Bug

Jeebus Christ, Keith, your story seems so familiar to mine. My five-time loozer, soon-to-be ex-wife, never mentioned that she had also been married to you once, too. Sorry. I was just so busy running I didn't consider the potential danger to others on this board.

Just curious. Is Blanco a russian born jewish guy now residing in Chicago?

So we have heard from the "cooler heads". But I still dissagree. Perhaps you should not post a name but do post everything else. Then PM any would be partners with a linky to your misadventure. Narcissism is what is at play here. I have intimate experience with this disorder. We all tend to marry what we are familiar with. So my life story is now out of the bag (until recent years). I was told that "you cannot expect a narcissist to change". The inability to see oneself, warts and all is the hallmark of narcissism. "I want therefore you must" is all there is. All else is merely an obstacle to be manipulated or brow-beaten into submission. Thinking that a "heart to heart" or some other form of reason will have any effect on a narcissist is a gross missunderstanding of the situation. The best hope is to present your goals in terms of the narcissist's benefit package. The second most effective means of getting your needs adressed is to write it on a two-by-four and smacking the narcissist in the face with it. In reality, you will not get any closer to getting your general needs met no matter what you do. It is not about you stupid. But the two-by-four method will leave you with a sense of satisfation not often acheived in dealings with the narcissist. I for one would appreciate knowing about these people before I get on a rope with them (or marry them). This is not true of every disagreement or misunderstanding. Just the obviously-way-out-of-line-disaster-waiting-to-happen types of which I have only met two online. Best regards to all. Please don't tell my ex-wife I posted about her. Bug

Great. Now we have to argue about that.

Your drugs are just wearing off.

If Joe says we should bomb Iran then by God let's do it. I'm tired of all this boring domestic shit.

I used to post for Rainier partners here every year. Every year there were five or ten who said they wanted to go. Every year all of them bailed. Every year I found friends who wanted to go at the last minute or went up with gear and tagged onto a rope team. Every year I summitted. I have never summited Rainier with someone I met on this site. Wierd. I hear it happens though. Good luck!

Snow is going to start falling fo rthe next several days. Watch avalanche danger.

Sounds like a plan. If the rest of the plan plays out...........

Joe is a slime ball. The consumate politician of any era. Feed him to the lions.

Most of the people I have climbed with from the internet have been great people. The two I posted about were major pains in the ass. I think they can benefit from the "learning experience" of hearing how their LACK of actions affect other people. Also, with a trip like Denali or Acancogua, finding the right people is important. The internet is not a good SINGLE source of information on potential climbing partners. These stories help to make that clear to all as well as expose the errant individuals. I am in favor of posting names and events when they are obviously way out of line. The benefits outweigh the negatives.

Sharp 1200 watt Push button with turntable

12" high. Heavily used but still functional. She is keeping the newer one because it matches her other appliavces.

Yeah. Mine has some residual cat gut in it.

Are you going to stick your head in it?

I am a permanent resident of Redmond. You can leave it my house if you two can't make connections before DirtyLeaf needs to leave. Keith

I had a similar thing happen on Denali and again in the Enchantments. Obviously, the Enchantments thing was a minor inconvenience but the Denali fiasco could have been life threatening. Anyway, I posted warnings about both. If someone else would have done that for me it would have saved a lot of greif for everybody. And besides, these people are lazy, self absorbed, assholes. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU FOR ONE SECOND. You owe them nothing and will be doing the rest of us a huge favor.

This one was Obamma's fault.

Now instead of following "the maze of boot tracks" we will be following the "throng of buttocks" as the hordes descend on this classic route.

Best wishes for a alimony free future.

On the other hand, after 40 year s of partisan bickering and escalation, it may be time to make people talk to each other rather than make partisan declarations. Time will tell. I have less hope than one year ago but I still have hope.

My mother in law got me a black and red flannel shirt with pearl snaps, a button-off hood, those shoulder flap thingys like on uniforms and it doesn't fit.

Don't be too hard on yourself. I found an old route in the b'root with old rusty iron pins. We named it "Bitterroota" in honor of the first ascent party but were given credit for it in the guide.

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BTW, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!