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Get on board! Bush has got the economy rockin' and will sail into another term! Yeah...and I've been trying to get a job for over a year. Fuck Bush. My economy still pretty much sucks!

Listened to the report. Okay...so 7.2% growth based largely on capital expenditures by corporations. Most were probably spending remaining budget dollars because of the end of the fiscal year and the spend it or lose it mentality. Consumer spending up 6.6%. Unlikely to be repeated because they were spending dollars they'd received as tax rebates. Also, no mention of whether this was corrolated with increases in credit card spending. Unemployment up with 57,000 new jobs (I'd suspect mostly seasonal employment and not high paying jobs). And commentator said that it was not enough to keep pace with population and that claims will likely go back up in the near future. Sounds like a potential bubble to me. I'm not going to get too excited.

Which statistic showed 7.2% PP? GDP? Who is benefiting from that growth, certainly not the unemployed.

I just got home from Erden's slide show at TNF. What a great story about the first leg of his human powered adventure with a few of our fellow cc.comers. If you don't have something planned for tomorrow night, I believe he's doing another one at the Seattle REI at 7pm. Check it out!

Don't know how the jury duty process works in Seattle or Portland. In CA each county is different. In SF you have to be available to the "general pool" for a week I think. Dumb waste of time. In Marin, you go in and in one day you're either on a jury or out the door.

WDYM That is my wife exactly (5'8" 130# 36C) and she is no what's her name Moss... She's a perfect, well built woman Great for you and her. I just think that keeping weight under 130# and having a good amount of muscle mass is pretty difficult. Especially if you are that tall. No harm intended.

Are you being serious? If so you're crazy and so is she! But have fun!

I got called up once for jury duty and was dreading it. I showed up figuring I would try one of the suggestions people have used here to get out of it. Once we were in the jury room and got to hear the case (civil case: drunk driver who seriously injured some people) we'd be deciding on I was pretty interested. And a little bummed to not be selected. A friend of mine was on a jury for a wrongful death case involving blatant neglect on the part of a doctor. He tried to get out of it based on his views of western medicine and blatant distrust of doctors. They put him on the jury anyways and the thought it was a great experience. You might be surprised and enjoy the opportunity to actually have a positive impact on our sometimes f'ed up system.

Depends on how much notice I have. If there's a fire evac and time, I'd grab my wallet, cell phone, photos/slides, CDs, computer, and climbing gear. If I don't have time 'cause I wake up in the middle of the night with a fire alarm and smoke. I'd probably just grab my bathrobe and slippers and GTFO.

And watching is truly what its all about, eh? Naw, Necro. You gotta try watching/crewing for the Western States 100 trail run sometime. Those guys/gals that finish in less than 24 hrs are awesome athletes. Pulling 10 minute miles the whole way, with some pretty big hills/drops, river crossings, and sometimes snow/icy slopes. Way cool shit. Ironman distance triathlons aren't even in the same league. Oh yeah...congrats Robbob.

I keep ignoring you and you just keep pursuing... You like the abuse, don't you?

Darn! I thought this was a weenie game thread... Where all the chicks on the site get to discuss what the physical requirements are in a man.

So it's time for the marriage/relationship thread already? Congrats to whoever it is!

Well now it makes more sense. With the kids, I would still check out the Thaiwand wall cave during the day, but I'd recommend not taking them down into the lagoon unless they are not afraid of exposure and are good easy 5th class scramblers. In and around Bangkok, you can book tours with an english speaking interpreter at your hotel. It can make it more interesting to learn the history. You may enjoy seeing the grand palace and Wat Po. The kids will get to see school children being taught by monks at Wat Po. Outside Bangkok, the floating market and the JEATH museum/bridge over River Kwai (sp?) are really cool. Saw a tout out walking his elephant to the river for a bath. One of the coolest things I encountered during my second trip to Bangkok. Finally had the feeling that I couldn't see that at home, and got into the groove of traveling.

When I started rock climbing I was hooked. I climbed at the gym as often as I could and got out on rock in the Bay area with my partner one or two weekends a month. That winter I sprained my neck pretty badly in a snowboarding accident and was forced to take nearly 2 years off from most activities. I focused on my career and relationship, which I was neglecting during the intense year that I climbed. When I could start doing activities again I picked up mountain biking, cause that was something my ex-was into and climbing certainly was not. My partner had moved away and I was too shy at the time to just go to the gym and bum belays off people I didn't know. After a year I needed to climb, but got into mountaineering because I didn't need as much technical expertise to do that and I thought if I just bagged a few volcanes a year and bigger trip every 3 years or so I would be satisfied. That didn't work out because the rock kept calling and I found another partner who liked to go mountaineering and also climbed rocks. Eventually I chose climbing and living in a community of climbers over a lot of other things in my life and moved up to Seattle. Started technical rock climbing again and took most of last year off just doing that. Had to take almost 5 months off this summer cause of a strained shoulder joint, and realized then that cragging and easy straightforward alpine routes have much more appeal right now than bagging peaks and carrying heavy packs. I think interest in different types of climbing for me goes in waves and I'll probably cycle through them as I meet partners with specific interests and I want to do climbs with them.

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That falls under the "more than a mouthful is a waste" category.

not true. i bought booze yesterday and bitch said i needed a second form of I.D. i told her to fuck herself with the vodka bottle and tell her boss why they were out the $$$. cunt. And I am sure they are way bummed that they lost YOU as a customer. BTW, that last word is so offensive I am suprised she didn't break the bottle over your head then shove it up your

Just makes me realize that those long dark cold winter nights are on their way...

Wow, I thought 3.5 weeks wasn't enough time to explore everything I wanted to. Since your time is limited, definately go check out climbs at The Keep, Hidden Wall, and the Melting Wall. All a little different and way cool rock formations.

how bout sex on the beach? or sex any where for that matter That falls under the warmth and excited category. Sex on the beach can be sandy, but if proper techniquie is used it's great. With the right partner anytime, anywhere is a given!

Just spreading the word. On a serious note...You should all be doing monthly testicular self exams too. One of the deadliest cancers and detectible early if you're familiar with how yours feel.

Lummox said: I'm glad your family was safely evac'd and hope they don't lose their homes. Back in the mid 90's there was another huge set of fires in San Diego. I had family evacuated and they called their house periodically to check whether the answering machine picked up. If it didn't they figured their house was gone. Fortunately they were spared.

You know men get breast cancer too. Maybe you guys should get comfortable with yer buddies and start giving some