Riddle #4

Five siblings are they, their color is true;

One belongs to one, four are shared by two.

Connected together, some by locks;

Many meet their fate upon the rocks.

Arrange their initials, and you should

Find things that are found in a neighborhood.

What has just been described?

The most incredible thing I've ever done...

Becky's 45th birthday - 8-8-08.

She originally wanted to go to Vegas because the Chinese said something about that date being the luckiest something or other and you're blessed to be alive on that day. How we ended up in Clewiston I'm still not really positive but I wouldn't trade that day for the world.

There aren't words to properly describe the experience but I can tell you that if you ever have the opportunity, DO IT. It's absolutely amazing to put it mildly. It's the rush of all rushes, the adrenaline surge of all adrenaline surges, and the escape of all escapes.

This was the easy part. Cheese for the camera, get into the plane with the tandem instructor. (Why are the hot ones always so damned short?)

It was a little Cessna 306. Held together with duct tape, carpet padding and paper clips. When I got in and looked around, I was glad I was jumping out...

In the plane with John. This was fun. I gave him shit but he could dish it out too. John, Lisa (the videographer) and I laughed hysterically for about 20 minutes up there.

The airport was the size of a dime and you could see Lake Okeechobee and follow the Okeechobee River all the way to where it emptied into the Gulf of Mexico from where we jumped out.

He said I was going to get a "1, 2, 3, go!"

He fibbed.

Grab your balls, ladies, here we go!

Now the best part...

It's indescribable....

I can't even begin to tell you how freeing it is.







It seems like a lifetime before you actually pull the chute but you only freefall for about sixty seconds. The ride after the chute is pulled lasts 6-8 minutes depending on how much you play while you're up there. I told him I wanted a wild ride so he pulled the toggles on the chute so hard and fast we flipped over the canopy about three times before we hit the ground. It's crazy to see your canopy and then the ground below you when you look up. It almost doesn't make any sense.

I'm addicted. I can't wait to do it again. Lori and Matt don't know it yet but they're planning on going with me for my birthday. 3/12/09 guys. Mark your calendar.

I'm going to see if I can get my video posted if anyone's interested. It's a lot more fun. It takes you from the beginning to the end. Sarah, how do I do that?

4th of July in Daytona Beach

Well, I guess I could post pictures and tell you about our long weekend in Daytona Beach.... almost two months later... sorry again. I swear I apologize in this blog more than anything else. Anyway... on to the pictures.

We had a blast. We got there Thursday night and the rum flow started. We drank, ate well, wandered around Main St. and the Pier, spent Saturday at the track tailgating and watching the race and enjoyed a beautiful private beach house with a great view and a kayak in the garage. The fun started on Thursday and didn't stop until Sunday evening.

Part of the view down the beach from the back deck at the house. We spent a lot of our time out there.

Larry and I, slightly intoxicated, getting our feet wet on Thursday night. A great start to an even better weekend.

"Cheeseburger" and "Dirty Larry"relaxing on the back deck.

We had just gotten to the house after 4 hours in the truck.

The weekend begins!

The foyer in the front of the house has the wheels from an old ship and one of those creepy giant nutcrackers.

...and here's the creepy nutcracker. This is the stuff nightmares are made of. There are three of them.

~~~chills~~~

Larry talked Marty into getting his first tattoo.

They found the kayak... they said they had to 'practice' before they put it in the water.

HAHA!

I love this house. This is the view looking the other way off the back deck.

GO 24!!!

We're Gordon fans in case you didn't get that.

Daytona International Speedway at the Coke Zero 400

Practice makes perfect... not so much.

They look pretty steady here but they tipped over and got plowed by the kayak plenty of times before Jenn and I could quit laughing and showed them how it's done.

We stayed out all day getting sunburned kayaking.

I have more pictures but they're not available to me at the moment... pictures of the rest of the weekend. I'll post them when I get them.

Riddle #3

The answer?

SEVEN

Decapitate me and all becomes equal. (EVEN)

Then truncate me and I become second. (EVE)

Cut me front and back and I become two less than I started. (V)

HA! That was fun!

HAHA - I STUMPED HER!!

Sarah doesn't know the answer to this one!

I posted a riddle she couldn't blow out of the water!

I like this one.... does anyone else care to give it a shot before I post the answer?

Riddle #3

Let's try another riddle. Ready?

Decapitate me and all becomes equal. Then truncate me and I become second. Cut me front and back and I become two less than I started.What am I?

Sarah, fire away. :)

I. HATE. SPIDERS!!!!

It's karma, I know it.

I used to pick on David (Pinky) all the time. I would pick up a daddy long legs by a leg and dangle it in front of him because watching him behave like a lunatic amused me greatly. Once, I pointed out one crawling on the wall behind him to watch him hop oh so gracefully over the bar... things like that.

I'm paying for it.

I was always the one person that didn't flee like a cockroach when you turn a light on at the sight one. I was ok as long as I could see the little joker. I mean, I'm bigger then he is by how much? and it's not like he's gonna jump ten feet to bite me. Flip - flop comes off, spidey goes 'splat', right? Not so much.

My entire right leg hurts so bad I can hardly walk - from the top of my thigh all the way to my foot. My knee is the size of a basketball and cherry red with a black hole the size of a quarter where the little f'er decided to sink his teeth in the back of it. I've had a fluctuating fever since Friday that has been so high I was dizzy Saturday night and I have an appointment to go to my favorite place (my doctor's office) Monday morning and have it cut open. YAY!! I'm just so happy I could pee!

You're jealous, I can tell.

From now on I run. Hard and fast. No more screwin' around. I'm sorry Pinky... it was ridiculously funny at the time, but now I know you're P.O.V. and it won't happen again.

I'm off to try to sleep through serious throbbing pain before the appointment I'm so looking forward to.

......whimper.....

OK so I lied...

I disappeared again...

I'll try to keep up this time.

Really.

After much deep and profound brain things inside my head...

I've decided to leave any changes to my hair in Becky's (my hair stylist's) caring, educated (key word = educated) hands.

This is why...

That doesn't even look like me!!

Rollers are bad.

December 11, 2007...

...was the last time I posted anything here.

I won't let it happen again.