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3. Thanks & Acknowledgements
This book would not have been possible without the efforts, patience, and support of
many individuals and organizations.
I would like to give thanks to and acknowledge:
My immediate family (Gail, Linda, Mitch, and Diana), for putting up with all my
ups and downs, both while bouncing and otherwise; Colleen Meeks Bastys, who
re-alerted me to the existence of this new dimension in health and well-being; Sun
McNamee & Allan Lundell, for their video shoot, but more importantly, for their
support and friendship; Joel Jewitt, Randy Johnson, Steve Donovan, and others
who encouraged me on with this project; Al Carter and the fine people at
ReboundAir, Ken Seeley and the fine people at Needak Manufacturing, and JB
Berns and his Urban Rebounding organization; Boomer, for his online
contributions; vietteruby1 for her new Yahoo forums; Kathleen Daly for her
excellent BounceWell.com website; Ryan Latimer; all the individuals who have
put their time into writing books and putting out videos on rebounding; everyone
who has spared time in reading and helping me make this a better book, including
Willow Dea, Ed Lark, Damon Miller, Alex Rose, Brian Weller, Tatiana Wall,
Anodea Judith, Susie Herrick, and Marty Lupowitz; and my friend Robert
Rudelic, who suggested the precious phrase, “universal machine.”
I would also like to thank:
My next-door neighbors, for putting up (and down) with me as I appear and
disappear over and under the fence line with music blasting away as I bounce
outdoors on our deck; Dorothy and especially Jim Fadiman, for their always
already advice and presence in my life; Jeramy Hale and Gabriel DeWitt, for their
friendship even more than their partnership (as well as Molly Hale, Jessica Rose,
and Amma); Lance Culp, Harmon Hathaway, Michael McAlister, Scott Mize,
Susie Herrick, John Houseman, and the other volunteer crew of
Enlightenment.Com; Bill Eichman, for his long-term inspiration and friendship;
my cats, for the constant love they share and the beauty and delight they bring,
and especially Shadow, for being by my side as I write day after day; my parents
and family of birth, for always being there; and once again, to my beautiful and
precious daughter Diana, for reminding me how important it is to give other
people their turn on the bouncer!
Finally, I would like to acknowledge all of you who, like me, choose to embrace
rebounding as a health and well-being practice. It takes courage and determination to
commit to something that seems so utterly simple, yet both promises and actually delivers
such great value.
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