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here's my valuable and sensitive contribution -> What the hell is a blog anyway?

alert to moderators, trask has aparantly obtained muffy's password.

I've gone weeks without looking at spray, but, on slow afternoons, (like today) I find myself sneaking a look at threads and the next thing you know, I can't get out!!! I say Jon and Tim have given a lot of their time (understatement of the year) developing this website to what it is and if they say the spray is getting carried away, that's their right and I'll stand by it. Except they banned my favorite avatar!!!

Toast: Try puttin it in the dryer on high until sufficiently cooked. That will "revive" the dwr pretty well in my experience. I've done it several times and it wont damage the material.

Looks like a much bigger radius than 6' in the photos

You can take some gear or clothing you don't like/want/use and just swap them for it.

You mean like this thread here?

http://www.nps.gov/mora/climb/climb_cd.htm look there.

I was not a climber prior to cc.com. Trundling is acceptable. It has changed the way I look at the mountains and how much work I get done in the course of a day at the office (not that I'm complaining ). And that climbing is supposed to be fun, not suffering all the time. I also learned that if I have a good cry before my partners show up, it's less scary for them later on. Some people think it's weird to cry and hug at each belay.

kewl TR I wanna know why you guys dont take climbing so seriously. YOU COULD DIE!!!

What office are you running for?

sounds too uncomplicated. If you are wanting to burn fat, Peter, it really is that simple. Pick up an exercise bike (suggest second hand) or running shoes and heart rate monitor. The heart rate monitor is critical. Try to work up to at least 3 hours per week in either running, cycling or swimming, but, you really need to have the heart rate monitor to make sure you are working hard enough yet not too hard. I have had pretty good results running in a hilly area keeping my heart rate fluctuating from 70%-90% of max. Take a look at Courtney's site too, she's probably got a program just for this purpose. Like Jon said, once you get a good base of fitness and lose superflous fat, you can build on it. But that's where I'd start. And deadlift, lots of deadlifts.

and a black leather jacket ala "da Fonze".

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You have to wonder what this guy was thinking. "The second squid to wash up in recent days was a 191-lb female and was found by a man swimming. He told a Reuters photographer he had attached one of the tentacles to a float and dragged the creature toward the shore." Who's to say the Squid wasn't sleeping. I imagine a 200lb squid could cause a bad day if woken up while some yahoo was tieing it's tentacle to a float. In a battlecage with giant squid, my money's on the squid. Anyone else see the piece on 60 minutes II last night about the lady who swam 1 mile in the Antarctic Sea in a bathing suit? Hardcore!

dude, what language is that, Korean?

I've seen that dam and run across similar ones near old mining claims but, it also could have been used for lumber operations or possibly providing irrigation on a homestead located nearby in the "old days". Or some pirates burried a treasure under it!

If you want light, cross off the Cumbre. I have the similarly constructed Matterhorn thermo and they are nearly as heavy as a plastic boot. Roomy toebox and very durable, not the lightest.

Too bad. I hope he recover's quick. I agree this isn't a good first alpine climb. Go do the Tooth or something without all the loose rock, steep dirt and choss. Lotsa mean boulders up there.

I have heard from 2 different former Navy personel that most modern day Aircraft Carriers can do over 50 knots, but it's "classified". Anyone know how many other countries have Aircraft Carriers? The answer may leave you in "shock and awe". Air Craft Carriers are so cool!

Spent an hour waiting for a paint contractor to show up on a job. But I did kill some of that time shopping for new waders for duck huntin season and came to the conclusion that I'd destroy those fangled breathables in a short amount of time and I'd better stick with neoprenes.

is that more or less than "ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!!"

Considering the source, I'd say it was pretty civil Greg. "Price of a four year education at a college of your choice $100,000" "Cost of Osama's head on a pole - priceless!"

REI Lynnwood relocating to revamped Alderwood Mall Recreational Equipment Inc. said it has signed an agreement to move its Lynnwood store to the newly remodeled Alderwood Mall, a mile or two away. Lease terms with mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. are still being negotiated, the company said. The new 22,500-square-foot store, scheduled to open in about a year, will be on two levels and feature Kent-based REI's signature climbing wall. It will be located in approximately the place where the Alderwood Mall Nordstrom store was before it moved into a larger space during the mall's remodeling. A balcony on the new Nordstrom store will overlook the REI climbing pinnacle, the company said. "This new store will be a major upgrade and be more conveniently located," said Leslye Teuber, who has managed the Lynnwood store since it opened in 1990. "I hope our customers will be just as thrilled as I am."

I was still in bed when my wife woke me up to tell me a plane had hit one of the WTC towers. My first thought was "terrorists" and I hoped the building didn't come down. I immediatly dismissed that thought as being terrible and assumed it was an accident. Then the second plane hit. Now I knew it was the act of terrorists. I briefly watched the updates while I got our daughter ready for school but, like most, I tend to ignore "breaking news" until more objective reporting is available after the event. I flipped the TV back on just as I was leaving and my heart sank when I saw the image of the first tower coming down. This image is burned into my memory forever. My blood boiled instantly because I knew somewhere, someone was celebrating the death of the people still in the tower. I figured it would only be a matter of time before the second tower fell, said a prayer for the folks still in the building and left for work. I think Al Queida is getting off too easy. I'd be happy if Bush doubled the 87 billion budget to get that sub human piece of Satan's spawn Bin Ladden and his associates.