Sherri

My life of crime consists of getting busted dropping "snappers" down the stairwell on the last day of junior high school. Teacher gave me detention ON THE LAST DAY of school. That was some hard time. It was the wake-up call I needed to steer me out of the vandalous crime rut toward which I was obviously careening.

His son Robbie lived next door to us several years ago and talked about how his dad was in bad shape even back then(diabetes, liver transplant, pulmonary fibrosis, etc.) Got the impression that living the life of a legend took a heavy toll on him as well as on his family. He was one of my idols though.

But, MOM! All the other kidses are skiing down their driveways in their rally jammies! :cry:

Thanks! I was proud of her for giving it a go. She said she might even come back for the RR Rendevous. How cool is THAT!

Thanks for the willkommen! Vee'll be looking forward to da haus-varming fest!

I've heard of shakin' your money-maker, but doing so in "panda bear underwear" just seems wrong.

pics?

I've packed my rack in my checked baggage for the last couple trips and (knock-knock) had no troubles. On the other hand, I forgot to take that last swill of water from my water bottle in my carry-on before going through security, and they wanted to confiscate the whole bottle(it wasn't a disposable one) rather than just dumping out the offending 4oz of fluid into the garbage. My bad for forgetting it was still in there, but do they need to trash the container along with the fluid to make their point??? Think carefully about taking anything through there that you want to keep.

Go on....

Cool! Those look beefy compared to the Yaktrax--I read mixed reviews about their durablility. I ordered a set of the Yaktrax but don't know if they're going to fit the bill, so maybe these microspike are a better alternative. Thanks for the heads up. I also got a pair of the Atlas Run snowshoes so I can try snow running for the first time this year. I'm ready for winter now, baby. Bring it!

You take such good care of me! :kisss: That's funny about your hubby singing that song too. It is a catchy tune!

Sure, it's hard work. But somebody's gotta do it.

Maybe this will liven things up. For those who are thinking that the grass is greener without the guys: " So you want to be a lesbian... This isn't going to be a picnic. Sure you're leaving behind the days of socks on the floor, hand in the pants, berky world of men, but stepping into a world of all your own worst faults. Guys' weaknesses are also their strength. Men are simple critters. They say what they mean, and they don't expect much. Women require a lot more maintenance, and your new partner will expect all that attention that you were expecting from her." Good times.

Those are good links, Billcoe, and the info in them had factored heavily into my choice of devices. Good on ya for postin' them up here.

Nice. I like it. Food for thought, indeed.

A friend of mine likes to sum up that sentiment as, "Wherever you go, there you are." So true.

Shrek the Halls? What the heck??! Where's the old school shows, the ones with fuzzy stiffly-animated puppets? My favorite holiday dude is Heat Miser from Rudolph. "I'm Mr. Heat Miser, I'm Mister Sun. I'm Mr. Green Christmas, I'm Mr. Hundred-and-One, Everything I touch, melts in my clutch...I'm too much!" Gotta love the 'tude. Little Drummer Boy also rocks. Rum pa pum pum. Of the newer crop, Nester the Long-Eared Donkey is good, but I can't watch that one without bawling when his momma dies by protecting him with her body in a snowstorm. :cry: Kind of a holiday downer. Let me know when those are on, M!

Follow your bliss, Mike. Best wishes wherever you land!

I wouldn't know.

So you're saying that if I had kids I'd have a better rack?

I know folks that use the mini traxion, but I like the Singing Rock Locker for TR'ing. No teeth, nice catch, you can downclimb with it, and you can leave it attched while you rappell. I use mine with a chest harness. I've seen folks who climb with it attached directly to their belay loop. Your call. Singing Rock Locker

My copy is already dog-eared and stuffed with notes. Love it. Apparently, there's a bit of confusion at Children's Crag(Willow Springs) about the route "22 Minutes Til Closing" (5.6). In Jerry's book it is shown as being to the right of Tarzans's Arm. Mountain Project site show it as the route on the left of T.A. Mountain Project calls the route on the right "Mitten's Revenge"(5.8) and gives beta that pefectly describes the climb. Mountain Project: Mitten's Revenge, 5.8 The beta in Jerry's book does not necessarily match up or prepare you for the 20 ft of pure friction at the top. Fun climb, no matter what you call it.

Looks like a special time together. I love the pants tucked into the socks and the rope slung over the shoulder in that last one. Very alpine stylicious.

To paraphrase Lord Mansfield: A climb is like a love affair. Any fool can start it, but to end it requires considerable skill. :tup:

True, but that's not the point. If I can click "search" faster than it can perform said "search" task, then it is slower than me. I'm just sayin'.