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My favorite part was when he made his prosthetic hand do a complete 360 at the wrist!!!!

He spoke in town this morning... Had some interesting stuff to say. The story about cutting off the arm was FULL DETAIL! Hehe, I think some people got a little queasy. His main message was that everything is mental. If you believe you can climb it/ski it/survive, then you will. What do you all think??

From BBC news. Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3120950.stm "Giant rodent astonishes science" The fossil remains of a gigantic rodent that looked something like a monster guinea pig have been identified by scientists in Venezuela. The rodent would have been in and out of the water The 700-kilogram beast - about the size of a buffalo - lived among the reeds and grasses of an ancient river system that threaded its way into the Caribbean Sea eight million years ago. Researchers think the creature, which was 10 times as big as today's largest rodents, could have run in huge packs. Evidence suggests it also had to dodge the constant attentions of super-sized crocodiles and carnivorous birds, which stood three metres tall. The discovery of "Guinea-zilla", as some have already dubbed it, is reported in the journal Science and it continues from there...

Doesn't beauty count for anything?

"Karma and Happiness". I forget the author right now though... Just started it, and quite good so far!

I read this thread but never really got a concise answer... Is skiing on AT gear much different (downhill) than skiing on regular alpine gear??

Post a photo. I still think you're a guy. Don't fall for it! All the leacherous guys on here just wanna see how cute you are...

Minx... I have a guidebook for MN and WI climbing. Not with me at the moment. I will PM you w/ some ideas later...

I agree, Dru. I think it's so important to have a home to come back to. (Heh, this coming from a college student who moves every 4 months!) But like Minx said, you can still have a home but travel most of the time... I just feel sorry for those people who don't want to experience anything new. But that's their deal, not mine I suppose. When you go to someplace new, immerse yourself in the area! Talk to the locals. Get a feel for the place. Most of the touristy shit is a waste of money anyways. Bottom line... live where you're content and do what makes you happy!

Don't generalize, Sphinx. I'll just say I've been to 43 or 44 of the states in the US and the NW is my fav! Granted, I haven't seen everything in every state, but by and large, I've gotten a feel for every locale. PNW is where it's at for me!

Soon enough!!!

All whining from AG about not being in the PNW has officially ended. Starting now.

I was just sitting here writing a paper and got a wave of homesickness for the mountains... Someone go climbing or chase around a or something for me, will ya?? Does anyone have any frequent flier miles you're willing to give up?! I'll be the belay slave! I just wanna see the mountains!!

The sound of a dry pencil eraser. Needy people who try to make you feel sorry for them/be friends with them only because they can't get attention elsewhere...

Those are hilarious Timmy!!! Can poor college kids apply for financial support so we can buy one??

You respond as though you are a cat, feeling two mutually exclusive response mechanisms at the same time (i.e. hissing and purring simultaneously). How odd. It would make more sense if you had read Greg's original post... And if something is funny but terribly stupid, I could see rolling your eyes and laughing at the same time...

I think a should get the cover shot!

Dru... weren't you going to do a stone nudes of cc.com calendar??? What happened to that?

I'll get one if that's the case!!

I drive by the most gorgeous fence filled with bright blue morning glories every day. They're my new favorite flower!!!

Sexist. What about hot men's asses??!!

Ok, this is a silly question, but can someone explain to me the very basics of an avy beacon? Alpine skiing almost solely in the midwest I have no experience with them. Haven't even seen one before. How do they work? I figure I had better learn since I will hopefully be in a location where I will have to use one this winter!!!

This has nothing to do with anything but the subject of this thread "Junior high horsecock eating mentality" made me remember a day that will go down in my High School's history books... a potato sausage eating contest... I think 3 out of the 4 kids puked on the gym floor...

I was house/dog sitting for a friend. Was super crabby from waking up to a pile of shit in the middle of the floor... Heard the news on the radio driving to school. Spent the day around the TV at school...