Comments on: When Writing Feels Like Skydiving http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/when-writing-feels-like-skydiving/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, web design. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:39:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Paige Eissinger http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/when-writing-feels-like-skydiving/#comment-805477 Paige Eissinger Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:22:09 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3033#comment-805477 <p>Congratulations on the jump, Meryl! I was in a similar situation about 12 years ago when I walked into a break room discussion and agreed to do something before I asked what it was....skydiving! No, I didn't do the tandem thing. I was on a static line. Like you, the weather wasn't cooperative the day of the class so I had to go back another day. Luckily for me, I jumped on a KC Chiefs home game day and from the air, I could see inside the stadium. It was SO cool! Nope, I never did it again but I married a man a year later who had been in the 82nd Airborne. Even he says today that he got paid to jump and unless somebody was willing to pay him today, he wasn't jumping! You GO GIRL!</p> Congratulations on the jump, Meryl! I was in a similar situation about 12 years ago when I walked into a break room discussion and agreed to do something before I asked what it was….skydiving! No, I didn’t do the tandem thing. I was on a static line. Like you, the weather wasn’t cooperative the day of the class so I had to go back another day. Luckily for me, I jumped on a KC Chiefs home game day and from the air, I could see inside the stadium. It was SO cool! Nope, I never did it again but I married a man a year later who had been in the 82nd Airborne. Even he says today that he got paid to jump and unless somebody was willing to pay him today, he wasn’t jumping! You GO GIRL!

]]> By: Meryl http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/when-writing-feels-like-skydiving/#comment-805254 Meryl Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:10:45 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3033#comment-805254 <p>Thank you, codadiva! I'm glad I did it. Now I am not so boring anymore :) Bungee jumping? Heck no! I think that would be too hard on my head (I blackout easily).</p> Thank you, codadiva! I’m glad I did it. Now I am not so boring anymore :) Bungee jumping? Heck no! I think that would be too hard on my head (I blackout easily).

]]> By: codadiva http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/when-writing-feels-like-skydiving/#comment-805253 codadiva Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:58:44 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3033#comment-805253 <p>AWESOME! Stumbled here thanks to Karen (Deafmom). You are an adventurer. I don't think I can do it. My husband has bungee jumped over a pool in Vegas. Not I. Way to go. My husband (Deaf) is working on his pilot's license. Whew- small planes are different.</p> <p>Way to go on your jump. And also how wonderful for you to carry out your word!</p> AWESOME! Stumbled here thanks to Karen (Deafmom). You are an adventurer. I don’t think I can do it. My husband has bungee jumped over a pool in Vegas. Not I. Way to go. My husband (Deaf) is working on his pilot’s license. Whew- small planes are different.

Way to go on your jump. And also how wonderful for you to carry out your word!

]]> By: Elisa Miller http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/when-writing-feels-like-skydiving/#comment-805184 Elisa Miller Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:40:51 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3033#comment-805184 <p>WOOHOO - YOU DID IT!!! One of my old PMs form Scient is a frequent skydiver. You can check out his website at www.aerialsoul.com It is pretty amazing. Actually, I'd like to do it some time. I LOVED being in a hot air balloon. Next time, I'd like to try gliding = perhaps that would be to tame for you now????</p> WOOHOO - YOU DID IT!!! One of my old PMs form Scient is a frequent skydiver. You can check out his website at http://www.aerialsoul.com It is pretty amazing. Actually, I’d like to do it some time. I LOVED being in a hot air balloon. Next time, I’d like to try gliding = perhaps that would be to tame for you now????

]]> By: Janet Johnson http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/when-writing-feels-like-skydiving/#comment-805177 Janet Johnson Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:56:15 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3033#comment-805177 <p>Wooo Hooo!</p> <p>Well done! I'm so proud of you, and can't wait to hear more about it in the coming days... I'm sure your family is especially proud to know they gave you the confidence you needed to jump.</p> <p>Wow. My heroine.</p> <p>Janet Johnson's last blog post... <a href="http://janetleejohnson.com/2008/06/29/enterprise-rss-saves-400m-in-oil/" rel="nofollow">Enterprise RSS Saves >$400M in Oil</a></p> Wooo Hooo!

Well done! I’m so proud of you, and can’t wait to hear more about it in the coming days… I’m sure your family is especially proud to know they gave you the confidence you needed to jump.

Wow. My heroine.

Janet Johnson’s last blog post… Enterprise RSS Saves >$400M in Oil

]]> By: steve http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/when-writing-feels-like-skydiving/#comment-805167 steve Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:53 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3033#comment-805167 <p>I'll match you Meryl</p> I’ll match you Meryl

]]> By: Lillie Ammann http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/when-writing-feels-like-skydiving/#comment-805163 Lillie Ammann Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:41:52 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3033#comment-805163 <p>Congratulations, Meryl, on overcoming your fears and inspiring us to do the same - whether our fears are writing, skydiving, or anything else.</p> Congratulations, Meryl, on overcoming your fears and inspiring us to do the same - whether our fears are writing, skydiving, or anything else.

]]> By: Ramana Rajgopaul http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/when-writing-feels-like-skydiving/#comment-805160 Ramana Rajgopaul Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:24:36 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3033#comment-805160 <p>I was given this information by Karen and am I glad that she did.</p> <p>Congratulations and I look forward to reading the subsequent posts.</p> <p>Ramana Rajgopaul's last blog post... <a href="http://rummuser.com/?p=32" rel="nofollow">What is in a name?</a></p> I was given this information by Karen and am I glad that she did.

Congratulations and I look forward to reading the subsequent posts.

Ramana Rajgopaul’s last blog post… What is in a name?

]]> By: Sam http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/when-writing-feels-like-skydiving/#comment-805156 Sam Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:00:45 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3033#comment-805156 <p>Wow, have just come across from A Deaf Mom Shares Her World as she mentioned this crazy woman who jumped out of a plane!!</p> <p>Go you! I hope to do this one very distant day - see it's easy to put off if you work at it! ;-)</p> <p>Sam's last blog post... <a href="http://samburgess.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-job.html" rel="nofollow">My job!</a></p> Wow, have just come across from A Deaf Mom Shares Her World as she mentioned this crazy woman who jumped out of a plane!!

Go you! I hope to do this one very distant day - see it’s easy to put off if you work at it! ;-)

Sam’s last blog post… My job!

]]> By: Peter Shankman http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/when-writing-feels-like-skydiving/#comment-805151 Peter Shankman Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:38:53 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/?p=3033#comment-805151 <p>You mean you actually jumped from a perfectly good airplane?!</p> <p>:)</p> <p>Congratulations, Meryl. Proud of you. Now get your license, we'll jump together. :D</p> You mean you actually jumped from a perfectly good airplane?!

:)

Congratulations, Meryl. Proud of you. Now get your license, we’ll jump together. :D

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