“This year, on my birthday, I decided to do something I’ve never done before. I live in Colorado, and I haven’t taken advantage of some of the things we have right here. So, I decided to go white-water rafting. For my first trip on the river, I chose a spot that promised nothing more dangerous than category 2 rapids. It was a nice introduction to the river with some nice splashes here and there. Midway thru the trip, we made a stop in the middle of a gorge where we were invited to jump off the edge of a 25 foot cliff into the river. Let me just explain here that I am very afraid of heights. Not in a normal It’s-a-bad-idea-to-get-too-close-to-that-ledge kind of way. I am afraid of heights in a way that keeps me from going into buildings that are over 12 stories high. The kind that makes me cling to the sturdiest thing available (usually, my husband) when crossing a high bridge. The kind that makes me shiver uncontrollably standing at the edge of a cliff in the heat of July; which is exactly what I found myself doing this year for my birthday.”
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…i used to be afraid of water that way. long story. the short of it was that getting over (most) of it was liberating.
…uh oh. just in the news. riding a Segway “on the edge”. he probably wasn’t wearing a life jacket… http://www.mercurynews.com/twitter/ci_16185638?source=rss&nclick_check=1