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He would but he is "on the shelf". As long as he's there, he ain't misbehavin'.

HRoark's reaction tells me I've hit the mark. The neocons are upset with me for casting aspersions. We all know that Bush would never use phony intellegence to further his own aims.

No one to talk with, All by myself, No one to walk with, But I'm happy on the shelf Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for you I know for certain, The one I love, I through with flirtin', It's just you I'm thinkin' of. Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for you Like Jack Horner in the corner Don't go no where, What do I care, Your kisses are worth waitin' for Be-lieve me I don't stay out late, Don't care to go, I'm home about eight, Just me and my radio Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for you

I led Ride 'Em Cowboy, 5.9 and OlympicMtnBoy led Party in Your Pants, 5.8.

I offer you my sincerest condolences.

I was unaware of any link between fluoroquinolones and NSAIDs like Ibuprofen in tendon rupture. I don't even think this is universally recognized by doctors. Where did you learn this?

Some fear is good. Too much fear is very unpleasant.

Lummox, you are very practical.

The data that I've seen suggests that screamers have an effect that is more than additive. Its not just energy absorbed by rope plus energy absorbed by the screamer. The screamer extends the time over which the rope is allowed to stretch. I know that the elasticity of some materials is time dependent, that is, they stretch under a steady load, but resist stretch under a shock load. Think of the Silly Putty you played with as a child. Pull on it slowly and it stretches. Pull sharply and it breaks. Rope isn't nearly this extreme, but I'd bet there is some time dependency with regard to impact force.

Isn't that true only in the Northern Hemisphere?

The weather was too unsettled and there was too much new snow for Leuthold's Couloir. It might have been fine, but we didn't want to risk driving 5.5 hours just to find out.

Good on yer mate.

What gives you the idea you ARE living within the bounds?

What do you make of the letter from an Al Queda operative in Iraq which appeals for a sectarian war between Sunni and Shiite muslims? It sounds really fishy to me. If you were trying to get Sunni and Shiite to unite and form a government what would you do? Get them to unite against a common enemy- Al Queda .

Mix up your routine as much as possible. Vary the type and the intensity. Take rest days every now and then.

Hey, you knuckheads, Kevlar doesn't HAVE a melting point. It will char before it melts. Where are you getting your data anyway?

It would seem the safer procedure would be to cut out the old sling and sew a new one on. Home sewing jobs can be quite strong.

How about a swift kick in the teeth?

"Weak knees" I would suppose.

MtDoolittle, until you have climbed the mountain you will never understand the hardships that must be endured, nor the elation that comes with standing at the summit of Mt. Constipation.

It's the strip from Feb 8.

Come on, be a man and admit you were wrong.

OlympicMtnBoy and I arrived at Frenchman't Coulee at 10 am in fog. It was cold with some snow in the ground in shady places. We climbed awhile at the Feathers until the sun came our around noon and moved over to Sunshine Wall where we met about three of four other parties. It warmed up nicely and was quite pleasant. Altogether we climbed eight pitches or three leads each (2 sport and 1 trad). The most interesting routes proved to be Shady Chimney, which has an awkward start, but is rather fun afterwards. It was reputed to be "hard to protect", but turned out not to be so. You just need small wired stoppers. I only put my hand in fresh pigeon poop one time. I yelled "shit!" and my partner thought something was wrong, like a dropped piece. No, I was just being all too literal. We top roped Steel Grille, and found the off width portions to be challenging as neither of us had a lot of experience with offwidths. It was really fun. OlympicMtnBoy could probably lead that one, but I'm not quite there yet. It turned out to be quite a pleasant day- better than I expected.

I've got a bad cold and may decide to bag this trip until the next weather window. Arrrrgggghh! A lot of people are getting this virus. JoshK has it too.

1. Free Climbing Stoned, miss falling rock 2. Climbing in boots on hallucinogenics 3. Diving while stoned. 4. Caving while stupid 5. Narrowly avoids Gay Rapist 6. Bivies in Ranger's back yard. 7. Runs it out and takes a ground fall with minor injuries 8. Narrowly avoids careening crab pots 9. Almost gets knifed by drunk That's nine lives. It's a good thing you are a bug and not a cat, because you would be out of lives.