RidgeDancer December 1995
Reproduced from the monthly newsletter.
Contents:
New Beginings
BAPA Go For Broke Cross Country Challenge
New Beginings
Gever TulleyWell, this issue should find us sliding down the slippery slope of the nineties into the unknown pre-teen years of the next century. I guess that means that itís time for some New Years resolutions.
I resolve to fully enjoy my life, to live it with purpose and without hesitation.
I will not worry about trivial matters, and I wonít regret the past.
The sky will be my home, people will see me at the coast more often than at club meetings.
I will spend more time flying than I do talking about it.
I am going to be who I imagine myself to be.
I will find the lost entrance to the gold repository in the old Sutro Bath ruins.
I will teach my dog to ëstayí indefinitely.
I am going to watch less television, and when I watch television I am not going to pay much attention.
I am going to find a substitute for chocolate that tastes just as good in milk.
I am going to learn some new songs on my ukulele before I drive my girlfriend, dog, and cat insane.
I am going to clean up my home office and find that picture of me and Elvis.
I am going to blur the distinction between reality and imagination; my life will no longer be defined by the laws of physics.
Iíll clean my plate, recycle all of my garbage, and when they ask "Paper or plastic?" Iíll always say "Paper."
My friends will see more of me and hear less of my answering machine.
People will wonder what I had for breakfast.
My name will mysteriously disappear from catalog mailing lists.
I will cherish the old folks in my life before they are gone.Happy New year everyone!
BAPA Go For Broke Cross Country Challenge
Mike YostAll right you hot-shots and wannabe cross country challengers, ë96 is the year for the Bapa ëGo For Broke Cross Country Challengeí. We are levelling the playing field for everyone. Please do not bandito sites to go Cross Country.
The rules are simple:
From April 1st to October 31st 1996, fly as many cross country flights as possible anywhere in North America. The individual that has flown the greatest overall distance wins. Itís just that easy. Contest open to all BAPA pilots.
The entry fee is $10.00 donated to BAPA. Get your entry fee to Michael Parker (the treasurer) before April first and contact Mike Yost to get signed up.
Participants flights will be recorded on the honor system and will be updated each month in the RidgeDancer. Ocean ridge soaring does not qualify as cross country. Flights must be six miles or greater to be recorded.
Winner gets choice of New Piccolo Vario or New Deluxe UP Harness. Other prizes to be announced.
Get ready and sign up today. Then go for broke in Canada, Owens Valley, Reno, Potato Hill, Elk Mountain, Mt. Diablo...