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Rainy days and Sundays always get ME down.

Be sure to bring you're bike! They are very popular around here.

May the farce be with him.

That road wouldn't be too bad to MTB in on, unless the snow is really deep. It would definitely be a fun descent.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Hey girls. These last several posts are PM material, not "beta". Move along.

Cash is cash. He said he'll match it and where it's going to go. Do you think he'd exist if he didn't follow though? I'm no fan, but I do know his numbers. He does what he says. And as was pointed out, this is pretty significant for the recipient.

I understand he's going to match it and then donate it to a fund that helps children of soldiers that have died in the war pay for college.

What's the deal around here with lost wedding rings? Either leave them on or leave them at home...or admit that it's not working out and get out of the marriage.

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I think because the majority of Americans wouldn't want to expend the physical energy to operate one. It's not practical. Imagine a 300 lbs "single mom" on welfare with 6 kids running around pedaling that thing frantically so they can get the game cube up and running. I just don't see it.

Have to be careful not to get splinters in your boys.

Chevron has a renewed take on things: Anthems

It helps explain a little Russia's reaction to the notion of an attack on Iran.

An interesting story about what happened in September in Syria. The big question, what's next? (This was originally published in the WSJ... reprinted at Ocnus.net )

I have been wondering what he's been up to. His blog has been very quiet.

They come glued. I haven't needed to reglue mine yet. I'm pretty anal about keeping them clean. Make sure you use the backer material that comes with them, It's help keep them in shape and easy to pack.

It's different in that Afghanistan needs a renewed offense. The Marines know that. They realize they can be utilzed better. I agree.

The Marines basic mission is rapid deployment. Not sustained warfare...what they've been doing in Iraq. They aren't wanting to leave Iraq to go home, but to relieve fellow soldiers in Afghanistan. There is big difference. You haven't been hearing it on the nightly news lately, but the extreme violence that has plagued Iraq has been decreasing. Perhaps the Marines feel they can be better utilized somewhere else.

Thanks Pindude. As I said, Im very happy with the Ascensions in terms of performance on the ground. Perhaps my problem is more with the way I cut them. I did do it with a utility knife but I may not have done a precise enough job. Sometimes after I take them off on the mountain and the put them back on, I have the feeling I'm putting them on the wrong ski. I think if I did this more often (or even for a living) I would have better results. This is only the 3rd pair of skins over many years that I have had to actually fit on my skis. It may be a practice thing. This has nothing to do at all with the Ascensions, or BD for that matter. I'm just saying.

You may have thrown off everyone with the title of "Sustainable backpacking?" Sustainable climbing perhaps would have yielded you more succinct input. Give nwhikers.com a try.

I use the Ascentions STS. The clip on the end on one of them kept falling off...so much that I've lost it completely. The skin doesn't come off, but the strap flaps around. My Scratch BCs don't have a way of securing the clip. That would be really helpful since it always seems to eventually slid off. I'm also a little frustrated with the "custom cut" idea. I spent a lot of time doing just that. They fit perfectly when I started out. The problem comes when you take them on and off in the field. Invariably, they don't go back on the way you fit them. It's usually really windy, cold, or the wind has blown sand all over the bottoms of the skins. It seems like the "custom" idea is silly. I'm almost thinking Old's-cool and going with the straight strip that goes down the base. Not to be misconstrued, I love these skins, I'm just wondering what real advancements have been made over the years to ask $130 for them. Perhaps REAL seal-skins are cheaper!

It states it quite clearly. He would have voted against it but DIDN'T because he wasn't physically there to cast his vote.

I would reply in kind, but this IS Cafe Sensitivisio.