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Note to self -- do NOT go to Puerto Vallarta, but ...

2010-01-26T14:12:38.388-08:00

Note to self -- do NOT go to Puerto Vallarta, but if I do, avoid Paco as his lack of tire pressure might cause a shift in the space time continuium enough so that I consider parasailing. Thanks for the lesson...

I go for the cruise. After my disaster in Spring, ...

2010-01-24T18:29:41.270-08:00

I go for the cruise. After my disaster in Spring, 2009, I'll never get off the ship in Mexico again.

Oh no!! I have always wanted to try para sailing! ...

2010-01-24T16:51:38.495-08:00

Oh no!! I have always wanted to try para sailing! NOW..not so much!!:) glad you survived it!!

While vacationing in Cancun, I decided to try the ...

2010-01-24T09:06:16.976-08:00

While vacationing in Cancun, I decided to try the parasailing. I stood in line with my 20 bucks in hand. As the guy was putting me into the harness, I noticed he was wearing a carved wooden penis around his neck. I suddenly felt I was much safer on the ground than entrusting my life to someone who would wear such a thing. I got my 20 bucks back and spent it on a couple of pitchers of Margaritas. O-lay!

Terrific post, Chris! Although I have to say it se...

2010-01-24T00:44:12.875-08:00

Terrific post, Chris! Although I have to say it seems faintly familiar.....oh, I'm probably just imagining things.

Yeah, I always thought that looked like a safe fun...

2010-01-23T17:57:41.890-08:00

Yeah, I always thought that looked like a safe fun adventure...thanks for the warning.
And I am with JD Kathy - the one more shot should definitely have been of tequila.

I always thought that looked like fun, but Vlad al...

2010-01-23T08:25:07.421-08:00

I always thought that looked like fun, but Vlad always squelched my curiosity with a long drawn out, "Mommmmm.... don't even think about it." Now I know why.

oh, that was nuts! did you pretend you were a supe...

2010-01-23T08:04:41.798-08:00

oh, that was nuts! did you pretend you were a superhero flying around like superman or underdog?

Oh, I feel for you in so many ways: The first tim...

2010-01-21T18:49:38.140-08:00

Oh, I feel for you in so many ways:

The first time I tried waterskiing, at camp (which I hated in general), I did pretty well on a boom and a short rope, so they moved me to a long rope pretty quickly. Unfortunately, the counselors were too busy putting the moves on each other to tell me that if I started dragging face first through the water, I might consider letting go. So here I was, flying horizontally through the water in a saturated imitation of Superman while ingesting more than my share of the lake and convinced that if I didn't hang on they'd never notice I was gone, until finally I decided I was going to die anyway so I might as well perish with dignity. Needless to say, that was my last time on skis of any type.

As far as the parasailing goes, I did it at Disney World mainly to run up some Fun Mom points with my kids. The height didn't bother me. The floating didn't bother me. The dizzyness? Let's just say I was queasy and vertiginous for the next seven days.

Excellent. I am with you on vacations. In my vie...

2010-01-21T18:27:13.271-08:00

Excellent. I am with you on vacations. In my view, they are for good food, nice hotels and experiences that are comfortable, relaxing, and perhaps posh, if I can afford it. I picked up that last adjective on a rather decent trip to London.

I once went to Puerto Vallarta. I stayed at a nice resort hotel. I had thoughts of the parasailing adventure myself. Watching at the beach each day, I wasn't sure I was up for it. I always attribute my fear of the ocean to seeing "Jaws" too young. On my last day, I was going to do it. However, I woke up with Montezuma's revenge, and my stomach was killing me. It was awful.

Somehow, after a horrible wait in the airport that morning, I managed to make it all the way home before the real fun started. But, I'll never eat lobster thermador again and my disgestive system has never been the same, seriously, and that was more than 20 years ago.

That was one hilarious story. Thanks for sharing ...

2010-01-21T16:52:49.835-08:00

That was one hilarious story. Thanks for sharing your pain for a laugh. I've always wanted to try all that random mildly dangerous stuff, but now that story makes me rethink it a little.

Oh, good God. This was hilarious! I've never...

2010-01-21T16:45:21.647-08:00

Oh, good God. This was hilarious! I've never been parasailing - and now I'm pretty content passing up any opportunities to do so.

Did you see any sharks in the water?

This past summer we just had a tragedy where the l...

2010-01-21T16:32:01.257-08:00

This past summer we just had a tragedy where the line broke and the two people flew away an ended up landing under a pier and drowning! FUN!!!!

I've had many opportunities to try para-sailin...

2010-01-21T14:30:13.504-08:00

I've had many opportunities to try para-sailing. I've turned them all down.

Wow! Sometimes my brain ISN'T fogged over.

perfect timing...i'll be there Thursday and i&...

2010-01-21T13:32:49.868-08:00

perfect timing...i'll be there Thursday and i'll remember to stay away from Jorge.

I've seen something similar on America's F...

2010-01-21T10:40:52.481-08:00

I've seen something similar on America's Funniest Videos.

I'll add this to my list of things I sure as hell won't plan on doing.

You do know how to tell a story! You had me in st...

2010-01-21T06:34:20.756-08:00

You do know how to tell a story! You had me in stitches! Loved it!

After all your childhood shennanigans, I totally s...

2010-01-21T06:25:43.316-08:00

After all your childhood shennanigans, I totally saw you as a adventure seeker.

Imagine my shock and disappointment.

With the cab ride, you did two touristy adventure ...

2010-01-21T06:25:05.483-08:00

With the cab ride, you did two touristy adventure things that day.

Hilarious story. Unlike with Jorge and Paco, thoug...

2010-01-21T06:11:14.188-08:00

Hilarious story. Unlike with Jorge and Paco, though, you never did give the boat driver and his partner any names. Might I suggest "Skipito & Gilligonzalez"?

Your first mistake was reading the sign. Your sec...

2010-01-21T05:49:34.341-08:00

Your first mistake was reading the sign.

Your second? "Since I didn't want to resort to fisticuffs over a matter of twenty dollars, I decided to give it one more shot."

One more shot? I think that should have been a shot of tequila instead. Or twelve. That would have kept you on land. Dude.

Well, the good news was-- at least you weren't...

2010-01-21T05:12:19.429-08:00

Well, the good news was-- at least you weren't vomiting at 3 miles altitude.

Although that might have been better news for the folks below you, really, than you.

Dragged through the sand. Smashed face first into ...

2010-01-21T04:59:19.806-08:00

Dragged through the sand. Smashed face first into boulders.

Like every meeting I've ever had with a pimp.

Perhaps I've said too much.