Fairweather

The drainage/valley. The spire on the left.

Compare the death toll of the dissappeared to the ongoing misery in Colombia where decisive action wasn't taken in time. Of course I'm taking the humanity out of the equation, but it makes for an interesting 'what if'.

My vehicle has a 2 liter engine that puts out 210 horsepower and gets 34mpg hwy. But the name-plate would probably earn me the disdain you speak of, JayB.

Too bad you weren't the same skeptic back when Clinton and Ron Brown were selling missile staging technology to the Chinese for campaign ca$h. Or bombing the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. Or killing refugees in convoys. Or civilians on commuter trains. Or janitors in aspirin factories. Or children in goofy religious compounds. Or when Terri McAlluf, DNC chair, made a cool 18 million on Global Crossing stock just before they went under...... ..... ..... Your indignation remains curiously selective. This, no doubt, because you were too busy picking those research dollars up off the floor that your man was tossing out like chump change.

I liked Peron too. And Fujimori. They all took heroic action to save their nations from communism.

The goat pic has Mount Stone's main peak in the background. And you're right, that's the snow apron below West Peak Olympus. Here's a picture I took of Constance N Face from the summit of Warrior.....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7550964/ Take note ye intellectuals! You are not above the law.... Calif. student gets 8 years for SUV vandalism Sentenced for 2003 spree that torched Hummers, other gas guzzlers Updated: 9:45 p.m. ET April 18, 2005 LOS ANGELES - An aspiring physicist was sentenced to more than eight years in prison on Monday and ordered to pay $3.5 million for his role in a spree of arson and vandalism that targeted gas-guzzling Hummers and other sports utility vehicles. Rejecting pleas for clemency from William Cottrell, a 24-year-old doctoral candidate in physics at the California Institute of Technology, U.S. District Judge Gary Klausner added more time to the sentence after finding that Cottrell was trying to sway consumers with his anti-SUV message. The slogans Cottrell spray-painted onto vehicles included “Fat Lazy Americans,” “No Respect for Earth” and “SUV = Terrorism.” Cottrell, who admitted only spray-painting and testified he did not know that two friends were bringing Molotov cocktails, promised he would never break the law again. The two friends have fled the country to avoid prosecution, authorities said. “I want nothing more than to be a physicist,” Cottrell said. “I would do anything to earn any leniency the court could show in this matter.” Cottrell was convicted last November on seven counts of arson and one count of conspiracy related to a 2003 vandalism and firebombing spree that targeted about 125 large sports utility vehicles at four Southern California dealerships and a few homes. Lawyers mount autism defense: Cottrell’s attorneys asked for the five-year mandatory minimum sentence saying that their client has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism marked by impaired ability to understand social situations. They said it affected his judgment and kept him from backing out when his two friends started lighting Molotov cocktails. But Judge Klausner said high intelligence should work against a defendant, not in his favor. “What a talent to have wasted,” Klausner said. “There’s only one person to blame for that, and I’m sure Mr. Cottrell understands that it’s him.” Attorneys estimated that Cottrell, who had faced a mandatory minimum sentence of five years, could spend six years in jail, including credit for time served. “The defendant engaged in conduct to send a political message,” said federal prosecutor Beverly Reid O’Connell. “He’s a scheming, arrogant person who is disdainful of the law and the justice system.”

From slides: I have a few others, but they're not taken vetically.

Don't worry, Dru. That recent swelling in your belly is probably just your liver finally paying you back for all the abuse you've dished it over the years. It's more likely you just need a transplant and not an abortion.

Sorry, Sloth. The morning after pill doesn't do a thing for the recipient of unprotected anal sex. But I still support your right to get it without a prescription.

Very dissapointing, Squid. RU-486 is commonly and appropriately called "the abortion pill". It brings about the termination of an existing pregnancy. The "morning after pill" is used w/in 48(72?) hours of unprotected sex to prevent egg implantation. I become irked when I hear my fellow conservatives speak out against the morning after pill, especially since it likely reduces the abortion rate.

The leftists of "then" sound just like "now". Reagan was a great man. His deployment of the advanced Pershing II in europe was brilliant. I hope to visit his memorial this summer. http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/6/10/111151.shtml

Let me guess... a government job? It's interesting that many of those in the public sector take 6 weeks vacation and work a straight 40 (or less) hour week... all-the-while touting their educational credentials as entitlement and claiming there's no place in their department to save taxpayer dollars. Then, hop aboard a fuel guzzling 747 to climb in Europe whilst they decry those other Americans who drive SUV's and 'live too well'! uking graemlin: How much vacation time do you think those in the private sector average, Jim? You know...those poor saps who pay the taxes that go toward your salary and cushy lifestyle. Do you really believe that your place in this society entitles you to such hypocrisy? How's the size 10 taste? I'm in the private sector. Just assumed, based on your bio, that you were a public employee. While the private sector holds many environmental jobs, not too many refer to themselves as ecologist. Frankly, I'm not sure I believe you. Also, you conveniently neglected to address the hypocricy issue: ...Then, hop aboard a fuel guzzling 747 to climb in Europe whilst they decry those other Americans who drive SUV's and 'live too well'!...

What's on the cover this time?

Dberninka and Norman C, Read this book. Seriuosly. It is not written by a right-winger, in fact, it's written by a Danish professor of statistics. While we humans can always do better, the situation is not nearly as dire as you believe it to be. ...or, if you prefer, you can rely on a Rolling Stone editorial to stay informed.

Like public employee's unions? And we've thrown trillions at poverty since LBJ's great society, and where has it gotten us? Maybe government isn't necessarily the answer?

I hate WalMart. I don't shop there either. They do screw their employees and taxpayers by shuffling their employees onto state medical instead of offering them decent benefits. Additionally, I view many of their business practices as anti-competitive such as continuing to hold the lease on an abandoned structure so competition can't put down roots. I've seen firsthand the manner in which they strongarm their suppliers. WalMart is beyond contempt. How does that fit with your paradigm, Curtis?

My employer is maximum 4 weeks/yr, no exceptions, all the way to the top. Oh yea, the 50-60 hour work weeks do get old. I don't mind the solid work ethic, but after almost 15 years it's getting kind of old. Listen to me! I sound like one of you pussies!

Just curious:

Let me guess... a government job? It's interesting that many of those in the public sector take 6 weeks vacation and work a straight 40 (or less) hour week... all-the-while touting their educational credentials as entitlement and claiming there's no place in their department to save taxpayer dollars. Then, hop aboard a fuel guzzling 747 to climb in Europe whilst they decry those other Americans who drive SUV's and 'live too well'! uking graemlin: How much vacation time do you think those in the private sector average, Jim? You know...those poor saps who pay the taxes that go toward your salary and cushy lifestyle. Do you really believe that your place in this society entitles you to such hypocrisy? Also; can I have please two weeks of your vacation time?

My elderly Japanese-American neighbor, who spent time in a relocation center with her parents, probably sees things differently. How ironic that FDR has now become such a liberal icon.

Doh!

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At least two federal judges have ruled that the scoping process was flawed/inadequate. (Your friends in the liberal 9th circuit later overruled) Face it, Winter! Babbit was just a stooge for the powerful environmental lobby. For the record; I don't necessarily disagree with the Roadless Rule, just the manner in which it was implemented. BTW; it's T-H-A-N. Better have an assistant proof your proofs.

Foraker, this is your autosig: The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders. -- Edward Abbey Of course, as you have said repeatedly, such bias never finds its way into the research of those with similar beliefs. If the idea of wilderness requires no defense, why bother with the science at all? Is this what you're saying? Talk about throwing science out the window.