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Substitute the word "*" for "homosexual" and you'll find we as a nation have heard and refuted most of these arguments in the past. In my opinion, we should remove the phrase "marriage" from all law, and make all the legal and contractual piece of things attached to the "civil union" concept. The churches (of all types) can have the term "marriage" as a non-legally-binding ceremony honoring whatever they choose to enshrine. I certainly don't think any church should have to marry any two individuals they choose to reject, whether it's two people of the same sex, or one of the pair who isn't jewish/catholic/muslim/lutheran/whatever. Separation of church/state spirtual/legal is the best protection for everyone, whatever their belief.

Yes indeed, but let's consolidate our threads. Go here

I hope you didn't sign a pre-nup.

KK said: from the Daily Olympian today: On the menu for this morning:

funny how no one ever posts a rear view of that particular statue...

DNR = Department of Natural Resources, a Washington State agency. The portion of Fossil Rock that is on DNR land is closed to climbing.

Maybe it has to do with the way the pond is stocked. Why carefully tie your own flies when you can just stick some salmon eggs on a big ass hook and catch your limit? Anyone familiar with Jens' input around here over the years would see he's just stirring the pot to see what rises to the top. And you know, folks respond in part because they're as bored as Jens is...

In honor of Spicoli and his excellent suggestion I've got to add Fast Times At Ridgemont High. I'd also include Dead Alive and Bad Taste, two more early Peter Jackson outings. Sure, they're incredibly gross, but they made me laugh until vomit came out my nose. Along that line, next Saturday is All Freakin Night! at the Olympia Film Festival. Bad horror films from Midnight until 10am, highly recommended.

Tex, that's Clyde Minaret. One of the 50 crowded, innit? Great pics, thanks for sharing.

Well, I've always been fond of the Real Life jigsaw puzzles for the younger folks. You know the type, they're missing a few pieces....

It's never occurred to me to use that grigri method on anything other than cleaning & route development, but it's certainly an excellent method for that sort of work, that's the reason I bought the widget in the first place. Of course, being a worry wart, I always tie a back up loop below my stop-and-work postion and clip it into my harness, like a back up when jumaring.

Isn't The Passenger on the opposite side of the peak from Marlboro Man? MM looks to face due west.

Hmmm, is it that crag you can see back across Ohop Lake from the intersection on the route from McKenna to Eatonville? Seen to the left in this Google Earth Image:

That's funny, I thought flipping off the president would be appropriate behavior.

For the sake of all the needy children, abolish the death tax now!

Fuck YEAH! Is she single? My fiance's interested too. WOOT! I dunno E-rock, I've got it on vinyl, I'm sure I could convert it to MP3 if you're devoted, so let me know if via PM if you need it. Word on the street is that she used to do the go-go girl routine with this band, so you might want to do a google image search.

She's cute and all, but her it's her voice that is drop dead gorgeous. Who ever said nothing good ever came out of Tacoma? Hey E, do you know the Girl Trouble song "Neko loves rock n' roll"? I believe it's a tribute from her days as a fan as compared to a performer.

Done! As if by magic!

Oh, you're from here, you brought it up, you know the routine: the squeaky wheel gets poked with a sharp stick Besides, we all know who Avitripp is, what we want is to know who you are!

I don't get it, you mean you registered a special new avatar just to fling a little shit at someone who at least uses the same name from site to site? How "home" can this place be if you don't even want to use your own "regular" voice to say "fuck you"???

Damned if I know, but it's certainly pretty with nice constrictions and ledge rests. I'm already looking forward to the revelation.

Good call Dru: snopes link

I don't see it as disrespectful, it's just telling stories. Todd was a complicated guy, driven in ways that most of us aren't. I quite enjoyed the Smoot article linked at the top, with it's underlying tone of love and exasperation. It's history, and it's pretty relevant, and hardly surprising that Todd's death would stir up memories of all sorts. Nobody's talking trash here, and it's quite interesting to hear Pope's eyewitness memories too.

www.sybian.com Uhhh, that would most likely be considered a NOT SAFE FOR WORK link for many of you out there, though it's not a porn site.

Like any good humor piece, it wouldn't work if it weren't a little bit true, and I know you miss the west Jay.