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Where is Miloshk Antonopov when you need him?

There she is again with that funny finger Happy Bday, Colonel! Sorry I missed it. P/S, the Sloop's a great spot. I'll endorse it

Try Dave Page in Fremont or Ramuta (sp?)

This'll take you to the cams, http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/ . click the weather tab at the top to get to the current weather and forecast.

So... my guess is, your pack weighs something closer to 25 maybe 30 lbs. Phew, now I don't feel so bad.

Pass on the secrets, dude. How do you get down to a 15lb overnight pack?

Dang, that seems like a lot! Is this for the Army or something? Well, for an overnighter on snow (tent, stove, food, sleping bag, pads, climbing gear...) I know my pack weighs more than 40 lbs... more if I have my snowboard strapped on.

Oops, I guess the Colonel is serious. My bad.

I think we're all kinda kidding here, Icegirl. Just play along

You, me and the rest of the skinny folks'll be walkin' a bit funny by the end.

I've got a bare essentials rack of passive pro and slings. If you were to pare down your rack to just the most essential 3 or 4 cams, which would they be?

Phuck the Nerf ammo, insert pens and pencils.

I suggest we identify some "routes." Here's a few: - The Ave: Starts at the Knarr Tavern, go South, extra points for making it to the College Inn - Wallingford: Starts at Al's, go West, double points for a stop at the Moon Temple - Wedgewood: Starts at the Wedgewood Broiler - gold star for avoiding the Fiddler's Inn (Fuck Bob and the Bedlington Corporation!) - Fremont: Starts at the El Camino - go counter clockwise, extra points for variations up Fremont Ave, Fremont Pl N, and North 36th. - Herpese Triangle: Start at the Blue Water, traverse Left, extra points for making it all the way to China Harbor - Ballard: Starts at Connor Byrnes - go North, extra points for making it to the Sunset. - Wallinglake: Start at the Luau, proceed West, finish at the soon to open new Elysian place (yet to be named, but I call it Wasabear)

I can't seem to get any further than the Time Out Tavern. I must not be a hardman

Did I mention the Yak comes with locks

TG would be nice, but we could prob get a nice keg of Winthrop IPA too.

Okay one fitty for each (board or racks.) Switch boots and bindings still thrown in free

We went to EMP. That place is a lot cooler that I ever thought it'd be, and she dug it. She's just starting to get into music... a bit pop, albeit, but she'll learn the "way" soon enough. Anyway, she said she was into Hip Hop, so I figured we'd catch a free all ages show that goes on at SAM on Thursdays. This week it was Oldominion. We rode the monorail to the bus tunnel and Metro to the art museum. She hasn't ridden a lot of public transit, so this was eye opening for her Anyway, we caught the show, which was a bit more hard core urban rap that Nellie Furtado and Aliya, but I had the pleasure of taking her to see her very first Hip Hop show.

So what's cooler, EMP or the Science Center? I like the idea of the tide pools, but I don't have boots and rain gear for her. I'll have to work on that one. Thanks for the tips

Yeah, those are good one's for a rainy day.

Thanks Eric. I woulda said the zoo, but i took her out there the last time. C'mon, I see the views. Somebody's got to have a suggestion.

I have my niece for the day today. Originally I thought I'd take her out snowshoeing, but the weather seems to have screwed that plan up. Next I thought I'd score tix to the Shaolin Monks, but they're sold out and seats are going for $100 in the aftermarket. So I figured a movie, but most of the movies out are lame and it looks like slim pickins. Any recommendations on how I should spend the day with an 11 year old kid?

That the fuck? They used to be fitty cents.