KaskadskyjKozak

You're in no position to be calling ANYONE a moron.

Please DO speak "in our way".

Is this English?

If the person is your superior, you could sue under these circumstances (turn-about is fair play).

Exactly.

Apply Occam's Razor. 4 planes were hijacked. All the passengers are dead. Two flew in to the WTC, one into a Pennsylvania field. The fourth went where? The pentagon. Quod Erat Demonstrandum

Look at pictures of Nagasaki and Hiroshima after the bombings - there are partial buildings standing where everything around them is totally flattened. You're trying to look at pictures and deny the reality of what happened by asking idiotic questions based only on paranoia and a penchant for conspiracy theories. You act as if you are some kind of expert in the dynamics of explosion, and refuse to recognize that these types of explosions involve a certain amount of inherent randomness in their actual effects.

Even in an atomic blast zone a building or two can survive completely unscathed. A forest fire can destroy blocks of houses, and a few right in the middle can be left in pristine condition. It's just the way it is.

Kerry did relatively better with women.

It's the November doldurms. Cool, thanks.

I agree. It's always funny to make fun of the French.

I thought the bad karma was accumulated by throwing empty bottles down on fellow climbers...

Just poked around cc.com and found that story/posting...

The Darwin Awards are internet lore. I noticed a climbing-related award pending for 2004. http://www.darwinawards.com/ click on "Safety Rope?..." Has anyone on cc.com seen any award contenders out in the mountains?

I've unfortunately had something close to that pleasure. Ski lodge drying room at the end of a ski week. 50peoples cloths & ski boots heating up to 100degrees That's pretty bad. But how about that almost palpable taste in your mouth after a visit to one of the more "ripe" pit toilets at a NFS trailhead...

Everything in my fridge now tastes like Smoked Salmon. Including the tomatoes and the milk try putting an open box of baking soda in there

I buy 'em in bulk at CostCo and freeze 1/2. They stay fresher, and last longer. I make my own. bread maker?

I buy 'em in bulk at CostCo and freeze 1/2. They stay fresher, and last longer.

Any recommendations on resources for detailed route descriptions? I've done lots of web searches, and not found too much info except for the AG route. How much further? An hour or two?

Sat: easy hike with family (Baker River). Mostly sunny but chilly. Nice views of Shuksan/Sulphide Glacier. Sun: checked out REI sale. Bought snowshoes.

Montana looks like a black hole sucking the country in upon itself.

I do own a home - never moved out (yet). I considered moving to San Diego the summer before last. At the time, my realtor did not mention the caveats that you describe - he just said I would be taxed at something like 2.5% on the sale price. If what you say is true, then I feel a bit better about it. Although if I move to a less-expensive house it will likely be for reasons financial hardship in which case I will miss those taxed dollars on the price difference (better than the full amount).

Why not have the government provide a software package for people to file with - input raw data, it spits out how much you owe (or get back) and files electronically for you. Quicken and M$ would be pissed, but them As long as we don't have to pay to use the software, and it is easier to use than the forms, I think it is a good idea.

I think there are tax-neutral alternatives for the average taxpayer in line with what I suggest. I fill out forms right now with little affect on what I pay - better to eliminate the forms and have a simpler formula for including the taxable earnings.

For me tax simplication means at least two things: 1) closing loopholes and shelters that are typically taken advantage of by higher income earners. 2) reducing the number of forms typical taxpayers have to fill out. I'm not talking about itemized deductions here, but things like the AMT form - I've had to fill this out 3 years straight even though the result is the same - it didn't apply to me. Ditto for making a little cash on 1099's. I've had to fill out 2-3 schedules for minimal consulting I have done (like < $1000). There should be a way to just add this into wages on the 1040 if you only consult part-time.