catbirdseat

There's a good reason why many get plastered at weddings. It's a survival mechanism.

Still closed, last I heard.

Could someone please send him one of those gremlins with the middle finger sticking out? Please.

Here's a non-classic: North face of Pilchuck.

Very good. An enjoyable read.

Chad had some great photographs. Whether or not you approve of speed climbing, the mountain photos made the show worthwhile. You should have been there.

Ummm...if I'm reading this e-mail correctly, he's no longer in the army. He's the deputy undersecretary of defense. Hanging with our buddy Rumsfield and telling the military what to do! Scary!!! He's in the Government? Good Lord, I mean jeez...aw shit.

Trask, I believe that neutered means castrated. I think you mean vasectomized. At least I hope you do. I know it is a fine point, but I can't believe no one made the distinction.

Generals should shut up and let politicians put their foot in their mouth. The military's job is to carry out orders of the President and members of the elected government, not determine policy. This guy isn't going to survive long in the secular US Army, if he keeps this up.

Nisqually Ice Fall or maybe the Ice Cliff. Triple Couloirs I haven't thought of a third yet.

I was crewing on a Catalina 27 sailboat in the Newport Beach to Ensenada Yacht race back in the '80s. We were ghosting into Bahia de Todos Santos on a light shorebreeze. You could smell the dry grass smell of the hills. It was kind of nice after the nearly odorless seabreeze of the previous day. As we approached the northern outskirts of Ensenada a most foul stench assailed our sea-sensitized nostrils. It had to be a pig farm or a rendering plant. The smell was like a combination of urine-fermented manure and decomposing entrails. You don't forget a smell like that. Despite the smell, we arrived in harbor and found a nifty spot to anchor amongst 40 and 50 ft yachts. WTF? We thought we were in the wrong harbor. Where were out competitors? As we were putting the sails away, two Catalina 38's motored in and anchored. They were three classes faster than us and owed us something like two hours on handicap. We were pretty happy about that. Turns out we were first in our class of 35 boats.

I their mind, they figure, "who would want to walk a road?"

We don't know any speed climbers from Portland, do we?

The slideshow was great and so was the beer. My thanks to Feathered Friends for being a good host.

trifluoroethanol, pyridine, methyl mercaptan

Why don't you ask Lambone?

Jens, that was well said.

It's very clear. What is it? Tequila is good with lime.

Oh God!

First Lady?

Political Advisor: Fairweather or J_B

Shut up and play Dave's game. President: Dru "Vice" President (what else) Trask Secretary of State: Mattp FDA: erik (to make pot legal or maybe Agriculture) Dept of Defense: GregW Joint Chiefs of Staff: Cavey

Huh? I haven't a clue what you are talking about.

Railing against bouldering will not get you anywhere unless it becomes really annoying. I don't believe any of the moderators are into that. Most of them are alpine/trad climbers. You'd have to go at it for a long time to be successful.

I can't understand why someone would do that. Sounds like abuse of trust to me, if what you say is true.