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from Eiger sanction: Dr. Jonathan Hemlock: It's dangerous, child, to come to conclusions when you don't have any facts. Now let me lay some on you. Sure Dragon knows what he's doing, just like he knew what he was doing when he worked for the Nazis during World War II. Jemima Brown: What? Dr. Jonathan Hemlock: Oh, you didn't know that, did you? Yes your "wrap him up in red, white, and blue" Mr. Dragon's a goddamn Hessian, that's what he is. And he'd sell out the other side as fast as he'd sell out our side. And he'd sell out his mother, too, if the bloodless freak had one.

light up

from front page (lead story) of today's Colorado Daily: C U & Boulder It's 4/20 By PAULA PANT Colorado Daily Staff Writer Thursday, April 19, 2007 8:53 PM MDT Break out your bongs. The annual marijuana-smoking celebration known as /20” is expected to draw a crowd of 1,000 to 3,000 people to CU's Norlin Quadrangle today. "4/20” - a public marijuana-smoking event which takes place at 4:20 p.m. on the 20th day of the fourth month - normally happens on CU's Farrand Field, but will be moved to Norlin Quad this year as Farrand undergoes renovation. Last year about 3,000 people stood on the field at 4:20 p.m. as a thick, visible plume of smoke rose above the crowd. The smell of burning marijuana wafted all the way to Colorado Ave.

the joke's on us (not to mention the Iraquis)

from a friend of mine: "After a while, on every expedition you end up talking about the same things. What goes in, what goes out, and what goes in and out"

can't find the quote, but I think it was from Bonington (or Whillans) at Everest base camp? Some Germans camped nearby were listening to/heard about a German victory over England in the World Cup. They cockily saunter over to the English camp, and announce "It seems that we've beaten you at your national sport!" And Bonington/Whillans answers, without skipping a beat "And we've beaten you twice at yours..."

"Don't fall now or we'll both go!" "Perhaps I should take this lead?" — Layton Kor on numerous occasions. "- You guys going up ? - Yes, yes, we go up.. - You may be going a lot higher than you think!" - Don Whillans, to a Japanese party, while descending the Eiger

Horrible event, I'm sorry for those affected. I'm not going to jump into the argument re:gun rights etc. But, like CBS, what really got me was the very first "sound bite" from Bush: "The president believes that there is a right for people to bear arms, but that all laws must be followed," spokeswoman Dana Perino said. save your politicking for another time, shrub.

conrad is a good guy.

Trip: Shiro's - omakase Date: 4/15/2007 Trip Report: It was epic. Hemlock bough herring egg action. Purple sea cucumber in seaweed. Geoduck, sea bream, uni. Ovary of Bering Sea Pike or something epic? Rare deal that buyers auction for pieces. Toro, all the regulars. Raw prawns, eating live heads. Go Shiro!

Sounds like "rolfing for the skull" in some ways. I hope you find relief and ultimately healing )

Love, Devotion, Surrender (A personal favorite) Shakti Friday Night in San Francisco Required listening!

You can adjust a clove easily, while staying "in". For example, if your 2cnd was having trouble, you could extend your tie-in via the clove to take a look over the edge, etc.without unlocking the biner/undoing the knot. As far as redirecting, like some have said if there is pull from a fall it will be up vs. down, and makes things a lot easier if there is any need for tieing someone off, assisting the second, rescue etc. Gives you a lot more options that are easy to employ if something comes up. And having a reverso or gigi lets you tend to other stuff on longer routes while your partner is between moves, saving a lot of time. And like others have said, if I am leading consecutive pitches I or the second will just re-flake the rope once they are in at the belay; 30 seconds of work (a little more if a hanging belay) to insure the rope running smoothly.

Is that "Children of the Grave" I hear coming from your neck of the woods? )

Someone bought all the material in Bill Graham's business (except for BGP I think) and now is selling stuff through the site: concert posters and tickets, pictures etc. And they have a ton of live music. A bunch of soundboards of shows from venues run by Bill Graham and associated ventures. They are adding new shows every week, it's all free streaming audio right now, but they expect to be selling downloads for 10$ a show or something in a couple of weeks. 1st it will be mp3, eventually lossless. There are some real gems on there, incl the Sabbath.

go to this page: http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/ Register, just put in an email address and make up a password. You will use the email address/ pw each time you get on. Then go to "performers". Pick B, then Black Sabbath. It will show 3 shows, click on the Black Sabbath link on the left of a given show, then it will show a setlist, a review etc. Click on the tune you want to hear, a little "player" window will pop up and you can operate it from there. Lots of good stuff, a lot of SF bands etc but a real variety..

might be fun.. (sm. drift) have you checked out the 3 Sabbath shows streaming/ soon to be downloadable on Wolfgang's Vault? Heavy.

I have a friend who does, but she's in Nepal climbing Everest. I don't know what she has done for treatment, but it seems to be manageable for her (she has done a lot of high cold climbs).

I have a d50, i think it's a good balance btw weight and photo quality. It's not enough optical quality sometimes, but I'd rather have it's weight (pretty light considering) than less quality.

I don't know the route but a 20-25' fall to me means a 10-12' runout (i.e. worst case you fall trying to make the next clip/placement and double the distance to the last one). That's pretty reasonable in any circumstance, especially in the case where the runout occurs on ground a full grade below the crux. But again, I don't know the route, but reckon someone who is climbing 5.11 should have enough experience to be able to make their own judgments and decide whether the route falls within the level of comfort they are feeling up to on the given day they are considering it, knowing that they can always come back on a day when they are feeling better, or are a better climber and that "runout" (though it really doesn't sound runout) bit is not an issue for them. But hey, it seems like in your original post you were asking for feedback. I think you got it, and although it's not what you might have wanted to hear I think you can get a good feeling for what a representative sample of the community thinks about it. And I don't think people are giving that opinion (i.e. not in favor of adding a bolt) to rag on you for any personal reason, rather that's the way they feel about it.

don't mess with the 'Shire!

Dobro pozhalovat! Leaving Peter in June to escape the madness of the "Beliye Nochi"? Are you guys skiers? Might be a fun bonus to ski the peaks (both are moderate descents). Udachi!

tuolomne/ high sierra or Colorado- RMNP, Lumpy, Eldo, Independence Pass, South Platte. High places (CO or CA) will be cool enough, potential skiing dep on time you go, gets you out of the area for a road trip feel.

I pulled that "shit in a bag on fire" trick with a friend once. My roommate and I were crying with laughter filling the sack with dogshit. The crux was just keeping our shit together while setting it up.