lizard_brain

Just the half. I was too busy climbing to train for the full. I'll catch a full one in June (North Olympic).

Yeah, besides, I'm not about to start eating more meat just to get more protein. I'm too lazy to cook it more than anything else. (I eat just about everything raw these days.) I'm gonna give my doc's suggestion a try and give the protein powders a shot for a few weeks. And in the summer, I will be stopping by those highway diners a couple of times a month on my way home from climbs and chowing down on those bacon cheeseburgers! ...

I'm not vegetarian, but I rarely eat meat. A couple of times a month. I avoid it, usually eat it on special occasions (meaning "when someone else is paying for it").

...One more season of duct tape and super glue.

Thanks - that's the common problem. Not many left that aren't either size 5 or 12 at most places.

My old Koflack Degres are SHOT. I had them for years, and liked them a lot. They fit perfectly, and were comfortable on approaches. I went looking for a new pair, but it looks like they are not making them anymore. Can't find them anywhere. Anything else comperable in a hard-shell boot? My feet get cold easily (Reynaud's), so I use them a lot for both glacer and snowshoeing. Better wide than narrow. Anybody...?

Boo. 5 yard penalty.

The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins

The sky is blue.

i hate to spoil the story, but we all die and the sun goes super nova. Awwww... You ruined the end for me!

I'll second the big-blade shovel. They're big to carry, but do you want to dig someone out with a teaspoon, or a snowshovel? I've seen the plastic ones break. The longer telescoping handles are good, too. And the D-grip is easier to handle than the T-grip.

Turn it into a B& B. And buy a Smart Car.

Talk about thread drift...

Talk dirty to me, man of the earth...

sorry to hear you are now into fruits (Golf clap.)

That's news?

When is that?

Goatees - the new mullet.

Wut?

I didn't dump it - I got hit head-on by a guy making a left turn that didn't see me. I went flying. Bike stopped, I kept going. I really went flying after the shot, though.

I've been in one motorcycle wreck. I'll never, never ride a motorcycle again. (Got the best drugs I ever had in my life, though. Back when they still used morphine. Mmmmm....)

I'll add one more thing on the topic of overtraining... I was at my doc's this morning, and he was saying good job on the weight loss and the lower blood pressure, and I was asking him if I could or should loose any more weight for running. He said I shoudn't loose much more if any, or I would risk compromising my immune system or going into overtraining. (I tend to catch colds when I am overtraining.) Interesting. (I'll add that my PCP is also a sports medicine specialist.) He also told me that my diet is about as healthy as one can get, but I should keep an eye on the protein, since I don't eat much meat, and hinted that I should look into protein powders when I am in full training mode for the marathon.

I thought they got tired of looking at you and bailed.

It sure does... I'll add that even though I drink a lot of it in the morning, I don't notice the difference during and after that daily load, but on the occasion when I do have a cup of coffee or a coke in the afternoon - WHOA! I'm lit! Same thing happens when I have the coffee late.

I have my own Mr. Coffee ® coffee maker on my desk at work, and I get a few pounds of coffee direct from Columbia a couple of times a year from my Cousin when he's there on business, and I tank down about 4 cups of strong brew each morning as soon as I get to work. Then that's it for the day. Usually done by 9:30, rule of thumb - no caffeine after noon. I'm considering cutting it back to 2 cups. I'm even thinking of dropping it back to 1 or even none (prolly 1) 1-2 months before the next marathon.