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Well you know DFA, it could be like you've been "up" Futility Bill, maybe Tex just dogged the Monkey and he's looking to do a tidy redpoint and clear his record?

C'mon PP, you know that we've never had a president as secretive and devoted to withholding information as the current appointee. Just try finding much information about GW's insider trading action, he makes Martha Stewart look like a saint, but Bush locked up all that information by presidential fiat, along with all of the records regarding daddy's Iran-Contra shenannigans. Bush is a lying thieving sack of shit, and Kerry, by any objective comparison, would be a splendid improvement. But, since you don't live in Florida or Ohio, your vote doesn't much matter this time around anyway.

Hopefully it wasn't a boil. It's never a good idea to squeeze staphylococcus aureus into your bloodstream. Of course, it could just be a simple sebaceous cyst, that could provide the volume of matter you mention, perhaps best described as a "cheesy material." Keep us posted of any important developments!

I thought you were single....

Dan: I think you're talking about The Good Book, right side of The Folly. Buddy of mine was on top of the pillar for the quake, he was happy to be clipped to bolts on the main wall as the pillar moved back and forth. I was over on The Mouth on the Apron, which considering it's recent rockfall follies, was surprisingly sound, though a railroad freight car fell out of Grizzly Peak right across the way and plowed into the Happy Isles trail center. Shortly after that was when the board at the kiosk at C4 had "Earthquakes, thunderstorms, volcanic ash" for a weather forecast.

Are you referring to that Minnesota network affiliate with the film of US troops examining the explosives, just before they were called away leaving the site unsecured? I don't trust them damn Norweigan gentlemen farmers either, they call jello with marshmallows in it "salad."

Here's my alpine wishlist: Tantalus Enchainment (including Witches Tooth, Serratus, and Alpha) Torment-Forbidden Traverse N Buttress Fury Articling Blues Buttress - Wahoo Tower Ptarmigan Traverse (slow version with lots of peaks) Looks like I've got a lot of sideways on my mind....

What has he got in his pocketses?

At least they have wi-fi in the hospice.

I think Dru's tub is full of squid. If he'd move somewhere with a pool, I bet he'd take a manatee if it was offered.

According to CptCaveman (on Ascensionist.com), they are near a seam that can be aided with bashies and copperheads. That's quite different than adjacent to a fine crack, which would not be acceptable. Ergo, I think more information is needed. No doubt, we will be revisiting this topic when more is known come summer, but until then I think its sad to be getting your knickers in a twist over a speculative issue.

Here's your 10-27-04 Update It looks pretty much the same as last week. Most routes have wet streaks at the top, and it looks like Calvin & Hobbes, Virgins, and Futility Bill are the only fully dry lines. It is nice to finally see some sun on the wall though. I'll be gone this evening, but if ya'll show up, have a good time for me.

You guys are so mean. I don't even ski, but I'll answer this: North Face NorthWest Ridge on Mt Adams. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge is better than the Nooksack anyway.

Ditto what Sobo said, thanks for your input Lepton. Hearing it straight from the FA's mouth is exactly what the sport needs, thanks so much for taking your time to formulate your position into such clear, considered, polite language.

That's a good Q&A about the electoral college, thanks FW.

I moved this to the N. Cascades forum.

For rockclimbing, it's tough to beat this combination. A vintage Stubai holder, without all that pesky padding, drills a tidy 1/4" hole for this 1-1/4" long rawl bolt, lovingly pressed into an old thin steel SMC hanger. I recommend a 10oz ball peen hammer for drilling, so it doesn't hurt so much when you hit your hand. You can rest assured that the 1/4" bolt, from the batch of bad bolts that came out around 1980, might sheer unexpectedly before the breakage prone hanger could fail.

This Salewa screw offers a full 12" of penetration, but removing the core from the small diameter bore offers a bit of a challenge. It's a pity I couldn't find the old coat hanger screw that this one replaced.

I'll check things out around lunch time on Wednesday and post here if there's anything dry enough. This will be the last Wednesday at the crag, since due to the upcoming time change this weekend, there just won't be any after work daylight worth messing with. If you want to be put on an email mailing list to receive notices during the fall and winter when things dry off enough, send me your email via PM and I'll set it up. We have climbed on the crag every month except December, so windows of opportunity do arise.

Really, it's a bummer about your shoulder Dru. Maybe you need to develop a couple new hobbies...

Thanks for the history Blake. I'm sure you'll understand if we pronounce things differently down in Tenino. I've always thought of the manly wham as a fairly significant lunge maneuver, enhanced by a firm grunt as you hit the jug.

"Sometimes people just explode. Natural causes." Repo Man is certainly one of the ten best cult movies of all time.

"I saw a 16 point buck" "Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction" Please compare and contrast the importance and impact of these two lies.

It's a lovely 5.11a on Tenino Sandstone with a wide variety of moves, about 60' long, and in my front yard. It is in fact a great route, but a bit of an in joke nonetheless. PM me if you wanna come out climbing sometime. BTW, the origin of the name is a campground on Lake Chelan, but it has a certain poetry to it.

Shut up, mean Canadian-head. DFA has climbed many of Smith Rock's classic 5.8-and-under trad pitches! Yeah, don't you hold the FFCOA of Spiderman? That's the "First Face Climbing Only Ascent" for those not up on their acronyms.