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I thought leaving out Tom Bombadil and some of the cool stuff in their journeys with the Ents was a bad move. The Ents and the other tree characters whose name I can't remember were largely responsible for the win over Saruman's army, not the men.

It's just going to be about the big war, then they'll all ride off into the sunrise. The movies suck compared to the books IMO.

Pretty interesting Dan. Thanks.

Holy cow Lambone! 3 bags at 70# each and they were maxed, and they didn't have your hardwear in them? What were you smuggling in?

Hey Layton, I am assuming that you are completely kidding in your post. Or is this what they are teaching in Chiropractic school these days?

Damn. I forgot to check my calendar about when "Celebrate a Redneck" day was. Thanks for the reminder.

RBW - I don't think the "rule" is that you can't insult a woman, it's the way the insult is slung that will determine if it is mysogonistic or not.

Does not.

true. true. advertise away.

I did three the other day after my upper body workout. A good way to see if I worked hard enough.

Thanks. I'll give them a call.

Maybe you and Layton shoudl get together. You seem to have similar "needs" at the moment.

Fred = lummox?

Anyone else battling this lil bugger? I've never really worried about what I eat and figure all things in moderation. I don't have a weight problem, but both Mom and Dad have high cholesterol (but they are also overweight and aren't active). So I thought I'd get mine checked. Turns out I have elevated cholesterol too. 232 was my number. The HDL is great, but the LDL is too high. So...I guess I gotta start watching what I eat now. No more sausage and fries nights at Schultzy's. Gotta cut out the egg yolks and butter, and the peanut butter sandwhiches I like to make for a quick lunch. And make sure I get enough fiber. I found these bagels at PCC that have 16 grams of fiber. They kinda remind me of sawdust but what the hell. Smother them in hummus and they're okay. Any other tips, substitutes you've found would be useful.

"Fook you, Elliot." - E.T. My preference is to yell 'Sorry about your penis!" at H2 drivers, then park my exceedingly dirty 2wd pickup next to their immaculately clean vehicles in parking lots. I think the same thing about those raised full sized trucks with all the flair and stuff. They're compensating...

I saw Fred working the ladies last night. He was in fine form. Overheard him talking to a 30 something blonde hottie... Fred: "So you rock climb?" Woman: "Yep, I think its fun." Fred: "Yeah it's fun. Good for you." I giggled and walked away. Another Fred story was related to him eating with a stick. He sat down at the table in camp4 last Fall and asked what a couple friends were eating for dinner. I think it was cous cous, and they offered some to Fred. He finds a swiss army knife on the table, opens the blade takes the pot and digs in. He ate the rest of their dinner. No one minded though, cause hell it's Fred!

Anyone have a recommendation for a shop in Seattle where I can rent some skis, boots, poles? It's too expensive to rent at the ski area. I sold all my ski gear last year. Sellers remorse...

Make sure you get the right The Climb. Wasn't there a tv movie by the same title last year that was basically a religious movie?

No bud Alex. Don't touch the stuff. Makes me feel stupid. My plants are a fig, a palm, a ficus, and a puple flower cyclomen (which may not last the week...).

But to a 9 yr old girl it was a likeable character. Kinda like a space lassie.

Anyone know if these can help plants grow? My studio is not getting enough light and the plants are all starting to look like they are suffering.

Don't get the scifi channel, but saw the promos. I guess I was too young to fully understand the plot when the first one was on the air. I liked the show, but just thought they were fighting other aliens, not machines... And the "dog" Mopit was a cool character.

Cool. Give me a call.

I'll take it.

Hhmm. I didn't know there was controversy. Thanks. I read the first part of the Crystal Mountain and there were a few references to it in there. The book was so poorly written I just couldn't get through it. As for high altitude brain damage, there was a really interesting Nova on the subject a few years ago. They did pre and post CAT scans and brain mass calculations on climbers before an Everest climb. It showed they lost some cells up there. I think Breshears and the other climbers were using O2. Since Messner doesn't use it he probably loses more grey matter.