Friday, August 6, 2004, Baltimore, MD

* Beauty here & down there...

July’s weather was unpredictable & sometimes harsh, but today will be absolutely gorgeous with cooler temperatures, lower humidity & mild winds. Catherine & I took a last minute trip to visit my brother & his family in Maryland, & we couldn’t pass up the chance to see Brian’s Baltimore rig! If you haven’t already done so, you have to take a class down there on his serene rig. We conveniently grabbed a bite at the Inner Harbor. Then, I watched Emily, Jeff, Scout, John & Brian work their beautifully clean rig. It’s so pleasant that instructors don’t have to shout commands at the top of their lungs to be heard. I got to fly with & catch a couple of people including my nephew, Derick. The only downside is that I miss Brian even more. “There is the sky, which is all men’s together…” (Euripides, 412 B.C.) – Dino *

** Classes are on
Good morning. Confronting and working through fear, celebrating a birthday, trying something new, spending quality time with your children, decompressing from a long difficult work day, because there's nothing like it and you can't get enough.... These are some of reasons that people of all ages come to rig on Baltimore's Inner Harbor. I'm so pleased that so many people can come from so many different walks of life, for so many different reasons, and yet all have a positive, empowering, fun and exciting experience. Even had Louise and Mark all the way from Wales decided to give it a shot, and both learned well and got caught! Jeff's locks are starting to look good with all of his hard work. Birthday girl Catherine caught her knee hang, and Leslie learned and caught 2 tricks in one class, and waited for the "hep". Minu keeps amazing us by her new found skill and aptitude as she threw her first back end tricks yesterday, Congrats! I can't name all of you, but you know who you are and I thank you for trusting our team enough to try the flying trapeze. Dino, Benny, and Derek suprised us with a visit... so great to see all of you here! Dino, so great to have you down here, you make flying look so graceful and easy! Come back soon! It's going to be a hot one today, remember your sunscreen and lots of water! Brian **