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Oh don't get me wrong... I agree with you.....I have no
quarrel with your argument,
Even though I admit that my own tolerance for adrenalin
has diminished a bit after more than a few close calls and the
indiscretions of my youth. Suffice it to say some of them involved motorcycles
and trigger happy South-American police.
To each his own. Call me boring, but these days I usually
try to keep the adrenalin rush to a minimum when flying. Keeping a
clear focus without adrenalin appears to be a large enough challenge for
me.
And there is the aspect of our responsibility to
those who love us and depend on us sticking around at least for a little while
longer even thought that challenge is at times unbearable drudgery.
Its bad enough when the grim reaper claims the likes of
George Graham and Bob White by so called natural causes. I for one do not
intend to make it easier for him.
So let's make sure we cross our Ts and dot our
Is so we get a better chance to stay around a bit to enjoy the fruit of or
labor and live to play an other day.
Michael
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Lets you know you are alive though. I'd hate to
live a totally risk free existence. golfing is
relatively safe and I'd rather take a beating than play a round. I like to go
fishing in the ocean...that kills people too. So does driving fast. Skiing,
motorcycling, hunting, hiking, boating. Come to think of it there are not many
non-risky behaviors that I consider "fun". They may be satisfying...but
not fun. Risk and fun seem to be intertwined in some primal way. At
least in my peculiar wiring.
I know all the nervous Nellie control freaks want
to make the world safe from itself.....but
I think I'll go raise a glass to those who have
gone in the pursuit of fun. There are far worse ways to go, and far worse
things to give ones life for.
Monty
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