KaskadskyjKozak

Listen shit-for-brains, my point has nothing to do with "converting" kids to be gay. It has to do with the appropriateness of foisting sexual issues on them at an early age (elementary school) - and doing so with cartoon characters at that. Children are already sexualized at an early age, which opens them up to problems like sexual abuse. At the very least, it is confusing to them. If the point is to teach "tolerance" in general, there are ways to do this without delving into Barney fucking Sponge Bob up the ass. If you disagree, then you are free to use such learning aids to teach your children.

we're all descended from primates - remember? Obviously you weren't taught about Intelligent Design in school. But don't worry-- within four years, all public schools will lose their funding if they don't teach that God made the earth in six days, 6000 years ago. Hey Chicken-Little, the sky is falling!!

that's what is so wrong with the political discourse today. too much cynicism - too much hatred for the "other" side just because of partisan affiliation and perceived "bogeymen". I don't see it getting any better in the future...

I picked up on this comment: Since I have not seen the video, I have no idea how it portrays "sexual identity". I would not be surprised if it stepped over a line. My general feeling is to leave the kiddies in elementary school with some semblance of innocence. If you want to teach tolerance at that age there are better ways to do it without overtly exposing them to the specific issue of sexuality.

Agreed. I've lifted weights for 20 years, much of which with minimal cardio workouts. To get into shape for climbing a few years back I had to add a lot more of the latter. Being able to rep dumb-bell curls at 50 lbs or bench press 300 lbs helps very little on a climb...

I like watching vintage speeches from 30 or more years ago - back when presidents spoke without dumbing down their rhetoric to the lowest common denominator and nodding to every special interest group. Some of them even wrote their own speeches.

The ones who are fucked in the head are the twisted fucks that mentally rape children by taking away their innocence, force-feeding homosexuality down their throats with cartoon characters. You might as well just hand everyone's kid over to Michael Jackson for a sleepover!

we're all descended from primates - remember?

You actually watched that extravaganza? I can't stand these types of events - no matter who gives it. I hate politicians and political posturing - even more than this shitty winter.

excellent counterexample

Life is too short to be a beer snob. Drink piss water if you want. I don't have to, and will not do so, as long as I have a choice.

Not a matter of toughness, but taste, fool. I can drink Night Train strained into a moutaineering boot through funkified polypro socks - doesn't mean that is a "good thing".

Just curious: how often is this route climbed in winter? I thought it was mostly in shape in late Spring.

You're a Tele skiier from colorado as well, I'll bet. Nope.

It's "due". And apparently the magma chamber is filling again. The original geological survey data seemed to be "off". When measurements were taken again recently, it seems the water level in the lake is rising, suggesting something is causing the lake bed to swell...

perhaps. but most people don't live that long. if we have a couple back-to-back "winters" like this one, I won't want to.

Life is too short to drink beer from a can.

Climbs Adams twice.

And how does it relate to the average over say the last 50,000 years? 100 or so years is hardly a blip on the geological time scale.

Something like that might be our only/best hope AFAIK nobody is talking about halting, yet alone reversing, global warming - just about "slowing the increase" of emissions into the atmosphere.

Speaking of avalanches, I saw a massive, truly impressive one looking up the Muir Snowfield at the upper Nisqually on Sunday. It looked to be as wide as about half the glacier, and, like the energizer bunny, kept going, and going, and going...

mmm... tastes like chicken

Point taken! Thanks, I'll look into this. Thanks Mike! The update and removal of old stuff didn't go unnoticed. -kurt I'll second that!!!

Yes, move to Canada - they *love* Americans, especially those who will permanently live amongst them, compete for jobs, and 'contribute' to Canadian culture. Please, do it! Maybe our traffic will improve if *enough* of you go, and WA might even turn into a red state!

Their subscription is pricey. is it worth it?