On 02 Oct 2003 19:37:08 GMT, (JuanM) wrote:

I'm working on a video and a print project on soaring, and would appreciate
receiving your collective input. We all love this special sport, and are
always trying to convey its uniqueness to strangers.

I would appreciate if you can write a SHORT paragraph about why soaring (and
soaring competition if that is what you do) is so special to you. Why do you
do it? What does it mean to you? How important is it in your life? You can
post here or email me at . Let me know if I can quote your name
or if you would rather remain anonymous.

A reporter once asked me that question at a contest. Since he was an
irritating dimwit, I replied "Because of the groupies." He spent the
rest of his visit trying to run that angle down, and went away
baffled.

rj