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Not to mention that he just expressed skiing stoke

Yeah that sucks - kind of like dyed-in-the-wool Dem's voting in the R's primary. STFU, hypocrite, you've got nothing to be outraged about. My parents used to do that in North Idaho. Of course all elections were actually decided in the Rep. primaries since no democrat was ever elected to anything.

Even during high summer Royal Columns is in the shade all morning so it would make for a chilly start!

Wonder if there's a way to toprope some of the trickier bits? Only if you have a ropegun

Nuts are just about the best gear you can buy though. Once your used to them they are just as fast to place as a cam, easier to inspect, and if you give them a good jerk set then the pretty much never walk or wiggle on you. I always care a full set, and and on hard thin stuff you usually go for an extra half set or even a full second set. I'd have to agree with Kbone on the hexes, great for moderate stuff. That said there are about 3 that always always make it onto my rack, even for the hard stuff (yelow, red and purple WC curve hexes). If your climbing at Tieton take all the hexes you can find. The cracks there seem very very hex friendly, and not qutie so cam friendly. Tri-cams (and hexes) are the shiz for moderate to easy alpine. I usually just swap out my few largest nuts for the 3 or 4 smallest tri-cams. But I always want a good stance to place them from so I can fiddle.

Congrats! and after watching the little sis go through med school my condolences!

The photo was not at all lewd or suggestive. She was sitting on column top and smiling at the camera. It looked like every other cragging photo anyone has ever taken in early season at Vantage and she was showing much much much less skin than will be on display in another month.

You went climbing this weekend! No fair!

Muffy was that R&D?

Nothing like a tempest in a teapot to brighten my day

What does one do when one has a mod deleted thread that's open while being deleted? and Muffy, great posts! you know your a wanker when Muffy opens the can of whoop ass!

Growing up we had a diabetic cat for years, though ours wasn't insulin resistant. She was absolutely fine and had a normal life until she was about 16. She just had to get her daily shot. She actually could have cared less, but each and every shot freaked the dog out and he would go hide under the bed Hopefully everything turns out well!

Keep in mind that "City" is a relative term. The combined populations of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon, Wyoming, and Montana are probably close to that of NYC. That said Seattle, Portland, and Boise all kick ass , and if you can deal with the weak beer and religion I here Salt Lake isn't bad. Everything else is quite a bit smaller than those 3.

for 11 pages, this thread is rather dissapointing

Plus they are way too grainy.

Here here.

Good for you Now if only the mormon's would stop knocking on my door, freakin heathens.

Yes but little pieces don't tend to survive reentry as well as big pieces. Plus, it's you know, fun to blow stuff up!

Cross posting threads again tsk tsk

Agreed. And that goes for those who are the most vocal about their lack of belief, especially when criticizing those who do believe. Why would anyone who does not believe in God, even be reading this thread? Did they not see the subject line? How can anyone claim to know what another person's experiences could have been? Are you really ready to say, "It is a fact that you could not possibly have experienced that."? How many cultures will you be discounting? How many very wise people of all ttraditions and religions, and spiritual paths are you willing to claim to be above in your view of cosmology and science? It just makes me very sad for you. I mean, I hope you are truely happy in your chosen state of existence but it seems very limited by historical and cultural standards outside this board, era, and country. I never said I didn't believe in god.... I also never said that people haven't experienced what they percieved to be miracles.... But in the final analysis the only reason to believe in god is because you do. Your experiences can be questioned, they're causes can be questioned, and their interpretations can certainly be questioned. god's existance can not be "proved", it can only be accepted or denied. Of course denial is also a leap of faith and based on an unfounded assumption. Lack of proof is not a refuttal, only a lack of proof.

Mrs. Selkirks standing valentines day tradition is a supreme pizza and Aliens. Possibly the least romantic of all movies

Don't get me wrong, I love ouzo, it's just dangerous stuff! It always seems to end badly for me! Oh, and never, never, never mix Sake and Ouzo in one night!

I've always found the people with the strongest most secure faith tend to be quiet about it. The ones with the most shaky faith are the ones always trying to convert people in an attempt to bolster their own beliefs. And I think it takes a great deal of courage and strength to faith in the utter absence of proof, and to acknowledge the absence of proof. At it's core belief in any god/religion is found purely on an unsupported assumption. Rou can argue all you want, and desperately cast about for miracles and what not as proof, but at then end of the day it's still an a-priori assumption, and to admit that takes some cajones, and not many people can. It's always fun to deconstruct peoples belief system to show them that they have no proof, no basis, no anything but an unfounded assumption But those of truly deep and well understood faith already know that

mmmmm....ouzo ....mmmm

I have not read this whole thread. Please excuse me if I am covering ground already addressed. Is there necessarily any contradiction between the idea that there is a god who "created" mankind and the theory of evolution? Yes, the idea that random chance is or could be the driving force behind evolution would seem to be at issue - but couldn't there have been a primordial ooze that the hand of god blessed with life? There's a reason the Pope John Paul gave his blessing to Stephen Hawking in support of his research into the Big Bang theory.