Dechristo

Soon, here in the States, this will be denoted as torture and outlawed.

make them to wear yellow six-pointed stars on their clothing

Perhaps, in our culture's myopic preoccupation with youthful appearance, the matter is in deserving as much respect as anyone else. The wonder of life, for me, is no less evident regardless of age, but hundreds of greenhouse seedlings do not inspire the awe provoked by a single solitary 3,500-year-old Bristlecone Pine that has lived the history and weathered the most fair and foul.

Grandparents and grandchildren get along so well because they have a mutual enemy...other than incontinence.

You mentioned it in another thread, "common sense is not common". My grandchild calls me "Grandpa" and "Grandpa Tom", alternately...her choice, not mine. In our current culture, with the proliferation of multiple mommies and daddies, creating manifold grandparents, labels of differentiation are necessary. My sister told me, recently, her grandkids have six different sets of grandparents - that's twelve. I forget her designated moniker.

a good movie

best to swaddle the rugrats in hunter orange during snaffle season.

dear one, the words must be emblazoned on your heart. OOOOOOOOoooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnnnnnn

well, at least ban semi-auto knives.

More importantly, to forestall the hunting accidents of greater frequency, ranchers/farmers should be required to clothe ALL their livestock in "hunter's orange".

It is now time to submit your Application For The 2009 Zack Martin Breaking Barriers Grant (ZMBB). The American Alpine Club website is under construction so please forgive links that are non-functional. If you need any additional information please contact JP john.p.parsons@att.net How To Apply Application for the ZMBB Grant is a two-step process. The first step is the submission of a grant proposal abstract. After review of the abstract, the ZMBB grant committee will select three potential recipients. Each selected applicant will be contacted and required to complete and submit the long form grant proposal. In order to process your application here are the requirements and timelines Complete the attached abstract proposal and submit it by Mar 15 Three potential recipients will be contacted on or before Mar 30. A long form grant proposal will be due by Apr 15, The award will be announced by mid-May <<...>> Zack Martin Breaking Barriers Grant http://americanalpineclub.org/grant/zackmartin'>http://americanalpineclub.org/grant/zackmartin The Zack Martin Breaking Barriers Grant (ZMBB) is a dual-purpose grant fund. The primary objective is humanitarian and the secondary objective involves adventure, discovery, alpinism and/or climbing. The grantee must meet both objectives and is strongly encouraged to obtain additional funding. The humanitarian objective must be reasonable, and sustainable. Objectives that continue after implementation will receive the highest level of consideration. Focus the objective to affect the greatest human change. See a list of AAC supported humanitarian organizations here. The alpine objective should focus on climbing and exploration but need not be at the leading edge of climbing or alpinism. Zack Martin died just before his 25th birthday on Thanksgiving Day 2002. He was a recipient of AAC grants, the Anatoli Boukreev grant and others. Zack was concerned about the general arrogance and self-serving aspirations of climbers and explorers. He committed that on all future expeditions he would not only climb and explore but more importantly he would perform humanitarian service in the local community. He would "break a barrier" in the alpine environment and "break a barrier" in the heart of man. As Zack often said, "The only barrier holding you back is yourself." Purpose The Zack Martin Breaking Barriers Grant (ZMBB) is a grant fund with a dual purpose. The grant supports climbing and exploration in the alpine environment and coincidentally sponsors humanitarian and community outreach activities. Alpine proposals that focus on unclimbed or unexplored alpine terrain will receive special consideration especially lightweight and unsupported teams. Repeats of difficult or historic routes will also be considered heavily. However, the alpine objectives do not need to be at the leading edge of alpinism to receive this grant. Of equal or greater importance is the proposal for humanitarian activity. The primary consideration will be humanitarian and community outreach activities that meet the greatest human need in the local area of choice. It is not required that the alpine and humanitarian activities be in the same immediate local but in the same region is desirable. Donate to the Zack Martin Breaking Barriers Grant How can you contribute? Donations for the Zack Martin Breaking Barriers Fund can be made via check or credit card. Checks must be made to The American Alpine Club with an attention to the ZMBB fund. The American Alpine Club is a 501©(3) non-profit organization and all donations to this fund are tax-deductible. http://americanalpineclub.org/

Good to see that your understanding of addiction is as warped as the rest of your worldview. Consistency is important! BTW, how is the Just Say No campaign coming along anyway? Notwithstanding the downward spirals that accompany addictions, surely, you're not positing that choices are not made - "I want, but shall I do?"

"The Jew's soul is always searching for something. If he doesn't find it, he will take drugs or climb mountains."

yeah, what she said. I, particularly, identify with the ethic of "ground up" ascents of new lines...at least on the first try. No rehearsals to diminish the adventure. For me, it's about the wonder and excitement of discovering new features - foot by foot - and the ingenuity of pro. If it's too difficult or requires excessive gardening demanding aid, then I relent on an ffa. But, dammit, I'm gonna try to free the fucker the very first time.

Shiva the Destroyer

No shit!?! I'm gonna consider a visit to the land of the world's fastest Indian.

enema that shit

I thought it was a good explanation for why my microwave is always dropping calls.

it just takes a few cell phones.

So, once in awhile, he pisses on a parade. It's more tolerable than your incessant pissing in people's ears.

I use Bartleby the Scribner. Ink costs are low but there are a lot things he won't do..."I'd prefer not to, at this time."

I hit somewhere in the eighty-something point range. The test definitely favors old trad folk.

only by habit

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