humans can fly. And when tell them that the next generation of wing suits and canopies that will revolutionize the world will come from their minds not mine....they are all blown away! Even the girls get into it! Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

Hi every one, I'm very sorry to bother you and to bring up the loss of such a great person. But I have an ethical question. I'm the manager of a student outreach organization. Our mission is to reach out to kids K-12 and educate them regarding the viability of a career in the fields of Science and Engineering. To do so we send Engineers and Scientists off to local schools and have them discuss their education, their work and their lives. When I go out, being the manager, I bring along a nice DVD which has various video clips picked up from ted.com demonstrating how engineering and science can help make dreams come true. Be it Aimee Mullins amazing carbon fiber legs http://www.vianet.org/news/2009/2009-03-03.shtml to Ueli Gegenschatz inspiring wing suit flights. http://live7.ted.com/speakers/ueli_gegenschatz.html But with Mr. Ueli Gegenschatz untimely death, I'm not so sure what to do? Should I continue showing the kids how amazing this man was and that maybe one day science and technology will allow us to really fly like birds or to remove this video from my roster as a sign of respect. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Shah Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

Have you tried a g string? Less material in the back may be more comfy. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

Well that's cool of you. But for me right now....no. Maybe later? Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

hu? Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

So when are you actually going to start skydiving again and pass AFF? This spring. I'll be back in the air.

I'm the same way mate, came to this country with nothing more than one suit case of clothes for 4 people. And finally at the age of 33 i can almost say I'm comfortable but by no means secure nor steady. I mean if I were a native, I could rely on grandparents to take care of the kids, or my parents to help out if things got complicated....but it's just me and my parents are worse off than me. So how dare I bring a life into such a state? Well thanks every one, I greatly appreciated the help. I feel much better about myself and my life choices. Thank you. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

No, unfortunately I wish it were that easy. But those remarks came from what I was becoming due to our relationship. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

It happens. Believe it or not I think it was for the better. The way she, my X, was treating me I was slowly becoming some one I didn't like. But I did all I could do from books to therapy and still it was a lost cause. And so at 33, an engineer, with two cats, I'm dating....or at least trying to date and this is what I got hit with right out of the gates. Heck who am I kidding, i git hit with this over coffee! I could only imagine what I would have gotten hit with if I were on a real date! Biology is powerful and from what I can tell half these women in my age bracket are either looking for a baby dady or daddy for the baby they want to have next year. It's scary! Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

We separated a few months ago and will be divorced after our taxes are filed. Long story short.....it's complicated and well some times you can do every thing right and still not make it. As for the skirt comment, well look would you give up what you love? Why should she? I know some times I'm insane but what happened to mutual respect and understanding. No I will never retire my helmet. No I will never stop skydiving or rock climbing and No, at this moment I'm not 100% on kids and so NO i don't want them. And please stop giving me the evil eye or accusing me of being some sort of monster. (this last part is aimed at any one here but rather at society) Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!