tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post740527331785609590..comments2024-03-29T05:36:33.086-07:00Comments on DJan-ity: Twenty years agoDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-46627538381566271122010-09-07T10:41:43.792-07:002010-09-07T10:41:43.792-07:00Hi DJan, You are comfortable and content with your...Hi DJan, You are comfortable and content with yourself now. That is a good thing my friend! <br />I was trying to think back twenty years ago..I was so busy..with teenagers and trying to run a business ( Far Guy did a long commute everyday..180 miles a day.) We were much younger then...:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-41279791088148943242010-09-06T11:32:58.441-07:002010-09-06T11:32:58.441-07:00401 jumps in a year....wow. i am glad you have fou...401 jumps in a year....wow. i am glad you have found contentedness as well...it is great to have all the fun and be just as happy at home...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-71187347799549731772010-09-06T10:04:41.089-07:002010-09-06T10:04:41.089-07:00The first step is a big one. That never changes. I...The first step is a big one. That never changes. Interesting though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-42248077672852532402010-09-06T09:40:24.273-07:002010-09-06T09:40:24.273-07:00Twenty years ago - 1990 - I visited my ex-boyfrien...Twenty years ago - 1990 - I visited my ex-boyfriend in Croatia. He was a concert cellist. My husband tagged along, mainly to make sure I came back home.<br /><br />Long story short, I could not stop weeping on the plane back to Hawaii and was subdued for months after my trip.<br /><br />Twenty years later, I am cured of my infatuation with an image.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-78015521944734461172010-09-06T06:41:13.807-07:002010-09-06T06:41:13.807-07:00401 jumps!! wow
I'm really impressed and a wee...401 jumps!! wow<br />I'm really impressed and a wee bit envious of your courage<br />I've been to sky diving sites to watch others but never took the plunge<br /><br />I love the photo, you look very adventureous :)<br /><br />and I like how you describe how our interests evolve over timeDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-80564075518180520202010-09-06T01:27:02.486-07:002010-09-06T01:27:02.486-07:00You have some really great memories there DJan. Yo...You have some really great memories there DJan. You do look pretty laid back in that photo.<br /><br />I suppose that is the way it is with most of our interests, at first we jump in with both feet and try to grab every moment we can with our new found pleasure. As time goes one we realize we can slow the pace a little and still have fun with it. <br /><br />Twenty years ago I was single and living in AK and trying to figure out how to get in some backpacking time over a short weekend.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-7658511321783452062010-09-05T19:46:11.338-07:002010-09-05T19:46:11.338-07:00I read all the posts I missed while being in Norwa...I read all the posts I missed while being in Norway then in Tennessee. As usual your posts reflect the person you are – they are sincere and beautiful. I enjoyed them all – I might say though that I really liked the one showing little Lexie and the ceremony. But then I love looking at all the pictures you take on your hikes. I wish I could walk as well as you do. I start walking then my knee starts acting up…. Then I tried to remember – what was I doing 20 years ago? I was at work and am not sure what trainees we had – I think it may have been trainees from Saudi Arabia and I was preparing my trip to Indonesia. Time went quickly.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-82044873308677433202010-09-05T17:22:42.643-07:002010-09-05T17:22:42.643-07:00Wow, quite a milestone. Mine numbered in the hundr...Wow, quite a milestone. Mine numbered in the hundreds before our local DZ closed and I sold my rig. I did buy a tandem for my daughter when she turned 18 and sprung for the video. I wish I had bought a video of my tandem, it would have been "memorable". Blue Skies!Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-15368623817504677642010-09-04T16:30:11.409-07:002010-09-04T16:30:11.409-07:00Over 4,000 dives? Yikes and how wonderful for you...Over 4,000 dives? Yikes and how wonderful for you. :D <br /><br />I see I am not alone in my aversion to jumping out of anything; it takes me a day or so going up and down an 8' ladder before I'm comfortable. For me to jump, it'd have to be a "do or die" situation and I'm not too sure what the decision would be. lolLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393428886240353218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-18175781645580424932010-09-04T15:37:49.588-07:002010-09-04T15:37:49.588-07:00You're a gutsy lady, DJan.. I wouldn't hav...You're a gutsy lady, DJan.. I wouldn't have the courage to do the jump. I admire that you found and pursued your passion.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-56235829255695769292010-09-04T14:20:44.078-07:002010-09-04T14:20:44.078-07:00I admire your bravery DJan as well as your relaxed...I admire your bravery DJan as well as your relaxed attitude now, 20 years later. In the early 70's I had friends who were like you - they just couldn't jump enough. I never jumped but I used to go up in the plane and "cheer" them on. Unfortunately, my girlfriend's mother, one of the first woman "recreational" jumpers in the U.S. was killed (I'm thankful I wasn't there and I really don't remember what the "failures" were). Then my life took another turn so I was never around it again. <br /><br />Bravo though for all those years and jumps - and I hope you had a good meal with all the bounty from the Farmer's Market.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080418514689447091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-41529961831637000302010-09-04T12:02:44.972-07:002010-09-04T12:02:44.972-07:00Contentment is what it is all about. You have some...Contentment is what it is all about. You have some great memories, DJan. Personally I would much rather climb a mountain than dive down to one! :)Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-12801402341494873452010-09-04T11:51:15.769-07:002010-09-04T11:51:15.769-07:00You are very brave D-Jan. I could never jump out o...You are very brave D-Jan. I could never jump out of an airplane. Oh no, not for pleasure! It is interesting looking back at pictures of ourselves from years ago, knowing what events happened since. Probably just as well we can't do it the other way round.<br />Blessings, StarStella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-32157275916784629132010-09-04T10:58:06.869-07:002010-09-04T10:58:06.869-07:00What a very unique set of experiences that not man...What a very unique set of experiences that not many people could equal. Pen your memoirs--we couch potatoes would buy it.R. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10291839202970032184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-21488088088644289222010-09-04T10:54:55.831-07:002010-09-04T10:54:55.831-07:00You have arrived! That's what life is all abo...You have arrived! That's what life is all about, 'balance' and I do believe you've achieved it and found yourself in a very good space. I congratulate you! Not easy to do.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-50931274654679142642010-09-04T10:04:03.068-07:002010-09-04T10:04:03.068-07:00Sounds like you have had a really exciting life, f...Sounds like you have had a really exciting life, for the life of me I don't think I could jump out of a plane and how nice to have met your husband while doing something you love. Have a great weekend.....:-) HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.com