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I didn't want the innocent ears of the sweet children who were excited about the dinosaurs to hear the inevitable cursing and swearing (and possibly fisticuffs) that would follow.

Arch, you're much too kind. After about 2 days of that routine I'd have started smearing that dog's mess into its ears and down its back before attaching the messy ziplock and sending him home....the dog would have RELISHED the experience much more than the owners would have. <boy, I'm in quite the mood today...don't know what's gotten into me lately.> Last weekend I went to Dinosaur National Monument to be a tourist. A couple with 2 dogs kept about the same pace with my gf and I as we hit the visitors' center and the auto tour, though they were a few minutes ahead of us. It soon became apparent that one of their dogs had a *horribly* upset GI tract....doggie diarrahea everywhere. Anyway, these folks weren't cleaning it up!! WTF!! I wrote down their license plate number and gave it to the ranger. The next day they were at the dinosaur museum in town. Rather than confront them in a public space where women and childeren were present, I opted to leave a note under their windshield wiper, something to the effect of 'thanks for leaving dogshit all over the park yesterday, we really appreciated it. FYI, I left your license plate number with the ranger. Thanks again!!'

So the real question is, was the decision by the Israelis to leave the Synagogues intact at the time of their withdrawl truly a religious decision, or was it a political decision? If it were a political decision, then the images you describe are having their intended political effect. If it were truly a religious decision, then IMHO we should all celebrate the buildings' destruction, because that's the way the religious leaders wanted the buildings to be dismantled. A secondary question is, why should religious leaders have any say in decisions related to political and military withdrawl, anyway? I am admittedly uninformed about Jewish tradition and procedure, but certainly there is a protocol for deconsecrating a synagogue. This can't possibly be the first time in history this situation has arisen. My hunch is that the Israeli government used the cover of religion to declare themselves unable to respectfully demolish these buildings, and thus set the scene for the images you reference.

I'll be heading that way from SLC. Any other CC.comers going to be there?

Nice work Franko. Did you get any video?

A skunk licked me in Zion last month....I wonder what was on his mind?

In this scenario you don't even need to leave your desk. Just use a fedex box and put it in coworker's cube. you've got mail. That could give a whole new meaning to 'spraying while you're at work' vs waiting til you get home.

That's priceless.

At work I take a paper clip to the RR with me so can open the dispenser and roll the roll by hand and get the TP I need. If a clip won't work for you and it's truly as bad as you say, I'd keep a roll in my desk drawer and avoid the aggravation of using the dispenser.

Did you run the Quicky Mart run out of C cells again this week?

Dru, is this true or spray?

****************WARNING******************** Children are contagious. Touching them, holding them, and even admiring them can lead to a significantly increased risk of them infecting your life too. Run like hell when they appear in your vicinity!

link to mp3 file: interview with New Orleans mayor...he's pissed off! web page

Actually, we may kinda know what the Vernal Falls guy was thinking...let me wet my face with the holy water to bless my balding head...or some such rot. But what about the guy at the Grand Canyon? Did he forget he had those little wheels on the heels of his shoes when he tried to stop? Did his gang-banger droopy drawers or his untied shoe laces cause him to trip and go headlong over the fence and precipice? Was he running from his parents because they just arugued and they were threatening to beat him? Was he jazzed up on PCP for the seemingly banal family road trip and thought he could fly to the bottom and back? Was he a prankster who was planning on playing hide-and-seek with his family? I really would like to know what that guy was thinking...

In which jurisdiction would you file a suit like that?

When things get a bit slow at work I often peruse the NPS Morning Reports. Here are a couple that make you go hmmmm..... Yosemite National Park (CA) Man Washes Over Vernal Fall On July 30th, Chintan D. Chokshi, a 24-year-old citizen of India residing in Sunnyvale, California, hiked to the top of Vernal Fall with four friends. When Chokshi reached the lookout point at the top of the fall, he crossed through a metal railing, intending to wet his face with river water. The railing is designed to keep visitors back from the swiftly moving water and the wet, river-polished rock near the lip of the waterfall. Signs warning of the danger of going over the falls were in place. After crossing the railing, Chokshi slipped and fell near the edge of the water. He recovered, but then slipped again, this time sliding into the rapidly moving water. He was carried by the current 20 to 30 yards, then went over the lip of the 317-foot waterfall. The incident was witnessed by many people. The river below Vernal Fall is a raging cataract with powerful winds generated by tons of falling water. Minutes after the accident, park dispatch received a 911 cell phone report from a witness. YOSAR responded with shore-based searchers and spotters and established downstream containment observers. The park’s fire management helicopter was also used in the search. The search effort continued for three days. Chokshi's body has still not been located as of this report. [submitted by Mark Faherty, Valley Ranger and Incident Investigator] *************************************** Grand Canyon National Park (AZ) Teenager Falls to Death from North Rim On August 17th, a 16-year-old boy accidentally fell to his death at a developed and fenced viewpoint near the Walhalla Overlook. The victim was traveling with his family when they stopped at the overlook to view the Grand Canyon from the North Rim. The boy ran ahead of his parents toward the overlook, which was 260 feet away. When the parents arrived, he was nowhere to be seen and did not respond to their shouts. The parents then called for ranger assistance via their ON-STAR system. The responding rangers found and recovered the body of the boy 100 feet directly below the overlook. The body was recovered by one of the park's contract helicopters via the long-line short-haul system. [submitted by Mark C. McCutcheon, North District Ranger]

