They look like anybody's grandparents now, but they're special.
It's something I've dreamed of my whole life. It's something I may yet see in my life, and it's something for which I would sell anything, give anything to see. The passion with which these men speak …
Transmetropolitan's take on how we treat the past
On this day, twenty years ago, seven of the best and brightest vanished from the world in a flash of light.
Although there had been deaths before, and there have been deaths since, Challenger was the first one I remember, and so holds a special place in my space-lovin' heart …
So, the other shoe to which I referred has, in fact, dropped.
I have been informed that despite my dislocation being just my first, I am among the unlucky ones whose dislocation caused a fracture that renders my shoulder extremely unstable from here on out.
200 km …
I got a phone call from my physician on Wednesday in which he told me that the MRI I had indicated cartilage damage in the shoulder, and that I was going to be at risk of join instability pretty much forever.
Which does not bode well for my …
Christ, dislocating my shoulder hurt.
It's not common to be injured during freefall, but I managed it, and am in a sling for the next two weeks. Typing is a pain...
That's my membership number.
I'm now a certified solo skydiver, with the pin, membership number, certificate (duh!) and a sticker :)
This is... cool, if you ask me.
For those of you that weren't actually at the drop zone yesterday, I just completed all of my requirements for solo CSPA certification, which means that I can jump solo anywhere in Canada.
Three good skydives, yesterday.
I'm a happy man. So were Ryan and …
With a flutter or two of butterflies in my stomach to keep me company on the way up, it is done! I am now certified to jump solo at the club level, meaning only at Eden North, and I'm a short hop away from being able …
Looking back over the year just past, i'll be the first to admit there's been a staggering amount of fascinating news, but there have been some things happening in the world that touched me more than the rest.
Make no mistake, the amount of death and suffering, mismanagement, untruth, and …