It's a Big First Step

I promise--this will be the last in the "Guy Jumping Off Series." of blog posts.

But after the Agony of Defeat guy last week, someone wrote in that I should watch the video of Felix Baumgartner, the guy who held the world free fall record in 2012.

The photo above is a screen shot right after he stepped off at 124,000 feet! A big first step. He gets small real fast. It's worth watching.

Felix has apparently retired from jumping off high things. If I was Felix, I'd get a basement apartment and sit in a Barcalounger all day the rest of my life.

​Felix's free fall broke the sound barrier-he hit over 800 mph. and began spinning out of control, head over heels--well, to use the technical terminology: ass over teakettle, before regaining stability and pulling the ripcord on the parachute. Can you imagine wearing just a spacesuit, going 800 mph, and tumbling?

I can relate a bit. It must be similar to hit the "Upload to Publish" button on Amazon, when you give the final approval to publish your book. Into the great unknown.

It's been a good week for writing-bad weather here in Connecticut. Much progress on The Final Password.

To see Felix's jump, here's the link:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz2F_S3Tl0Y&t=22s

​Stay tuned.

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