Fairweather

Wow! Nice gallery. Did you ever fulfill your self-promise to climb Hoh Peak? More pics! Thanks!

Yes Genesis Pink Floyd The Who Led Zepplin ...Today's music SUCKS!! ...except for Beck's new CD.

Actually, there is no 'official' loop around Adams either. In fact, the 38 mile trip requires about 7 or eight miles of brutal x/c on morainal debris with some navigation, routefinding, and possibly mountaineering gear if it is necessary to cross the Klickitat Glacier above The Big Muddy. Much of the trip is above tree line and exposed to wind, sun, snow, whatever. The distance aside, it is likely a more serious undertaking than a Glacier Peak loop, which can be done 100% on-trail.

You say you want a revolution Well you know we all want to change the world You tell me that it's evolution Well you know We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction Don't you know you can count me out Don't you know it's gonna be alright Alright Alright You say you got a real solution Well you know we'd all love to see the plan You ask me for a contribution Well you know We're doing what we can But when you want money for people with minds that hate All I can tell you is brother you have to wait Don't you know it's gonna be alright Alright Alright You say you'll change the constitution Well you know we all want to change your head You tell me it's the institution Well you know You better free your mind instead But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow Don't you know know it's gonna be alright Alright Alright --Paul McCartney

Thanks. I haven't been following that mission and didn't even realize that a fly-by was underway. What a beautiful planet. Cool video.

She's not as hot as the first time I saw her (I must have been a little drunk) but still cute. This girl had more shit packed into a U-Haul than any family of ten could ever imagine owning. I was especially intrigued though, by the box labeled "misc bedroom things". She quickly wrested the cardboard cube from my grasp while I was carrying it into her new house with a big smile on my face.

That's exactly the problem. A big fucking problem because growth is not infinite. There are boundaries and we are hurtling toward them. http://www.stanford.edu/~promer/Econgro.htm

I love the game and admire good players. ...And I don't even play it all that well! I will gladly eat their tasty crumbs.

not growing. Money neither created nor destroyed, economic homeostasis. Sorry, I'm too out of my element to know how to say this is economic terms. Growth = construction starts = jobs. An economy that isn't 'growing' is in recession. Are you willing to give up your job? Do you think that you're immune? Also, there is no 'pie' to be divided up.

Is Bill Gates 'exploiting others'?

I'm loading four of my 19 (...or is it 20?) guns, packing extra mags, booby trapping my secondary entrance with flash/bangs, sharpening my Kershaw Amphibian (I just love knives...so beautiful, so elegant), and painting up my face as we speak. I'll be in the juniper on the south side of the house. See you soon.

You threatening me, BitchGoat?

I'm glad you support the abolition of welfare, state support of university students, etc! You're making real progress. But it's sad that you would supplant human drive, spirit, innovation with a government hammer and chains. Stupid statements you made, really. Maybe even top ten material!

Main Entry: ca·dence Pronunciation: 'kA-d&n(t)s Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Italian cadenza, from cadere to fall, from Latin -- more at CHANCE 1 a : a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language b : the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity 2 a : a falling inflection of the voice b : a concluding and usually falling strain; specifically : a musical chord sequence moving to a harmonic close or point of rest and giving the sense of harmonic completion 3 : the modulated and rhythmic recurrence of a sound especially in nature Oh well. Read; oratory from your own definition. I've never heard the word used to describe writing. And that still doesn't excuse his butchery of your/you're. That's, like, fourth grade... and all the while beating up Stefan for the same.

Josh, I have never supported a free market void of government regulation. That would be plain stupid. You need to understand that guys like prole/j_b, and to a lesser degree, SC, support a very dark solution to inequities that have existed since the beginning of time and are only addressed to any degree under our present system. Gut the current order and you'll likely lead the world into another dark age, and this is exactly what anarchist types want. The pendulum swings both ways. A system tweaked more to your liking will be along before too long.

The link, Fairweather, the link? Short memory, eh? http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/462663/page/0/fpart/3/vc/1 A couple of things in response. Marx's work is enormous and varied. His critique of contemporary political economy offers concepts for understanding capitalism and society that went far beyond the existing analyses of Smith, Ricardo, et al. Marxian and non-Marxian scholars alike recognize the usefulness in these concepts. An analysis which puts capitalism at the fore in its methods seems to me to be more relevant than ever when capitalism has been extended across the planet. It is telling that when most people think of Marx, and "real world trials of experimentation with Marxist concepts", totalitarian police state tactics, loss of personal freedom, huge bureaucratic apparatuses, environmental degradation on par with capitalist countries, deprivation, bad architecture, etc. generally spring to mouth. I will not defend or apologize for "actually existing Socialism". I will say that these societies do not represent "implemented Marxist concepts", the historical reality is far more complex. Marx wrote virtually nothing about what post-capitalist society might look like. (Utopianism is exactly what Marx critiqued the Anarchists for. To do so would be pure folly, as Fairweather points out stuggles would be very intense, possibly violent, and outcomes would be historically dependent on how those struggles played out. Revolutionary tactics and organization fell to the likes of Lenin and Trotsky and others in countries with virtually none of the characteristics that Marx thought would be necessary for a transition from capitalism to socialism. These countries' (most often of the "third world" variety) attempt to develop productive capacites rapidly in the face of military aggression and capitalist competition as well as sustain social revolutions domestically resulted in what we superficially understand as Socialism. Anyway, the history of the Left is not confined to the horrors of the gulag, Pol Pot, etc. Left and left influenced struggle have been instrumental in, among other things, the 8-hour workday, throwing off the yolk of third-world colonialism, the right to bargain collectively with employers, civil rights, anti-censorship, relatively high standards of living and universal benefits among workers in European countries where the left has been historically strong, anti-fascism, and on and on. What has the Right done for you lately? So no, I don't only espouse Marxism for its analytical capabilities, but that it part of a solid and longstanding tradition committed to social justice, the breaking down of social hierarchies, and human liberation from oppression. Things that continue unabated on an even greater scale, weak and nonsensical appeals to "human nature" notwithstanding. NOW do you remember? So mired in the glory of academia that you don't recall your own thoughts? Please spare me any of your typical "reading comprehension" attacks. I think what you were saying here is pretty plain to see.

"tits-for-beads"

So is yours, bitch. Also, cadence refers to voice and/or music, but never to the written word.

IN Canada? The US? The world? Here, anyway, it will come in 2006 and 2008. When we vote. If you would like your revolution sooner....bring it on!

I'll put this one in my ammo box to you later. What a stupid statement, even if you made it in jest.

Of course, this must also apply to your earlier stated belief that Soviet and Maoist-style attempts to implement Marxist ideals were merely "applied improperly".

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Not completely true. Do you realize the degree to which public universities are subsidized by taxpayers? Ever looked at out-of-state or private school tuition? That said, I don't completely disagree with your premise. There is a gulf that exists. But I don't necessarily believe it is widening.

Why, j_b! I wasn't attacking anyone in particular. Why would you think that? Unless, just maybe, the shoe fits. BTW; keep your five dollars. Buy yourself some ramen noodles, or something that harkens poverty.

The minimum wage is certainly not a living wage. Nor is it intended to be. My daughter is earning minimum wage working summers between the school year. She is gaining valuable real-world experience that she can use at a future time to demonstrate she isn't just another lazy kook from acedemia who believes she has all the answers to the ills facing society....a society in which some (read: ivory tower; tenure) have so obviously never really participated.