nope, we didn't have time to do Angels Landing. Others in our group have and I look forward to hitting it midweek or late afternoon to avoid some of the crowds. Seems like it would be a good candidate for a headlamp descent to filter out some of the tourons.

http://www.nipissingu.ca/education/jeffs/EDUC4234/TLStrategies-Structures_and_Mechanisms-grade7.html Strand: Structures and MechanismS Topic: Structural Strength and Stability Overall Expectation demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the effectiveness of structural forms and the forces that act on and within them Specific Expectation demonstrate awareness that the position of the centre of gravity of a structure (e.g., bridge, building, tower) determines whether the structure is stable or unstable Materials chairs wall Procedure have all the female students stand over a chair with their bodies bent at a 90 degree at the waist and heads against a wall have students pick the chairs up have students stand up straight have male students do the same the males will have a much harder time picking the chairs up then the females Scientific Explanation when children are younger their center of gravity is similar as they mature, females center of gravity is around the navel and males center of gravity moves higher up the body, closer to the shoulders because the females center of gravity is in the middle it is easier for them to pick up the chair the males have a hard time standing up with the chair because their center of gravity is higher on their bodies ***** This isn't very clear to me, but it seems to be what you're seeking.

Try a little of this ! I got some samples at the OR expo and it seems to be doing the job...

This one got lost on the tail end of a very tired thread and I thought it could use it's own post. What other songs/poems/declarations/diagnoses fit our favorite lunatic? ************** An Ode to Dan Howzit, His Avatars, His Ideas, the Voices in His Head, and his posts that keep going over and over the same tired old stuff. aka The Wheel by Edie Brickell Somewhere there's somebody who looks just like you do, Acts just like you do.. feels the same way.. Somewhere there's a person in a far away place, With a different name and a face that looks like you... Do ya think about who it might be? Do ya wonder where you are? In a distant foreign country, Ridin' round in another car. Wheels keep on turning and turning and turning And nothings disturbing the way they go around. Wheels keep on turning and turning and turning And nothings disturbing the way it goes around. All your thoughts are in another head, Your dreams are sleeping in a different bed. The force that moves you is a circular breath, Of life and death going round and round and round. Wheels keep on turning and turning and turning And nothings disturbing the way they go around. Wheels keep on turning and turning and turning And nothings disturbing the way it goes around. Maybe you ride a different wave, Maybe you catch another ray of the sun, that I've just begun to feel. Back and forth and back and forth and back and forth around again. Again.. and again... Wheels keep on turning and turning and turning and nothings disturbing the way it goes around. (x4) Back and forth and back and forth and back and forth around again.

Has Squid gotten those front teeth replaced yet?

Yes, one's FICA score is lowered if it is checked often. I heard this from a real estate agent who is a good friend of mine. I confirmed it with a Wells Fargo mortgage consultant. There are some cases when this is NOT the case, though. A State Farm Insurance agent told me that inquiries from insurance companies are not supposed to lower your overall FICA score.

Nice work! I've spent 3 nights in the summit crater and explored the steam caves on two trips. It's well worth the effort of carrying up overnight gear.

I'll be in Casper for work Nov 2nd & 3rd and am considering heading to Devil's Tower or Veedawoo for a day or two before or after those dates. Looking for a parter to make plans with.

In almost every case (except ice climbing), your objectives will be around for a much longer time that you will. So does that mean one should hurry thru and summit as many peaks as possible...or savor the moments on the best journies? Take time to make the side trip to the waterfall? stop to bask in the sunny meadow filled with wild flowers? take an extra 30 minutes in the morning to enjoy a cuppa french pressed java and watch the world wake up? a classic case of quantity vs quality.