Fairweather

You never struck me as being guilty of misandry. Also; can one be both misogynistic and a douche bag?

Call me chauvinistic, homophobic, whatever, but I will only allow a female to be mysogyn my body. Even better when she does it right.

That's the first thing I'd do if I was choosing a place to raise kids.....right after checking to see that there wasn't a homeless shelter within a ten mile radius. Sarcasm? You don't think this is a valid concern? Obviously, you don't have children.

Wow!

You realize these folks don't actually live in Bellevue. They're just there to graze on the crumbs left by da man.... Have you been to the Enumclaw QFC lately? Breast obsessed? Nothing wrong with that, but virtually any natural breasts - large or small - are better than fake ones, IMO. Fake ones just don't bounce properly.

If you study climbing you'll likely learn at least a little: Geology Geography Meteorology Glaciology Human Physiology Physics Logistics Planning/Organization Leadership History Natural History Hydrology I can't think of too many other pointless endeavors where so much peripheral knowledge is there for the taking.

Not an answer, simpleton.

So let's see if I have this right: Mythosgirl grows up in Bellevue with all the benefits and privilege therein, can't get into the UW or SPU - so mommy and daddy send her to WWU, she readily adopts the pseudo-environmentalism of Bellingham and Huxley College, then, at age 23 or 24 she finally feels independent and angry enough to blast her Bellevue roots on a climbing web forum. Your parents must be proud.

Any bent riders here that could give advice? There are lots of variants, but I'm thinking about one that would be best for around-town workouts, and also work for an occasional 100 mil'er. The trikes would probably be a little too wide for narrow city shoulders?

Then go live somewhere else. Are you trying to say Bellingham is devoid of those things?

Actually, it annoys me pretty badly too. And I really don't care for the wealth-arrogance that permeates the east side. But I'm curious; what do you drive? And do you cast the same condemnation on climbers that arrive at the trail head in an old Landcruiser or 4-Runner? Is it a "needs-based" disdain? And if so, are the needs of said climbers any more valid than those of a suburban mom who occasionally uses the SUV to take the kids and their teammates to practice?? I drive a 1989 Toyota 4-cylinder EFI, 4x4 pickup. Not exactly sure, but it gets mid-twenties gas mileage on the highway - not fantastic, I know. The answer to your question: NO. I do not disdain climbers who use their vehicles out of a NEED basis. Personally, I'm one of them. When at home in Bellingham, I usually ride a bike, walk, use my buddies homebuilt moped (that pulls 120 mpg) use the bus, and use my truck for bigger things - like climbing, or grocery shopping. Simply put, I fill up my truck about once per month with 16 gallons. Whereas there are people driving H2's in Bellevue that fill the fucking thing up every other day, with 40 gallons of gasoline! What I was trying to implying with my post was that far TOO MANY people are utterly UNCONCIOUS about how much crap they are plugging out every day. And it seems to be more prevelant on the east side (the unconcious thing). If I could afford it, and they were actually offered [!!!!] I would buy an electric car. Sustainable design and environmentally sound transportation are sort of my major side passion. Thats a entirely new and very long discussion however..... So as long as the climber who "needs" his SUV is conscious (feels guilty?) about his consumption all is well? But the soccer mom is obviously too dumb to understand and condemned outright?? And where, do you suppose, the electricity for your dream car would come from?

Eventually, someone will step on Tvastarkatena's rope.

Bellevue's not a city? Not an independent one, no. It's a subsection of the Seattle megapolis. But that's not what you said. How about Tacoma and Everett? Do they too suck the Seattle teat?

Actually, it annoys me pretty badly too. And I really don't care for the wealth-arrogance that permeates the east side. But I'm curious; what do you drive? And do you cast the same condemnation on climbers that arrive at the trail head in an old Landcruiser or 4-Runner? Is it a "needs-based" disdain? And if so, are the needs of said climbers any more valid than those of a suburban mom who occasionally uses the SUV to take the kids and their teammates to practice??

Bellevue's not a city?

higher fertility rates directly correlate with lower education Speaking of shit holes, Vancouver BC sure ain't the city it used to be. Seriously. What happened?

higher fertility rates directly correlate with lower education I think the growth of the planet's human population during the 20th century coupled with radical advances in education during the same period debunk your premise. It is possible that educated elites are somehow averse to sexual reproduction for any of the reasons I stated above, but your anecdote still fails the test.

Trust me, darling, you don't hate Bellevue as much as the rest of this state hates Seattle.

Seattle: 49,000 children - 170,000 Dogs and Cats. Narcissism? Low metro-male sperm counts? ED? High testosterone females? Plain old self loathing? Hmmm; could be any number of things.

Having to look across the lake at the shit hole known as Seattle.

Um, I believe Abbas was elected too. No matter; Fatah is no less murderous than Hamas albeit supposedly "secular". Maybe this mini-civil war will distract these barbarians long enough to let Israelis send their kids to school without fear they'll be blown to bits by bus-bombers or a homemade rocket. But somehow I'm sure Palestenians, no matter which political party of death they belong to, will still find time to kill Jews.

Looks like a new sport in Gaza - sponsored by the religion of peace: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/10/israel.palestinians.ap/

Speaking of coils and stupidity:

Really nice trip, guys. One of you is really good with that camera too! Really captured your trip well. Thanks for sharing your adventure. Did you happen to look down Clear Creek route from the summit? Was there still a fair amount of snow left on it? Thinking about taking a trip down with my son next week.

Presenting theory or anecdote as fact does not make it fact. Kinda' like anthropogenic global warming.