thelawgoddess

geez. lots of photos for lots of climbing. nice work, boys!

"Likewise the yellow armpits of white shirts: oxidized fat." well, at least now i know.

awesome.

lowell and darryl: i didn't know john, but reading your posts has given me some wonderful glimpses of who he was.

sad ... on more than one level.

sorry to hear about your dad passing away. it is tough to lose people we love. hopefully this board can help connect you with others who knew him.

if they are old, you might consider ditching them. (for you and your partners' sakes!) they might smell good fresh out of the dryer, but the embedded nastiness will never really go away.

that's not going to be the sole basis for your new purchase, is it?

if you're working on your leads, i'd recommend klahanie crack on your next visit. it takes gear well (too well if you're prone to overprotecting), there isn't really stuff around for your rope to get caught on, and the jams are superb.

i was drooling over the topo for that climb just last night ... wishing i had the skills and energy for it. nice work!

see e-rock's post.

gross!!!

i like the kitty.

booty is booty.

indeed. not sure i have enough time to go up there, though. how long of a drive is that from seattle anyway?

for anybody that's been to wa pass lately, how are the bugs?

saying it's bad for their health is one thing; saying it's bad for their love lives might be crossing the line.

i have a friend that does this. he's not exactly rolling in dough, but he does well enough to get by without having to do any other work.

Yes, ryland, you're entirely correct. I wasn't clear in my recommendation about closing accounts with $0 balances. I was putting it out there for Marie and others who do not have the benefit of extended credit experience/histories. It is good to have a couple accounts with $0 balances that are open. You have a "safety net" to fall back upon in an emergency. I have 2 such accounts (make sure that there are no "maintenance" fees that automatically get billed to the account that you might overlook paying in a timely manner) that provide about 3 months of gross salary coverage. But as you say, 5 or more such accounts is not good, as banks will look at you as if you're living off your credit cards and not within your means. It goes back to my earlier comment about Utilization/Obligation ratio. And closing accounts and then opening new ones also doesn't look good for the debtor, either. i don't think they really care how many zero balance open accounts you have. i think are more interested in how much available credit (i.e., potential debt) you have.

yeah, i meant your computer.

that does not sound good, marie. have you tried cleaning out all of your cache/cookies/etc. and rebooting? if that doesn't help, i'd say something is pretty royally wrong and you might need some professional help.

the stupid things we do in college! sucks, eh?