glacier

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?

Name 'cause I'm slow and white. The current image is a hamster in a globe hamster ball - which is sort of suitable for our world.

... partly due to chica's schedule (only Sunday off from Retail Hell), so I had to support the terrorists a bit more than I would have liked. Still got 2 days out on some grand chunks of rock. chestbeat pix. unfortunately, didn't get any up at PG, so am stuck with the Pad Person shots.

Bouldered at Swftwater on Saturday - got humbled, as usual, by Royal Flush, did laps/variations on Footless Traverse, played on some larger numbers on the same boulder, then watched Cole Allen work a project using the Footless Traverse 'footholds' for his starting holds. Went and cried in my scotch. Sunday- goofed around Seattle with the chica. Monday- Went up to Pearly Gates for the first time - A grand bit of granite. Ticked off about 10 pitches worth of climbing between 5.8 and 5.12 for a Grade III day. Finished off on the 10d slab off right for the shakiest on-sight of the day.

I've got the Canon A70 - the A80 seems to be the standard now (3 MP vs. 2MP). I like it for the metal case and slightly beefier build. I've had it for 9 months, so am still in the experimenting phase with it- my g/f has a Fuji Finepix - 2 nice things about it - through-the-lens viewfinder and a 6X optical zoom - most of the digis only have a 3x zoom. Its a bit bulkier, but still on the order of a 35mm compact AF.

Yeah, my folks were soooo pleased to discover all my preferred sports 'required' helmets - climbing, biking, skiing, motorcycling...

or Courtney Love?

Tonya Harding?

I had a Petzl Ecrin Roc until it took a jumper off a ledge (dumb move, clumsy climbing parter). I replaced it with a BD Half Dome - a bit more closer-fitting and less noticeable than the Ecrin, which makes me much more likely to wear it, plus a bit more protection of the back of the head - the decision had come down to between the half dome and Petzl Elios, but the BD happened to fit my head a bit better.

The Sperminator

bump Anyone? Bueller...bueller...

I'm looking for a partner Saturday and Monday if folks are around - Index, Leavenworth, etc... Cracks (10+?) or bolts (11+?), I'm game.

And don't forget project management... (cat herding)

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Trigger the oil slick and rear flamethrower.

Jon Stewart's Commencement Address at William & Mary Kurt Vonnegut's State of the Union

SOMEBODY STOP ME!!!!!

I've got a dead 60m that I can donate.

.. or less shit.

Oil sands Canada, the next OPEC?