"Andy" q wrote in message ...
"Dee Randall" wrote in
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But... you'd do it again, right?!!!

Andy

Never, never never!!! and I didn't. It would have been like carrying
a cat into a car. :-)))
I have motion sickness -- cruizes? forget it! Long day trips -- my
head is swimming all night long.
Dee Dee


So lunch in Paris is out of the question? Mon amour?

Andy

Your rowboat would be insufficient, I'm afraid.
So I'm sorry - I can't help you out :-))))))
Dee Dee

"tdstr" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Dee Randall wrote:
I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think
of
one more thing that I want to do.
What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never
done
yet -- hobbies, mind you.

Hello Dee and all:

Most of my hobbies involve/involved 'making stuff and things'.
Cooking, gardening (tomatoes and peppers, mainly), machining, foundry,
some woodwork and carpentry, telescope making, pyrotechnics. Used to
own a VW bus but found I didn't have the time to give it justice.

Main hobby has been and still is building and flying rockets. Little
model rockets and big model rockets. My last big 'un was about 9'
tall, 40 lb, and flew to 6700 feet. (That's considered modest-sized
these days). Yes, I got it back intact. And you don't have to be a
rocket scientist....:-)

http://www.tripoli.org/

Best -- Terry


Well I'll add myself to the list of rocket people that like to cook

Ted Novak
TRA#5512
IEAS#75

Just wondering, are you from Ohio?
I only ask because it seems to me that there are some famous rocketeers from
that area -- I know nothing about it, just an impression.
Dee Dee

"Dee Randall" wrote in
:


"Andy" q wrote in message ...
"Dee Randall" wrote in
:

But... you'd do it again, right?!!!

Andy

Never, never never!!! and I didn't. It would have been like carrying
a cat into a car. :-)))
I have motion sickness -- cruizes? forget it! Long day trips -- my
head is swimming all night long.
Dee Dee


So lunch in Paris is out of the question? Mon amour?

Andy

Your rowboat would be insufficient, I'm afraid.
So I'm sorry - I can't help you out :-))))))
Dee Dee


But... but... I'm a pilot (if only for a few minutes)! We could (uhmmmm)
crash and burn? I digress. Bon appetit!

G

Andy

Dave Smith wrote in
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There is a skydiving school about 10 miles form here. They lose one
every year or two.
It's surprising that some people actually survive a jump where the
chute doesn't open properly.


Dave,

Skydiving school?? Is that a pass/fail course?

Either I'm gonna float to the ground or die on the way down.

School... bullsh*t.

We lost a first time tandem jump woman over the weekend. She "slipped"
(?????) out of the harness when the chute opened. NO FAULT of the
"experienced" jump instructor!!!! YEAH RIGHT!

When I get sky high and am going to jump out of a perfectly good
airplane, I'm not going to be teathered to an idiot with badges!

Imho,

Andy

"Andy" q wrote

We lost a first time tandem jump woman over the weekend. She "slipped"
(?????) out of the harness when the chute opened. NO FAULT of the
"experienced" jump instructor!!!! YEAH RIGHT!

I heard about that, how did she SLIP out of it? I thought
it went over your shoulder and under your crotch, at the
very least, then around your sides. Obviously she was not
attached properly to the instructor. Duh.

nancy

"Nancy Young" wrote in news:e5nh8s$gnt$1
@news.monmouth.com:


"Andy" q wrote

We lost a first time tandem jump woman over the weekend. She "slipped"
(?????) out of the harness when the chute opened. NO FAULT of the
"experienced" jump instructor!!!! YEAH RIGHT!

I heard about that, how did she SLIP out of it? I thought
it went over your shoulder and under your crotch, at the
very least, then around your sides. Obviously she was not
attached properly to the instructor. Duh.

nancy


nancy,

I have no clue. The TV talking heads and the investigators have taken the
"see no, hear no, speak no evil" approach, as usual.

Andy

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article ,
The Bubbo wrote:

(also, I drive my old lady car and I'm teaching myself to make jam

What, you don't have any friends in town who can help you?


I believe I do and now that my hand is working again I'm ready to get
started...

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

I don't know if this is something you would enjoy, but what about
corresponding with people? or doing volunteer work?

For years I have corresponded with prisoners around the country, as well
as done prisoner-related volunteer work.

If you find it interests you, the good people at Human Kindness
Foundation www.humankindness.org may be able to help you find a prisoner
to correspond with, as well as give you advice as to how to go about it.

On Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:57:15 -0400, "Joe Cilinceon"
wrote:

Dee Randall wrote:
"Joe Cilinceon" wrote in message
...
Depends on the 50 year old man. Few really attain a black belt in 2
years. Dee Randall wrote:
Of one of the famous martial arts instructors in California was
asked by a 50 year old non-sportive, non-active man in good health
and mentally fit, if the instructor could help him become
proficient in martial arts. The martial arts instructor said that
a 50 year old man could attain a black belt in 2 years. Would you
agree? in a general sense? Thanks,
Dee

--

Joe Cilinceon


Few of any age?
Thanks,
Dee Dee

Yes, few of any age or sex will actually make it to a black belt level. Most
will lose interest or drop out within the first year. Of those that do make
black belt, men tend to take a little longer than women. The reason for this
IMHO is that women don't have as many bad physical habits to overcome.
Children are another subject all together.


