My First Tandem Skydive

My first tandem jump. ________________________________________ Dear mother, if that right is the songs (especially the latter) is actually a message for you and all those who disagree. Do not expose yourself to risks has never kept anyone safe; the only way to stay safe is to be aware of. If I ever get a license, so at least there'll be at the mercy of my actions rather than the whims of some nut case at the wheel, as if I had to cross the road.________________________________________ Dear Dad, thanks for your comments when I called you after the dive. Growing up, you kept telling me stories about your friend, who was a math major; and I figured the only way to impress you would be to have tremendous prowess at Pure Mathematics. Unfortunately, I chose to major in engineering, so my math (while still very involving) was very different. I've spent so many nights, alone, and with my math major friends, hoping to develop a talent for Pure Mathematics; but every time I did it, I realized, again, and again, that numbers, by themselves, meant nothing to me. Ascribe a physical meaning to those numbers, and to solve those problems, I was in the game. I could use the math in the books to solve engineering problems, but studying the methods for their own sake, that was beyond me. So, every time I tinkered with my Pure Mathematics books, at night, I only became more and more restless, and felt more, and more hopeless. So, imagine my surprise, when during my call ...

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