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So only old-growth forests would be considered for Wilderness? I don't see that a second growth forest in any way limits the pleasure of walking through the woods for the majority of folks.

Best skiing TR ever.

Is the pass open again?

Glad you made it this long!

I think it is because someone buys a bike then scares himself on it and sells it.

I may have a little leftover from when I lined a basement wall. I'll check.

True. I was a contractor for quite a while just so I could take a fair amount of time in between contracts. The American idea of 2-4 weeks of vacation is stupid.

Squid? Totally miss the Squid! Funny you mention him, I just ran across his phone number on a slip of paper in a file I was cleaning out last night. Been years since I saw that or thought of Squidlet--and then you mention him!

IMO, the 1,000 footer is the worst, because it's the shortest of the three, assuming that all options are full-on air rappels (i.e., no bouncing until primary impact with terra firma). Logic: If you're going to die in a fall, why not make it the longest fall possible? Enjoy the ride, as Mazda sez... Am I the sick one here, because I dream of dying in a scrumptiously long fall almost every other night? Mebbe why that's why I love that mountain wingsuit video so much... It takes about 15 seconds to reach terminal velocity, so you may as well figure enough time (distance) in to make that personal achievement.

Everything I've read says statistics show that taking a maternity leave for that long does indeed harm your overall career. I guess it would be hard to prove to yourself though b/c you really don't know what opportunities may have opened up for you while you were gone. Nor do you know the long-term impact until you get there. But maybe all that is changing now. I doubt it though.

Worst = Alcohol Huffing gas and paint. Any mixture/combo of chemicals, adding more and more only makes it worse. I include pharmaceuticals here. Most downers like Mad dogs and reds. Nicotine Angel Dust and other horse tranquilizers. Heroin Crack anything to excess Best drugs in order = LSD Psyolcybn Methamphetamine Tobacco Cocaine Caffeine Morphine Demerol Peyote MDMA the gas they give you at the dentist Here's what I think

Right now is not the time to jeopardize your job. When you are ready to come back, the market may not be very welcoming.

Easy - the graemlin is the worst.

CNN sent letters to him and to co-defendant "Tex" Watson, asking whether there were victims buried behind Barker Ranch. Manson did not reply, but Watson did, writing in a letter: "I was the first family member to go to the desert after the murders and also the first to leave. I say this only to let you know that no one was killed while I was in the desert. But I don't know what took place after I left. I don't think there were any more killed, I hope not! I have absolutely nothing to hide."

I am neither for or against spanking. I don't have to be because I am not a parent. But what I am against is the crazy extremes our society seems to go to. I have heard stories about people calling in other parents for swatting their temper-tantruming kid on the butt. Child services will come take away that kid and "protect" it in the foster system until things get straightened out. Now that is crazy. And assuming that one child-raising experience is the same as another or that raising a bunch of kids makes anyone an expert is laughable in my humble, ignorant opinion.

I'll do that as well in the future. But for now, I want to build a better base with regular gym workouts.

Dude, that's a sit-start.

I need a workout buddy. It would be great if you: Are a member of 24 hr fitness (I know, the place is ghetto; but its cheap) Workout in Shoreline, Northgate, or Bellevue locations. Want to do cardio, yoga and/or free weights. Want to work out three days a week, no weekends. Be DEPENDABLE Have fun and blab about climbing while we're working out PM me.

Oh bullshit. A democrat with half a brain is not going to vote for Grampa McCain just because Clinton doesn't quit on cue.

Before I travel overseas, I always research the recommended vacc's for the country and I get them. I cannot imagine anyone would be willing to risk getting any disease that they could be vaccinated against--no matter where they live.

that is creepy

There is no alpha associated with him. It is stuck in vapor.

I think you are the only one left

I'm going to pretend I am in good enough shape to go mtn biking. Should be fun(ny)

An IUD!