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Anyone want to go to Index tomorrow afternoon? I can be there by 12. PM me, I'll check in the AM. I'm out for tonight

how 'bout you hand over that 380sl first?

i pointed out alpine buddy for a reason, we mostly do alpine routes together and very little cragging. i'm trying to be flexible but we spent an inordinate amount of time organizing gear last time. i almost can't carry some stuff on my harness b/c it hangs down to my knees. my preference is just to hand a sling back and forth...no worries. it's usually my rack but he whines anyway. and erik, i said to save it for spray....there's some things i just don't wanna know!

or rather, he doesn't like how i carry my rack. one of my favorite alpine buddies and i are at odds about how to carry stuff. i prefer most of my pro over my shoulders with a few misc things on my harness. he hates a gear sling and racks most everything on his harness. this obviously creates some headaches when we're swapping leads. how do you carry your pro? (save the "in my wallet" type of comments for spray) any suggestions for handling the situation in an efficient manner?

i had this conversation with my ISO. it saved a lot of hurt feelings. nothing wrong with saying it publicly as for climbers being dirtbags does that imply that dirtbags in general can't commit or does this go to my theory of that a girl shouldn't date cowboys, climbers or fighter pilots. none of them can commit i've never understood how one could settle for relationship with anyone less than an independent, passionate person. a relationship doesn't have to mean the end of such a life.

matt, i think that climbing is a self indulgent activity but i don't think this issue is limited to the climbing community. i think that anytime you become involved with someone who has a passion outside of the relationship this issue comes up. i have taken backseat to the activities of others and i have neglected those in my life b/c of my pursuits. However, despite some of the negatives, i've always found that surrounding myself with people who have a passion in their life other than me overall does nothing but add positively to my life and make me better overall. as for the tradition of marriage, nothing says committed like a 30 year mortgage! being married doesn't make you try any harder to work things out, it's too easy to get divorced. i think it takes more dedication to stay when there's absolutely nothing forcing you to do so. i do like the stability of one person though.

no point in it, it suits some people. i was in love, i was young, it was stupid i don't avoid it, i just don't need my relationship sanctioned w/paper what does being a climber have to do w/marriage?

i hope there is strong opposition to this from both parties.it seems to me that the Patriot Act does nothing but diminish our personal freedoms i'm surprised to find that this is one of the biggest issues that i'll be consider in the next presidential election. it may be the reason i don't vote for Dean.

your first mistake....overpriced coffee suxx actually i just stopped in so the kiddo could use the bathroom

i'm just so confused! it's coffee for dogsake! i don't even want the ice but if you must pour it over ice how does shaking it over ice make it better. then again i've always been easily confused

so i happen into a starbucks earlier today. i notice a poster for coffee that is shaken over ice and then poured over ice. isn't this just iced coffee? i understand why i would shake my gin over ice and then pour but coffee? and then to pour it over ice? are they really that desperate to find a way to charge me more for coffee?

Bob's Java Jive don't know if it's still open though http://theregents.net/javajive.html

i've got to work this morning and i have a dentist appt. at lunch but i get to climb after that mondays are fine with me

don't any of my fellow liberals feel the least bit of concern of howard dean's position on homeland security?

i heard that some tree in a park fell on an SUV last week

OMFD!!!!!!!

damn, phone just rang right before i read that. other plans made. thanks though! gotta love this board

unexpectedly have the day free. anybody want to go?

if any of you know the fat cell phone talking bitch with this license on her ...you guessed it... Acura SUV ran me off the road on I90 the party supplies could've been damaged! i don't care if she's your mother, she needs to be bitch slapped bad. have a fun w/e kids!

fyi instead of parking at the ski club you can drive up alpental road a bit further, take a right into the neighborhood and find a parking area where the road takes a sharp bend. this avoids all the bushwhacking on the approach. More time in the boulders but less time in the brush.

back in the day when i was riding a lot, the daughter of one of the other women at my barn (insert minx/livestock joke here) used to come to the barn with her mom on sat/sun. i overheard this little girl telling the mother that a friend couldn't come play with the horses that sunday morning b/c she had to go sit inside at church. then she said "mom, methodist is a boring religion, i'm glad we're equestrian" yep...some hobbies/sports can be a religious experience.

Jon you've been a tad cranky lately! But I do agree with you. i started riding mine for part of my commute on occasion. don't get me wrong, i'm not a daily cyclist but enough to appreciate your position. there have been situations when i was pretty convinced certain drivers went out of there way to make it difficult for me. we should foster a friendlier attitude overall towards cycling.

does that mean muffy has?

pretty much ditto for all of that. my dad didn't have a boy to drag on his outdoor adventures with him and mom hated it so it was up to me. for most of my life i was involved in another sport competitively. eventually i realized how stupid and expensive this was and came back to climbing on a more regular basis

9/1-9/10 or there abouts