Jump

Please excuse any incoherence or even punctuation errors in this blog as I want to get the writing of it out of the way as soon as possible. The very thought of a jump from any sort of height terrifies me.
But many friends of mine delight in such activities. They give each other presents that involve throwing themselves out of aeroplanes or off platforms high on bridges or mountains. And then show me photographs or videos of the event. Why?
The most recent one was a short video of a reasonably sensible woman doing a bungee jump. She was ...