Comments on: Paragliding is Not for Me

By: Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:12:26 +0000

Haha, great post..Thanks man.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:38:21 +0000

Good for you for standing your ground. =) I think that’s braver than doing stupid stunts just to prove a point.

Also, side note…Rebecca Woolf for the next Mighty Closet!!!

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By: Elise

Elise — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:23:57 +0000

My father died in a parasailing accident in Thailand. If you ever do go, do it in the US where there are standards and licenses and laws to ensure that people providing such services are qualified and will be accountable. I wasn’t there, but his friend said that after the accident, the people running the parasailing company disappeared, they didn’t even stick around to see if my dad could be revived.

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:24:37 +0000

um… I’ve got to come back and ask ’cause I’ve been wondering, what exactly was he planning to do with that fan anyway? I’m from CA and now live in Germany, and Austria is around the corner with some of the premier locations for paragliding. That’s where I did it and I have never seen a fan employed.

sounds a bit weird.

By: mjb

mjb — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:07:57 +0000

I can so relate to your level of fear and am glad to see the things that you’ve stretched to do.

By: Snithia

Snithia — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:43:32 +0000

“No” is Darwinian, peeps.

“Knowing your boundaries?!” I know what ya’ll mean by that, but we’ve all seen numerous people who think they “know their boundaries” and well, they still die doing the boundary thing.

Maggie, here’s to ya. Have you thought of the evolutionary implications of this non-adventure? You were taking a good look around, reasoning it out (I know, reason…so boring) and despite the pressure: “No!” “I say no.” Evolutionary thinking, that was! (And don’t tell me that fear does not often equal smart, reasonable thoughts now and then, like, “run…NOW!”)

Seriously, it’s much better than ending up crumpled up on the beach like a ball, with a guy in a red jumpsuit who’s got a fan blade sticking out of his ass.

And I love Intel. I promise to buy an Intel car as soon as they come off the line.

By: Carrie @ Who Knew?

Carrie @ Who Knew? — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:32:01 +0000

You totally passed the “if all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you” test. Your mom will be proud.

PS Who jumps off freaking cliffs with giant fans attached to their backs???

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:04:18 +0000

I actually think this makes the whole life list sponsored by Intel thing much more interesting. You have done SOOO much over these past few months, I was wondering if it was starting to get a bit tiring (of course you don’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but maybe a little down time to reflect on all these accomplished goals). This post makes you seem more human than uber-goal-accomplisher. I hope this is coming across as supportive, because that is what I am going for. Maybe you feel a bit weird about not flying with that crazy fan on your back, but I think this post helps show us that sometimes what seems like fear is actually making the brave, not easy choice.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:22:02 +0000

I love how he says “you’ll love it!” like he knows you or something. Good for you, and of course you strapped on a pair. You said no! For many people it takes more courage to speak up and say no than to be pressured into jumping off a mountain.