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At least we'd know who's side God is really on afterwards, right? They all claim to possess the "true" faith. Lets see who emerges from Thunderdome.

Hold on a sec, let me look out the window (Midas parking lot full of trucks right below). Ok... "Alaskan girls kick ass" (2 with these) Calvin pissing on Arctic Cat logo (1 with these) Calvin pissing on Polaris logo (2 with these) "Native" in 30 inch tall vaugely old english looking letters across the back glass of a Tahoe. "Keep Honking, I'm reloading"

Got Kudzu?

Here's one for ya:

Anybody who clutches the pearls and gets the vapors over political cartoons of any stripe need to lighten the fuck up. I don't care whether it's radical mullah jihad jhanie or radical cleric James Dobson. Maybe we can just build a big ass enclosed fence around Jerusalem, toss all the far right wing religious nutjobs of the christian, muslim, and jewish faith in there, lock the gates and let them have a battle royale to the death. With any luck, they would kill each other off and the sane people of the world could get on with our lives. Organized religion is the greatest scam ever conceived.

"I *heart* Spotted Owl - Fried or Grilled" "American by Birth, Southern by the Grace of God" "Grass, gas, or ass. Nobody rides for free."

George at the SOTU: "So tonight, I announce the Advanced Energy Initiative – a 22-percent increase in clean-energy research at the Department of Energy, to push for breakthroughs in two vital areas. To change how we power our homes and offices, we will invest more in zero-emission coal-fired plants; revolutionary solar and wind technologies; and clean, safe nuclear energy." That's funny, the people at DOE sing a different tune. From the NY Times: "The Energy Department will begin laying off researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the next week or two because of cuts to its budget. A veteran researcher said the staff had been told that the cuts would be concentrated among researchers in wind and biomass, which includes ethanol. Those are two of the technologies that Mr. Bush cited on Tuesday night as holding the promise to replace part of the nation's oil imports. The budget for the laboratory, which is just west of Denver, was cut by nearly 15 percent, to $174 million from $202 million, requiring the layoff of about 40 staff members out of a total of 930, said a spokesman, George Douglas. The cut is for the fiscal year that began on Oct. 1."

I don't know a whole lot of weekend warriors who lead multi pitch 5.11 trad off the couch, and if he can fill the book with cruiser, classic routes that appeal to people juggling a career, home, children, etc that get out maybe 5-10 times per year....then it's a service to those people. Why do you care? I guess it's an insult to chest thumping hardmen who onsight 5.12 cracks like Dru...oh wait.... You should be glad that he's steering them to a few specific routes because it keeps them from bumbling up your favorite areas, no?

Jay is auditioning be the next Victor Davis Hanson. Hang in there Jay, you write better wingnuttia than that Jonah Goldberg clown. Maybe the LA Times has column space for you too. Fit right in there with Boot and Goldberg. If that fails, perhaps the good Rev. at Wash Times has a spot for ya? What? Ad hominem? But of course, that's how ya'll play the game right?

Nice strawman, Jay. Now again, where did this "child-of-hamas" acquire his US made rifle and clothing?

Will we ever fire Condi the Incompetent? "I don't think anyone expected a hamas victory" Oh really? Even after Mahmoud Abbas pleaded with Rice to postpone the elections because it looked like hamas was going to rout Fatah. But she had no idea. Just like she had no idea some nuts would use a plane as a weapon, after being warned of just such a possibility. Accountability? No, just promote them. Competence? Who needs it, remeber government is the problem, not the solution (and BushCo is determined to prove it!).

Trying to steal their own fucking election, classic! From Roll Call: "House Republicans are taking a mulligan on the first ballot for Majority Leader. The first count showed more votes cast than Republicans present at the Conference meeting." Sad to say that Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) is the lone GOP member of congress that I respect. Throw the bums out, all of em.

Riddle me this, chief: This "child-of-hamas" (I didn't name the file, btw) seems to be posing with a US manufactured M-16, and wearing clothes with english language writing. Exactly where is this "child-of-hamas" living, Idaho? Because the US would never, ever sell arms to or negotiate with terrorist and rogue outfits. Cough IRANCONTRA Cough cough. Please enlighten me o Jay, oracle of wingnuttitude.

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Switchgrass ethanol, my bitches. Cause we're addicted to oil and Big Daddy Oilman Arbusto Bush (R-TXaco) and Dickhead Cheney (R-HAL), along with Condi "Chevron named a tanker after me" Rice gonna whup us into shape wid some switchgrass ethanol. And woodchips. Don't forget the woodchips! You forgot Poland, but not woodchips and switchgrass my bitches. Why you think he spends all that time "clearin' brush"? Woodchips, baby, woodchips. Got Levee? Let them eat cake, motherfucker.

Jane Hamsher, the producer of Natural Born Killers: "...Fred Barnes' chin will be dusted for George Bush's ball prints..."

The Joker.

Uniter, not divider.

Sack up, lightweight. I'll see your -41 and raise you -51. Last 10 days observed in Fairbanks (all temps in deg F): Date High Low 20 -27 -42 21 M M 22 -13 -32 23 -27 -36 24 -26 -33 25 -34 -40 26 M M 27 -40 -51 28 -35 -44 29 -30 -51

wha?

That's no record. That's just a collosal fuck-up.

It was -49F at my place this morning, warming up a bit from the -51 yesterday. Spring you say?

Humptulips, WA

I had a similar set-up when I lived in the south, 8wx12h adjustable from 10deg overhanging to 45. Finally gave up on making it fun/interesting, and just treated it like a common boring weights exercise. I set mine around 30-45 deg overhung, and did a workout similar to the "HIT-strips" thing. Just cranking laps with a specific grip say half crimps, then working another like pinches. I ended up taking the "real" plastic holds off, except for some pinches, and made it symmetrical with home-made wooden holds. A little similar to a campus rungs set up, but with alternating rows of edges, pockets, pinches, etc. The idea was that they would be spaced so that I could do laps using only a specific hold type for all moves on that lap. Add a weight belt once you need it. With a limited amount of holds (70 sounds like alot, until you start setting problems), you'll quickly tire of rearranging holds all the time. Most people will favor their strengths when setting problems, which makes your training much less than optimal, IMO. You can get wicked strong on a small board like that, but you can also get wicked overuse symptoms, especially if you don't work opposing mucles groups....forearm extensors, pecs, anterior delts, tris, abs. Another approach is to just start slapping holds up, and when they are all or mostly all on the board, then start making problems with what's there. This is how I set most problems in the gym these days. I may end up adding a hold or two to link a section. Much faster than doing move by move "blank slate" style setting where you end up putting 80% of the holds on and using 20% already in place. Make a scaled down crack machine, do pull ups on jams. Couple of short scraps of 2x8 (or even better 2x10 or2x12) and a few washers/wingnuts/bolts is all you need. Personally, I've found that kind of power is something I can re-develop reasonably quickly, within a few months, as it's my natural strength. Power endurance, and pitch length endurance has always been my weakness, but I hate to train it (and will likley continue to stagnate until I get my head right and train my weakness). Don't underestimate the usefulness of yoga and core strength exercises, as well as periodization.