Fairweather

Thanks. My skis are ready when you are.

THE WINNER.

Not it. (Good guess, though.) One more clue: It is listed in Fred Becky's "Favorite 100." Again, seldom climbed, dual citizen, she.

Close.

Negative. Another hint: It is a taller, seldom-climbed neighbor of better-known peak.

Her name is not Deborah, but she holds dual citizenship.

No correct answers yet. I took the picture from the window of a Beechcraft Bonanza last year. Hint #2: It is higher than 10k, less than 14k. Less than 12k, even.

Not Silverthrone. Hint: It's a Fred Beckey first ascent. (But then again, what isn't.)

...the one in the distance.

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Just an update for all you hippies--e.g. just FYI, I'm not trying to sound like dickhead--MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian have all abandoned underlining for book titles. Italics for titles; quotes for essays & chapters.

Agree. In addition to a new algorithm that filters tired pedantic prose, this meter should also issue both yellow and red flags for overuse of the following words: me, my, I, when I, me, Bulger, we, Navy, me, ACLU, Dog, and, of course, speaking engagement.

what are your thoughts on paine being kicked to the curb by american society and nearly dispatched to the dustbin of history when he came out as an atheist? I don't recall ever reading that Paine was an atheist. He had some choice words for organized religion--particularly Christianity--but I think he was a self-described deist and stated a firm belief in one God. Sad that almost no one showed up for his funeral. He made enemies not only among believers, but among former friends and allies. He deserves a select/top spot in history, IMO.

The resident asshole's strawman grows with every keystroke. I'll admit, though, that it is pretty entertaining watching the usual suspects preach PC in one breath--and deny they participate in the next. (Ivan excepted.)

Ok, missed it. Books already read during the year? The Disappearing Spoon: and Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World From The Periodic Table of the Elements, by Sam Kean Really cool stuff for the science-trivia guy. A good book for Jeopardy people. Enjoyed it. John Muir and The Ice That Started A Fire: How a Visionary and the Glaciers of Alaska Changed America, by Kim Heacox. Nothing new to report on John Muir. The last couple chapters are way too preachy, the author lives an obviously sheltered life in GBNP. Wilderness and the American Mind by Roderick Frazier Nash (for the third time) Recommend this book to anyone who climbs, hikes, cares about history of wilderness and policy. Mondo Enduro: Around the World Adventure on Two Wheels 40 Countries in 405 Days, Ed. Austin Vince Four guys get drunk in a bar and conceive of an around the world ride on Suzuki DRZ-350s. And then did it with a few more friends. Amazing. Diaries and notes. Common Sense, Rights of Man, and Other Essential Readings of Thomas Paine Need I say more? Dune, Frank Herbert (fourth time, I think) MAybe the best fiction ever. Frank Herbert was from the City of Destiny.

The Guns of August is a classic. I'm about halfway through this one right now: Also reading my first Steven King novel on the shitter. The Stand. At 1400 pages, it's gonna take a lot of pushin.

Right back at ya, pal.

The beauty of American liberal-inspired PC, of course, is that liberals typically exempt themselves from the very rules they create for everyone else. Below are some examples from this week alone. Gene, I'd hate to hear what you & yours talk about in private.

Merry Christmas, hefty man.

"All life matters." To the hyper defensive, all the world gives offense.

Absolutely. Political Correctness. Thanks American libs!

Carlin, Schumer are definitely funny. Not sure why libs here would lay claim. As for the rest, well, confirmation bias is a complicated thing.

I don't really see comedy as a right left thing at all. Not sure many people do. Those who have allowed their comedy to descend into partisanship simply become unfunny. Some on the left even become downright bitter and unwatchable, e.g. Letterman, Al Franken, with Colbert well on the way.

Green Imperialism. It's all the rage.

No doubt the new Casino Batista Royale will soon be piping a steady stream of Barry Manilow elevator music into the ears of half-shaved pot-bellied ceegar smoking gringos all wearing big white hats while the booshwaa wives lounge by the pool.