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Ugh, what a long day that must have been. Work at maintaining range of motion so that scar tissue doesn't build up in the wrong places. As much as the pain allows, rotate your ankle and twist your foot in as many directions as you can. Write the alphabet in the air with your foot. Keep things moving. The first 2 or 3 days are a critical time, so be serious about the RICE and the swelling will soon go down considerably. I'd guess you might give it a week before you try putting much weight on it, but I think pain is a pretty good guide. Don't try to be a toughguy, though, and reinjure the damn thing. Progress eventually to doing simple exercises like balancing on one foot, walking on heels or toes, hopping side/side & front/back (one or both feet), and stepping up/down stairs. Do these exercises with concentration, slowly. Read cc.com and to heal the pain of reading everyone else's awesome trip reports. Get well fast!

As in Gypsy, moron. Nothing to do with homos.

Yeah, I'd say "no route" is better than a chipped route. If the route doesn't go, it doesn't go. Manufactured routes are what gyms are for.

wherezat?

Amen to that. I'm just bitter that my foot's hurt and I have to work, hence the spray. Nice photo, Bronco.

I've got a bike and two strong legs. Learn to spell.

Cross-posting is for losers.

Al Jazeera showed restraint recently and did not show the entire video clip that purports to show Matt Maupin's execution. I'll be seeing either Control Room or F9/11 tonight...

You can do a 'whois' on the domain name and look for "Record created on 01-Jan-2000". That sort of tells you how long the site's been around.

Nothing I read there tells me that the press is an accessory to killing Americans in Iraq. Got any concrete examples? Are you suggesting that the Vietnam war should have dragged on for even longer? Your claim that Kerry is deliberately putting our troops in greater danger for "personal gain" is ridiculous! Bush is putting them in danger. If he hadn't started the war, far fewer Americans would be being shot at, beheaded, bombed, or kidnapped. Remember Iraq during the no-fly zone and the UN inspectors? Not one American casualty, but Iraq remained in check. None of your "sources" there make it past my bullshit filter, sorry. What's your point? If you're so perturbed by the idea that someone out there wants to kill you, why don't you do something about it? I'm not as paranoid and afraid as you are. You can be sure I'll defend myself when I feel threatened, though.

Sweet.

It's obvious Moore would make a way bigger impact than Nader. Cannonbaaaaaaallllllllllll!

Sorry, I just don't feel like my demise is near. You're threatened with death daily, but you choose to be there. I'd appreciate your efforts in Iraq more if I saw any benefit for me or for America, but I see your presence there inflaming hatred among Muslims, so I'd rather see you back in the US. Get off your damn high horse already. I'm not required to agree with you to be a citizen.

You and your sedition charges again. Guess you better start killing the majority of the European population as well as about a hundred million Americans. I am thankful to enjoy a life where I don't have to put every person or thing I encounter into one of two boxes: friend or foe. Your circumstances are obviously different, but you chose to put yourself in that position. Al Jazeera is not killing anyone. They certainly don't have any of my respect, though.

Over 70% of the Press are Liberal Dems ( actual poll by Time Mag ) They want to get rid of Bush, plain and simple. When do they ever publish the positive outcomes ?? The Courts and Schools in Iraq are functioning, the economy is growing ! See attached : ... Those things are all wonderful. Kudos to the people making it happen. Bush still needs to go. I'm still waiting for you to tell me how the press is killing people.

Ooh, bad Christian man bolted Denali. Is it legal to do this? http://www.climbingforchrist.org/Default.aspx?tabid=191

Is cracked in your club? He likes to climb the same route on Baker every weekend. Sounds like a fun learning atmosphere you've got going there.

Climbers support Kerry, who wants to defeat Bush, which is treason and thus provides aid and comfort to the enemy. Therefore, climbers are killing our soldiers. QED. This logic stuff is cool! I think I can prove that everyone is killing our soldiers. Except Reagan.

I've never had anything go missing from my luggage. I've stuffed my rack or other climbing gear into my checked baggage for cross-country or transatlantic plane trips with several connections and never had a problem. Maybe don't pack it all in a shiny new North Face duffel bag. I've always had fairly cheap-looking luggage.

Hey, I was playing obtuse word games first!

Maybe Moore accidentally ate Osama bin Laden while meeting with him to discuss production details for the film. Osama has resisted digestion long enough to actually take over the infidel's body and is multiplying inside him. The Moore-bomb is planned to detonate at the Republican National Convention, spraying delegates with mini-Osamas. Aieeeee!

Bush's deception of the American people led Moore to make his film, which means that Bush is providing aid to Moore, who is ostensibly providing aid to our enemies. Therefore, Bush is killing our soldiers. QED. Oh, wait. Bush is killing our soldiers by sending them into a needless war, too.

The Press in the West is doing a fine job of being an accessory to these murderers, with the help of Michael Moore ! sailBOI, please explain how The Press helped commit murder.

Hey, me too! It was hard, though, right? I had to sit there, helpless, for nine months while my mother waited for me to be born.

This morning: Zappa live in Sydney '76.