When I first saw this video I was thrilled at the idea. Then after a second watch I was sick. Then after a third watch I was left with a sense of amazement and a list of questions like, “Who was the first person to work this out?”
Are you curious what I’m talking about? I’m talking about extreme base jumping using of a wing suit.
Wingsuit flying is propelling the human body through the air using a special jumpsuit that shapes the human body into an airfoil to create lift. The wingsuit has fabric sewn between the legs and under the arms. A wingsuit can be flown from any point that provides sufficient altitude to glide through the air. Parachute equipment is used for landing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingsuit_flying
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November 30th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
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I can SOOOO sympathize with what your going through with home schooling your kids. We actually started down that path with our kids, but switched to a private school when we adopted the girls and brought them home.
Im not so sure I could have verbalized the two questioner types as Jill did, but that was DEAD ON!! And I heard the 'socialization questions' so often, I could tell who was going to ask before they opened their mouths. My standard answer to that was, "My children are involved in 4-H, sports (Soccer and basketball), home school groups, and of course they live in a neighborhood with lots of other kids. What do you think they are missing??" If they actually answered that, I would add the following to whatever list they gave me... "Bullies, Evolution and other teachings I found that directly contradict my religion and my standard of ethics" I don't remember anyone who argued on after that statement.
Stay strong, don't sweat the small minded people, and best of luck in your continued efforts to raise your children your way and Gods way.
tim
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