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I was stuck in that horrible mess on I-405 between Bellevue and Bothell on Monday night. I got in the right lane after 160th St. because it was moving. It was my intention to head west on 522 (Bothell Way). When I approached the overpass, I could see almost no cars on it. There was a car that was stuck about a quarter of the way up. No one attempted to go around him. They just sat there, waiting. I stayed in the right lane and exited east towards Monroe. East bound 522 was practically deserted. I got right off again at the Woodinville exit, went over the bridge, and entered 522 going westbound. I couldn't believe more people couldn't have figured this out!

Naked, smoking crack? Well, this falls under the category of "it seemed like a good idea at the time", sort of thing.

Trip: Vantage: Sunshine Wall - Various Date: Saturday 11/25/06 Trip Report: This was just another nice day at Vantage, except that we had a pretty good photographer along, N. Greenland, so I thought I'd do the trip report just to show them off. We were all bundled up against the cold as we hiked towards Sunshine Wall on the Near Trail Jim Yoder calls Gully No. 1 the "Dog Filter" As this was the first trip to Sunshine Wall for some, I listed off some of the more well known routes as we walked by them. That's Shady Chimney on the left. Here's a nice shot of Sensimilla and Stems and Seeds I warmed up on strokin' the Chicken, and set a top rope on it for folks to play on. You can use just about any and every climbing technique on this one and it will likely work. Maestro leading Vantage Point. There are a couple of tricky moves near the top. Top roped lots of routes. Everybody had a go on everything. Tangled Up in Blue When you have short legs, you just have to stem wider. I liked the way the sun came through from the other side of the column on this shot from Seven Virgins and a Mule.

Damn, it's hard to say who the most influential is, there are so many greats: Ray Brown, Ron Carter, Stanley Clark, Jaco Pastorius... The list goes on and on. Q: What's the difference between a violin and a viola? A: The viola burns longer.

I inhaled mass quantities.

If we had some ham, we could have some ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.

What have you been sniffing?

Smoked a turkey after rubbing in butter and herbs. It was fantastic! After cleaning most of the meat off the carcass, toss into a big pot and boil it down. Pull out all the bones and cartilage. Add package of frozen mixed vegetables, some barley and some onions and simmer. Meat was already seasoned so hardly needed to add any. Now you have some great soup. Put some of the soup in a smaller pot and use some Bisquick to make dumplings. Plot the dough into the soup and simmer until dumplings are firm. Enjoy!

I agree. Choose some defaults that are more in line with what most people would use. I seldom search for anything newer than about a week old.

Stone Gardens plans to do away with pea gravel and go with foam. It will be much more hygienic, but I predict more sprained ankles.

Chat doesn't work on my computer. Comes up blank.

There will be no joy if you try it with Yahoo!

Do everyone a favor and wash you hands both BEFORE and AFTER you climb in the gym or use the lavatory.

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Is that the mountain with the monastery on the top? The one in which the monks built the walkway?

Also new: skull What's weird is that "skull" doesn't have :: around it and yet it works. So any time you use the word "skull" in your text you had better use quotes.

I could make it tomorrow night or the 12th.

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Igor, would you mind telling me whose brain I did put in? Igor: And you won't be angry? Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: I will NOT be angry. Igor: Abby someone. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Abby someone. Abby who? Igor: Abby Normal. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Abby Normal? Igor: I'm almost sure that was the name. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Are you saying that I put an abnormal brain into a seven and a half foot long, fifty-four inch wide GORILLA? [shakes and grabs him] Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME?

The eggs are good for your hangover because they contain the amino acid cysteine, which you body uses to regenerate the glutathione that was depleted by all the free radicals from alcohol metabolism.

Why is it that every PM I ever wrote reappeared in my inbox. I just had to delete some 70 pages of PMs dating all the way back to October, 2002 when I joined this site. Clicked on Check All and Delete All Checked 70 times! It would seem that anything you ever wrote is still there even if you deleted it.

What Bob forgot to mention is that you should TAKE A BATH! You'll smell much better.

Dru, one of your better ideas. "Hey, Rob, how's your head? How about a nice cold, greasy porkchop? You can almost smell that rancid odor now. Sounds good doesn't it?" Rob, "Aaaarrrrgggghhhh", as he runs to pray to the great porcelain god.

Dude, you already tape it shut just to slow the leakage.

In considering how Wilderness is to be managed, you need to ask the following questions: How is a user's enjoyment dependent on Wilderness? To what extent does the group seek out Wilderness for its unique qualities? When different user groups interact, what effect does each have on the other? How does a group affect the resource long term? What accomodations are required for each group to enjoy the Wilderness? What do these accomodations cost, and how do these affect other groups?

Talk to Roboboy.