Same!

Yay! Someone with a sense of humor. They do exist.

Sorry about that rainbow thing. lol. Keep looking. I bet you will be the one to find it. : )

@JohnINFP With my luck it would just be a leprechaun. LOL.

@graceylou ohhh haha well, if you've had alot of bad luck in your life, like me, then odds are in you're favor that you'll get some good luck. Uhhh I think that's probability. Lol I'm going to make a wish for you to have some good luck. Voila!

@JohnINFP Hey I may actually like stocky Irishmen. You never know.

@graceylou haha! Oh lass, you're pure tidy, barry and braw! I have some Scottish dna. ; ) I had to look those words up. lmao

@JohnINFP You may have to prove that by wearing a KILT!!!

Kermit Thee Frog - Rainbow Connection

@graceylou Oh I will!! And with nothing on underneath!! With my Agnostic.com tshirt on too!!

@JohnINFP Is that a promise!!! We will hold you to it.

@graceylou Yup! Haha You'll just have remind me. Cuz it's gonna be a loooong time before I get my tshirt.

@hankster. LOL...I see your point. ?

You should youtube Jetman : )

Yet! lmao

@JohnINFP
Not likely to ever happen to me at my age. Even scarce here on terra firma ? LOL

@Stacey48 me too.

@Stacey48
And this was before i joined the military...

Got 3 fresh bullet holes here.
Just kidding. They're from gall bladder surgery. Lol

I also never learned to swim. Many people have tried to teach me!

My dad traumatized me as a young child. Cold water makes me hyperventilate. I like the water...from a distance.

Oh, you've tasted gonads?? In motor oil?? Interesting. I have never Done that. Actually, never eaten an oyster, either. Watching my father slurp them down raw was enough to turn my stomach.

Kudos on the never striking your child part! Me neither.

@MikeInBatonRouge
I knew someone was going to say I tasted a gonad in motor oil.That was a joke. Raw oysters are disgusting.

Glad to hear you also don't believe in hitting or spanking children. Bravo! Kathleen

Wow! 51 I'm 51 now. I can't imagine. Even though I was very young, when I saw my greatgrandfather's face consumed by cancer, I knew tobacco was a bad thing. He used to pull a tobacco leaf down from his barn and stuff it in his cheek. My dad always thought that was cool until I made the connection for him.

200 miles a year since 21? Wow! Incredible! Attacked by 8 dogs? Mindboggling! Hope you were ok!

@JohnINFP

My right knee ligament was damaged from one dog attack. It took six months to heal.

The dog owners never apologized. Jerks!

On National Forest Service land, the regulations say:

“Dogs must be leashed or under firm voice control.”

Now while hiking, I fend off strange dogs with my poles. Holding the poles vertically in front of me, with the tips near my boots, I swing the poles vigorously back and forth, crossing the poles in front of me.

Dogs back off immediately. Excellent.

@JohnINFP

In 2017, I set a personal record by hiking 326 miles with 63,200 feet of elevation gain (and loss.)

"Don't slog in the bog. Get high on the ridges!" has been my hiking motto since age 21.

Today's hike was like the "Sound of Music" movie. We hiked the Pacific Crest Trail southward from Stevens Pass, WA. Blue skies. Snow-capped mountains in all directions. High alpine meadows filled with wildflowers. New snow in the mountains.

With four women today, I hiked 6.6 miles total with 2,000 feet in elevation gain. Slippery snow on the trail in places.

I took lots of photos. Will post the best pics tomorrow. Too tired to look at the pictures and choose the best ones.

After showering and eating dinner, I just want to put my feet up and read.

@LiterateHiker six months wow yes those dog owners are major assholes. They should have been arrested and served time in jail. Great self defense technique. Are you still able to hike with the ligament damage? Did it heal well enough?

@JohnINFP
My injured knee ligament healed with RICE: rest, ice, compression and elevation.

Four years ago, I stopped downhill skiing. I want my knees for life.

@LiterateHiker Wow! You're right up there with Superman! Very Impressive! That's living! Look forward to seeing the photos.

@LiterateHiker That's great!

@JohnINFP
Thanks, John.

Hiking is a transcendent, uplifting experience for me. We all need more low-level ecstasy in our lives.

@JohnINFP

I took this photo while climbing Rock Mountain in August 2017. See what I mean? These mountains are close to where I live.

@LiterateHiker I see. Beautiful!

I'd go to Australia with you. : ) Always thought about visiting the land down under after watching Mad Max and music videos by Men At.Work and of course the Crocodile Hunter. : ) I'll see if my brother can hook me up with some tickets.

@JohnINFP I am going...for about six weeks...this is my lifetime dream so I have been saving for a very long time. Thanks for the offer! lol...I have new and old friends there so I hope to catch up with everyone while seeing this beautiful country...New Zealand as well!

@thinktwice Wow! Sounds like you will have an awesome trip! From what I've seen in movies and tv, New Zealand should be beautiful. Good for you!

@JohnINFP one more thing off my bucket list!

@thinktwice I haven't even started a bucket list. I better get to it.

@JohnINFP I think I started mine when i was about 12...I probably need to take being President off my list...lol

@thinktwice Well, You never know. A guy with a reality show and 0 government experience is president. If you run against you know who in 2020. I'll vote for you.
: )

@JohnINFP Yeah, I hear you..lol

Looked at your pics, and you’d look good in pink! A nice warm tone, not hot pink.

I can't believe how few of you have flown. I literally do not know anyone who hasn't flown. Most Brits visit other countries. My motto in life is to try everything once. I haven't left the earth's orbit or existed as a male but I would perhaps give it a go. You only get one go around boys and girls, give it a try!

I know so many who've never been outside of their country, heck their province/state, and some their county. I understand some people who have a fear of flying though. One of my friends would drive everywhere and take boats/ferries but refuses to fly.

I've been everywhere from the Yukon to New Zealand. I've flown plenty, even on a helicopter and on an open biplane.

@hankster Get your tattoo now. I'm already 12 ahead of you.

@hankster It's ok. I'm not racing a headless chicken.

@hankster I think you're just being chicken about getting a tattoo.

@hankster We know you aren't getting a face tattoo then.

I love flying. I recommend it.

@JohnINFP the whole concept scares the flying fuck out of me

@LeighShelton I understand, I'm scared of big rollercoasters

@JohnINFP me too

@hankster My parents thought we “had better things to do” than watch Saturday morning TV, so I never developed an appreciation.

@hankster I saw them at friends’ homes. I have enjoyed some Pixar films, but for the most part, not so much.

Wow! I've watched cartoons my whole life. They are so funny. That probably explains alot about me. Lol

Ah, but you can have an idea. Eating is partly a psychological experience anyway, so we can make it "yuk" for ourselves.

@MikeInBatonRouge True but think of all the things that you are missing out on by thinking it is yuk.

@Jolanta absolutely happy to miss out on most of them. Especially regarding taste, my experience is that when my gut instinct tells me I won't like something but I try it anyway, 4 out of 5 times guess what. I don't like it. Often I even wish I could forget that experience. So......

@MikeInBatonRouge In my experience there have been things that I did not want to eat or try but after having done it, sometimes I have been pleasantly surprised. All I am saying is keep an open mind.

I feel yuk by the look

@JohnINFP I can understand that but it prevents you from finding out about great and sometimes delicious experiences.

@Jolanta you're right, I shouldn't be such a weenie. Although when I was in the hospital recently, they brought me tomato soup. I tried it for the first time ever. It was awful. Bluck I like many things made from tomatoes though. Lol

@JohnINFP I must say tomato soup is not my favourite either, actually I avoid it.