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Route condition update - the construction site at 3rd and Blanchard has shut down for the day, so no lane restrictions so it looks like the descent route will be clear. Some sun on route, but not enough to make asphalt mushy.

Traffic on 3rd Avenue is moving smoothly, although there appears to be some construction at 3rd and Blanchard. Conditions dry, with some wind. Skiing will be pretty bony, and slow.

Lincoln was a poet, too.

Move along. Nothing to see here...

Then the best president is the one having the most fun? Kennedy? Clinton?

Remember that it was an invention of convenience, as the said earl was an obsessive gambler and wouldn't leave the gaming table to eat.

A mere shadow of Bloom County... Found the correct quote - by Breathed from an Onion interview... "Oh, to hell with that, I miss the money. If I could have drawn a cat yelling for lasagna every day for 15 years and have them pay me $30 million to do so, I would have."

Washington - since he was the first one and had no idea what the position entailed.

Climbed sorta medium-sized rocks one day, and little rocks the other day.

I don't belive it is so important that couples share a passion (e.g. climbing), but that both parties have a passion for _something_ so that they can understand the other's passion and hopefully support it, either as an active participant, or by being willing to share their time with that passion (climbing as the 'other woman'). Been all three places - former gf/fiance who had her own passions, but did not recognize my climbing as such - A portion of her relationship philosophy, which I bought into for some time, was that couples should do everything together - well it is good if they _can_, but harmful if they _do_. I lost a good portion of myself during the later stages of that relationship - it's tough to put yourself into a lose-lose situation - guilt for spending time with her rather than taking care of myself, and guilt if I was out climbing rather than being with her. Second - Separate passions - She climbed, but not at a very high level, and recognized that I needed to go play. She also had her own passions - gourmet cooking, clubbing, etc. A fair balance was worked out for a while - separated for other reasons/issues/no long-term compatibility. Third - Shared passion for climbing (she started on her own), although she does not have the time, or necesarily the goals, of pursuing it at a high level. However, as time allows us (she is stuck in Retail Hell), we can get out together. Conversely, when she doesn't have the time, or I have big numbers or long routes to chase, I have other partners who I can call on. A fair balance can be reached, but vigilance in making sure the other is doing well in the relationship in general is a must. Not much - just observations - and still a work in progress, as always.

Figure 4's for Dummies

Got pulled over and warned away twice in one day last summer (I never get warnings) - as soon as the cop walked up I said, "I was coming in a bit fast, wasn't I?" Seemed to work on those two, although it didn't work the following week (but I had apparently used up my traffic karma with the previous two encounters).

Annabelle's got nothing on this guy...

And... choose stupidity...

It's the prezel, stupid.

"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women! "

CNN link One died, second airlifted out with wrist injury - the article gives names. Anyone we know?

I've always loved by V-twins....

Damn, how many cows died to cover that one?

Krakatoa, by Simon Winchester - I've read a couple of his books - great non-fiction. Prolly some light reading on the Pelopennesian Wars next, followed by Catch-22 and I, Robot.

Let me help...

Dain Bramage?