I am aware of a young teen girl who is now testing for her brown belt.
Her mother said she will probably have her black belt in a year.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974

Dee Randall wrote:
"tdstr" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Dee Randall wrote:
I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think
of
one more thing that I want to do.
What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never
done
yet -- hobbies, mind you.
Hello Dee and all:

Most of my hobbies involve/involved 'making stuff and things'.
Cooking, gardening (tomatoes and peppers, mainly), machining, foundry,
some woodwork and carpentry, telescope making, pyrotechnics. Used to
own a VW bus but found I didn't have the time to give it justice.

Main hobby has been and still is building and flying rockets. Little
model rockets and big model rockets. My last big 'un was about 9'
tall, 40 lb, and flew to 6700 feet. (That's considered modest-sized
these days). Yes, I got it back intact. And you don't have to be a
rocket scientist....:-)

http://www.tripoli.org/

Best -- Terry

Well I'll add myself to the list of rocket people that like to cook

Ted Novak
TRA#5512
IEAS#75

Just wondering, are you from Ohio?
I only ask because it seems to me that there are some famous rocketeers from
that area -- I know nothing about it, just an impression.
Dee Dee



Nope. Me be from MN. And we have some rocket celebs here as well.
Google Ky Michaelson.

Ted Novak
TRA#5512
IEAS#75

"tdstr" wrote in message
...
Dee Randall wrote:
"tdstr" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Dee Randall wrote:
I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't
think of
one more thing that I want to do.
What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never
done
yet -- hobbies, mind you.
Hello Dee and all:

Most of my hobbies involve/involved 'making stuff and things'.
Cooking, gardening (tomatoes and peppers, mainly), machining, foundry,
some woodwork and carpentry, telescope making, pyrotechnics. Used to
own a VW bus but found I didn't have the time to give it justice.

Main hobby has been and still is building and flying rockets. Little
model rockets and big model rockets. My last big 'un was about 9'
tall, 40 lb, and flew to 6700 feet. (That's considered modest-sized
these days). Yes, I got it back intact. And you don't have to be a
rocket scientist....:-)

http://www.tripoli.org/

Best -- Terry

Well I'll add myself to the list of rocket people that like to cook

Ted Novak
TRA#5512
IEAS#75

Just wondering, are you from Ohio?
I only ask because it seems to me that there are some famous rocketeers
from that area -- I know nothing about it, just an impression.
Dee Dee

Nope. Me be from MN. And we have some rocket celebs here as well. Google
Ky Michaelson.

Ted Novak
TRA#5512
IEAS#75

Got it, thanks.
I thought you meant "Kentucky."
Dee Dee

Dee Randall wrote:
I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think of
one more thing that I want to do.
What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
yet -- hobbies, mind you.

Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest with
me; cooking!
Thanks,
Dee Dee

Cycling. Fresh air, exercise, see new places, or at least see the same
places from a different angle, meet a lot of interesting people, and
you get to eat more . One of my former club's rides was the Tour de
Bakeries.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

The Cook wrote:


Yes, few of any age or sex will actually make it to a black belt level. Most
will lose interest or drop out within the first year. Of those that do make
black belt, men tend to take a little longer than women. The reason for this
IMHO is that women don't have as many bad physical habits to overcome.
Children are another subject all together.

I am aware of a young teen girl who is now testing for her brown belt.
Her mother said she will probably have her black belt in a year.


Some people are more interested and try harder than others. I had a friend who
took karate classes for two months. He was quite enthusiastic about it until he
got kicked in the mouth and had his lips split. I see people come and go in my
riding classes. People will come for a few weeks and seem really eager and then
they just disappear. Some of the kids in the classes come to half the classes.
You never know whether to expect them or not. I have taken a number of different
courses and it always seems to be the same. Some people are really keen and work
hard while others have a more casual approach. Bear in mind that there are some
other factors. Sometimes the kids get into an activity with an inaccurate image
and unrealistic expectations. Some kids beg their parents to enrol them in
classes. Others are signed up by the parents who want them to do it. But once in
a while you get a kid who works hard and advances quickly.

"The Cook" wrote


I am aware of a young teen girl who is now testing for her brown belt.
Her mother said she will probably have her black belt in a year.

Susan N.

Yes, it's done. My grandson has his black belt. He received it last
year, when he was 13. I'm glad he has it - he's only 5'2" and slender, so
he'll be able to cope with the big guys who pick on him!

Dora

limey wrote:
"The Cook" wrote


I am aware of a young teen girl who is now testing for her brown
belt. Her mother said she will probably have her black belt in a
year. Susan N.

Yes, it's done. My grandson has his black belt. He received it last
year, when he was 13. I'm glad he has it - he's only 5'2" and
slender, so he'll be able to cope with the big guys who pick on him!

Dora

It took me 30 months to get my first black belt, I started at 17 yrs old.
Took me about 6 months each to make a black belts in the next 2 styles I
took up. What took the time is the testing itself. I personally studied for
about 30 years before I quit studying. My oldest son took 18 months to get
his black belt (he was 14), second oldest took 28 months (he was 13) and
youngest went to brown and quit about a year into it (he was 12). I was
their instructor though did not rank them, as that is done by a ranking
board made up of instructors from other schools in the same style (at least
4). Oh and I personally made it 2nd degree in 1 style and 1st in all the
others.

The reason for the girls learning faster in general than boys is they
normally don't have pre conceived notions on how to fight. Boys now seem to
think they can fight from the moment they can walk and it takes a little
while to correct their bad habits. g

--

Joe Cilinceon