TriGirl

HEY!! I resemble that remark!! FWIW, I don't care much for live cams, but don't really have a dog in the fight since I don't really go to bars. However, those people cheating on their spouses could find themselves in a pickle if their SO catches them on camera. It would be even worse for you. Sound or no sound, your conversation would be broadcast for anyone to "eavesdrop"! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

All I will say about this poll is that yes, Vader is right. It should have been set up so you could vote for all that apply. And also, yes, GoPros are awesome. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Send me the link, Wendy! That is just so wrong on so MANY levels. You just hate having the tables turned on you. Turnabout is fair play!! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Nope. His name was "Inigo" (no "d"). Sorry -- that bugs me every time I see it here! You just happened to be the one I replied to this time. So, maybe "indigo" is really a color? See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Well, in that case... "Nice pic, Lisa!" See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

And I'm seeing YOURS sideways! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Pfft. PD never made a "Sabre 1"! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Send me the link, Wendy! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

I didn't really balk at it because the newer motels (like the Fairfield Inn) were running about that per night during Nationals, and most of the other hotels in Ottawa weren't much cheaper. Fairfield's perfectly nice and comes with a free breakfast with all the powdered eggs you can eat, but I wouldn't mind paying the same amount and having my own kitchen. ^^ THIS ^^ Especially as a judge or competitor (or going for more than a week for training). When you have units that accommodate 2-3 or 3-4 people, your team can bunk together, be close to the DZ, party after jumping but make it back to the "house" safely (without the rest of the carpool having to wait, go back for you, or worry about whether you'll find a ride). Bulk rates for a weekly rental perhaps? $100/day means that if you rent for five nights, you're renting for a month. I get that you take the housekeeping into consideration when you have high turnover, so I probably wouldn't rent for one or two days. But the monthly, or perhaps a weekly rental would be nice. But what does the DZ do with them in the off season? See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Not to mention the "on site" housing possibilities! Forget trailers -- build small houses around a swimming pool. Two to three cafes/restaurants, small grocery.... And no local town to complain about the skydivers. Plenty of "outs!" Hey, Nataly -- there's your new move! Growing the business, working for yourself, etc. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Blasphemer!!! Oreos without milk is a violation of God's will! It's in the damn jingle, for goodness sake! "Ice cold milk and an Oreo cookie. They forever go together, what a classic combination." Repent before you are sent to Hell. (Place of no Oreos) Hope nobody is offended. I just REALLY like Oreos. Damn you, David! Now I have that stupid jingle stuck in my head. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

I'll start my baking next week. Feel free to come on down to Ankara to "help" with the clean-up! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Thanks for the dog biscuit recipe! Turkey has a huge feral dog population. One particularly friendly pack lives arond the lake where I cycle/run. One of them has learned that a nice lady drives a certain Jeep, and she is usually waiting for me when I get back from my run. I'd like to have some treats for her and her friends (definitely something I can toss individually to the dogs, to avoid the mob and fight over getting closest to the food!). See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Chocolate chip. Or snickerdoodles. Or peanutbutter. Pretty much whatever is around. Interesting -- two of the three of these are specialties of mine. And a few years ago, one of my deployed friends requested snickerdoodles for one of his coworkers, so I came up with a variation on a sugar cookie recipe to fulfill the request. He said the result was well received.

I got to exit a plane over the weekend!

Oh, I don't know about that. If she doesn't celebrate Christmas, she might still enjoy a walk along a street that has a lot of lights, with the hot chocolate. Just use travel/thermal mugs and stroll along looking at the lights. Talk about whatever.

Unfortunately for me right now, EVERY day is "Turkey" day (I live in Ankara, Turkey). However, I've already started the dishes for my sort-of-famous "Tequila Dinner" that I'll be serving at the Marine House at the embassy on Wednesday. I happen to know of another skydiver who just got to Turkey this week for a long vacation. He'll get to Ankara early next week, in time for said Tequila Dinner, followed by a road trip along Turkey's southwest coast for some nice historical sightseeing and possibly some SCUBA diving. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Damn, Nikita -- some interesting replies, though I haven't really seen any appropriate to your situation (except the warnings about entering into such an agreement with "friends"). I also can't imagine it's very easy for a single man to adopt in America, even these days. I suppose you could do the sperm donor route, but I don't think you'd get visitation in that situation. I'm not even sure you'd be made aware if your donation resulted in children (or how many). And I'm with Grue. Never wanted kids. I even lost a few boyfriends along the way who were totally turned off by my not wanting to have kids (guys who wanted families). Yours is an interesting situation. The aforementioned guys just moved on to other prospects, although they went the marriage route. Usually followed by the divorce route, but whatever. At least you're honest about what aspects of a family life you want to have, and aren't thinking about just getting married to whomever you find just so you can have kids. Good luck! T See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Adrien?? WTF?? That's a guy's name! Not when me 'Muricans make a slight change in the spelling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VyzII09Hos Or when it's spelled Adrienne, which is French. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Forgot to remind you . . . Y'all are STILL just a DEPARTMENT of the NAVY! Yeah, the MEN'S department! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

higger? ETA -- ah, so you've edited it. Wasn't sure if you were going with "bigger" or "higher." It's the damn uniform. It just doesn't suit my body type. Those were the best photos of the lot. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

+1! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

To all my Marine Corps family.

And, here all this time; I was thinking it was because you were trisexual.

My other sport is triathlon. Lots of great ways to play up "tri," but it's best to keep it simple!