#169 — Like a Leaf on the Wind

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I’m a big fan of sky-diving…so long as it is undertaken for the express purpose of escaping from a paralyzed airplane which is hurtling ground-ward. On the other hand, leaving a perfectly functional aircraft mid-flight would be disrespectful to the hardworking engineers, technicians and flight crew who are dedicated to providing a safe, comfortable trip.

Despite my common sense, I recently tried my hand at skydiving from the dizzying altitude of five feet, ten inches.

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Notes:

The feedback lately has been a lot of fun, particularly in response to this Tweet.  When that went out, I heard back from @trgrant, @hjkuzcotopia, @AdoroTeDevote, and (of course) @CaptainJareck.

@TheMoneyGeek is a great supporter of the show and I really appreciate that.  If I ever win the Utah lottery (which will be tough ’cause Utah doesn’t have a lottery) I’ll turn to Sam for investment advice.

@Mainframe responded to this Tweet.

Finally, thanks to two great podcasts for promoting the show recently.  The New Forest podcast (thanks Alex) and Chuck Tomasi over at Technorama (THE place to go for all things geek.)