ericb

Speaking of small percentages...can you provide examples of Christians who are stoning disobedient children and quoting the verse you mention as justification?

damn bill...that's some serious hate goin' on... eek....my Junior High and Highschool experience was certainly forgettable, but I blame my genes....puberty eluded me for quite some time

I recall a TR weeks ago saying there wasn't even a climable line up the Adams glacier, so I'm guess skiing would be out. Check the TRs.

Obviously it's early, but it would be interesting to know how much crap/fixed ropes they left on the route this time relative to the siege of Jannu. IMO the first alpine style ascent will be undiminished by this effort.

This ain't the IRS. You can carry your children up if you wish, however. If you carry a child, you can count the weight as body fat on the BMI scale. Think long and hard about using this tactic, because if you lose, the child is first on the barbie. My daughter has offered to draw a picture of a butt for the winner. With the loser being the model?

We could spice it up by the consumption of 1 oz of XXX milkshake per 10 lbs body weight immediately before the start.

Should we rename for the sake of the t-shirts? I doubt my wife would let me wear it as is.

What about other handcaps? adjustments for # of children for instance?

Got plans for the second half of the weekend, but free tomorrow and would like do some rock (pref trad). Would love to crag in Leavenworth and willing to drive, but not sure how much of a zoo it will be. I'm coming back from ACL reconstruction 5 months ago, so not feeling too ambitious - would love to do some (and can probably lead)~ 5.7/5.8 and TR or follow 5.9

Pre-race Cheeseburger at Triple-X for added difficulty Cheeseburger....let's up the ante and go for the El Camino [Tray of philly fat goodness]

A CC annual tradition is born. Granite mountain trail sucks for running...too rocky. MB is mostly turf with good traction on which to kick EricB's sorry, weezing, dragging ass. Before you get too cocky....I am only marginally overweight according to the BMI tables - and some weeks I might actually squeak under depending on whether I weigh myself before or after ~ 9AM. It doesn't matter whether you weigh in at 900 lbs or 90. All that matters is how fast you can drag your carcass up Mailbox Peak, car to summit. Let's hear your best time. Since you're posting pics of fat fucks, you might also want to let us know what your record is for total elevation gain/miles in 24 hours, your time for RAMROD, your best marathon time, your best finishing place for the Eco Challenge and Primal Quest adventure races, and other stats that might support your implied assertion that certain fat fucks can't absolutely kick your ass in any endurance sport. Tag, you're it. Where in the world did you get the idea that I was an endurance athlete? You committed the cardinal sin of providing me with an identifiable TR pic.....surely you wouldn't expect any less from me?

A CC annual tradition is born. Granite mountain trail sucks for running...too rocky. MB is mostly turf with good traction on which to kick EricB's sorry, weezing, dragging ass. Before you get too cocky....I am only marginally overweight according to the BMI tables - and some weeks I might actually squeak under depending on whether I weigh myself before or after ~ 9AM.

According to BMI tables, I'm overweight.....does that count?

I have traveled a bit...on my most recent trip, the bartender was living without an ACL because the government health plan didn't consider it necessary unless he was a profession athlete.

I think PP's data shows that including deductions for children results in much lower taxes in the US. Also, if we assume the average wage in the UK is around $40K USD, even 167% of the AW would put them just at the $70K USD threshold where the income tax in the UK jumps from ~20% to ~40%....at that point, it sure would suck to be a yuppie.

Just hope you don't have to haul them out of a crevasse though!

I don't see anywhere where the "average wage" is given, but income tax is comparable for "average wage earners". If you look at the tax brackets and rates in the upper brackets, you can see that the high wage earners are paying much more relative to the average wage earners compared to the US.

Love Mac & Jacks as well....just wish they would bottle it

Did you ask them about what they were paying in taxes...you might have been equally as shocked if you had. How do you think they pay for there health care system? Income tax - 40% on earnings over ~ $70K USD (20% below) National insurance tax - 11% Value Added Tax (on goods and services) 17.5%

two votes for BB

bachelor party Sun/Mon on some island in the sound. Might go climbing Saturday if I can find partner

Well, KK, here I am still unemployed. My six months of health coverage that was covered by my employer has expired. I will now write a check for COBRA coverage for $1500 each month. Option A: Sit around complaining and bitching about what the government is not doing for you - vote democrat in hopes that you won't have to..... Option B: Get a job

I just threw up a little bit in the back of my mouth

FWIW...it's quite reasonable to view the OT as descriptive, and not necessarily prescriptive....

What issue? - september?