Fairweather

The club only cares about you if you are still in the ether spreading around your code truth is the club doesn't even care or know you exist or it exists membership is automatic even if you are a believer or not since selection is done by a sort of invisible hand and I think this is why it is so beautiful

Blinder alert I did not realize only atheists accept evolution and are allow in Oly's club I know plenty of Christians Jews Muslims Hindus Sikhs deists and agnostics who are on the team okay I don't really know any muslims but I'm sure there are some who see the logic

Sounds kinda like a Coelacanth. A Gar--I guess I missed that one. Nothing wrong with enjoying evolutionary peace in a static environment--if you can find it. Having effectively insulated ourselves from the physical environment--and having managed to hold at bay for the time being our microscopic antagonists--there seems little left to act on or select for mutations in our own genome moving forward. Seems like we humans are likely to maintain our present phenotype for as long as we can manipulate the status quo. I wonder if Gars think we're really ugly.

What the hell is that thing? Europa is cool, but Enceladus is my favorite.

I hope these curious docs don't start planting polar bears in Antarctica or penguins on Baffin. Not that I've ever thought about it or anything.

My prediction: an island of hemophiliac lizards.

Evolution is not headed in any particular direction. Must be random stupid ugly.

Wow, that is really sad. It's gotta be hard when your competitors are 1.) a monster sub-T co-op that is not taxed against the dividends it pays its "members", and 2.) internet suppliers that may or may not be subjected to state sales taxes. I can only guess they could no longer afford being the other guy's "display case." (?) RIP brick and mortar.

My first multi-day hike back in 1972. And my son's too--in 1995. It will be a sad day when it goes. Any news from ONP on their plans? e.g. burn it, dismantle it, or just let the river take it?

I reckon the "government can't and never ever will do anything right" crowd whose hearts and minds Christie has to win over ... Good God, man, you're quoting TTK's Icicle Creek ranger rant verbatim!

Suntop Road off of Hwy 410. 3000' gain, and avy-safe.

D-Rats are vicious little creatures.

...and where are denalidave's calls for fairness, balance, and civility?

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That's really cool. Seriously. I wish I had been up there to see it with my own eyes, but your pictures are a great consolation prize. How many many hours did you get outta one motorcycle battery?

I have come to believe that jon actually wants lower hit-counts here and this is why he has asked Feck to abandon his moderator duties and is now encouraging him to unleash his "personality" instead. Hence, a tribute to Feck--the worst moderator on the entire interwebs:

Sounds like you're looking for a road frame? If not, I do have a 2007 Gary Fisher Ferrous MTB 19" frame only that I'd give you for dirt cheap since it's been hanging from my garage ceiling since about 2008 and I want it gone. It has that "eccentric" BB that can be used for single speed or standard with vertical dropouts in the back. I built it up once, rode it for one week, then realized it was too big for me. Still, it was a nice, soft ride and could probably be configured as a burly commuter. Looks like this one.

Obamacare was the cornerstone of his entire domestic agenda. I'd say the lie he told to get that one last vote in the Senate was far more damnable than any campaign promise. This is why the public no longer supports the ACA, and it is the reason his approval numbers are now as low as GW's.

Hard to say. Still, I'd put Obama's "if you like the insurance you have, you can keep it (period)" head and shoulders above anything on Ivan's list. I think history will record it this way too. Of course, Woodrow's lie was the costliest...

1916: "He kept us out of war!" 2013: "I didn't set a red line, the world set a red line."

Why not keep it "fair and balanced" and post up all the Repub lies as well? Certainly, even someone as biased and closed minded as yourself can admit they lie at least as much as our non birth certificated Muslim prez? Oh, wait, that might be asking a bit much from our resident CC righty extremo sprayer commando in chief... Well, if you and your fellow lefty nutjobs would step back and do a little self assessment from time to time, my services here wouldn't be necessary. Sorry I interrupted your circlejerk. BTW, when is the last time you posted fair-and-balanced? I've regularly criticized the Rs--most recently when they pulled that idiotic govt shutdown. How about you, Fairguy? Fair enough... I don't trust Obama and the dems any more than I do the R's. Good enough, tough guy? Um, if you could provide an example of this, that'd be great. I really don't mind libs so much, but I do hold a pretty high degree of contempt for libs who pose as "moderates." The sad thing is how often they end up believing their own faux persona. You and Rob both come to mind here. Now, as you were, Fairguy.

Nice outing! Were you able to drive all the way to the upper lot??

Yes, I do think it's time you updated your wardrobe. (But I think the watch goes with pretty much anything. )

Healthcare signup and payment deadline one week from today. Looks like a FAIL.

Why not keep it "fair and balanced" and post up all the Repub lies as well? Certainly, even someone as biased and closed minded as yourself can admit they lie at least as much as our non birth certificated Muslim prez? Oh, wait, that might be asking a bit much from our resident CC righty extremo sprayer commando in chief... Well, if you and your fellow lefty nutjobs would step back and do a little self assessment from time to time, my services here wouldn't be necessary. Sorry I interrupted your circlejerk. BTW, when is the last time you posted fair-and-balanced? I've regularly criticized the Rs--most recently when they pulled that idiotic govt shutdown. How about you, Fairguy?