Skydiving Part I: I have an itch to fly.

After a recent video chat (thanks for the idea Jetsons), I had the opportunity to receive life updates from my favorite 3 year old, Sam Steinbauer. He had just seen a penguin movie and was thus inspired to learn to fly. In between climbing and intense interest in the microphone, Sam described his attempts to fool gravity. You can’t read yet Sam, but I’d like to say, “Thanks for the idea!”

Fortunately, there is a skydiving club on campus at ETSU. With a quick phone call, I’m scheduled to jump out of a plane at a skydiving boogey this weekend. It seems too easy. Will it be that easy to make the first move out of the plane and into the clouds? Will it be that easy to pull the cord, release a parachute, and land on target? Luckily I’ll be jumping tandem the first time and have back-up just in case!

Updates to follow…

Things didn't work out like they should,
Farther from how you thought they would.
- “Matrimony” by TAB