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You should consult the oracle Layton. He apparently has some kind of voodoo vision thing where he can predict snow and ice cycles.

Obviously you have a high opinion of yourself to pass such grandoise judgements.

Try, try again quitter.

So this is supposedly a diagram of the universe?

I've driven several ways, but agree that 395 is a thuggish grind designed to chip away at your sanity. Good pictures!

DeskDriver, DFA, Sexual Chocolate. OW, we were about 5 feet from each other in 2002. My wife and I were climbing in the Icicle, and inadvertently ran into a CC group around a campfire at Bridge Creek. Captain Caveman was there with Chep, and Muffies ex was trying to haul a keg out of the trunk of a car. We only stayed for about 5 minutes, but Greg Wall pointed you out.

Can I borrow Drew to put up some top-ropes for me? That's a big boy route for a little man. Good work Drew!

http://www.mtbakerskiarea.com/snow_report.php REPORT UPDATED TUESDAY NOV 13: Well, we clocked 94 mph winds as that storm blew through yesterday. We received a decent hit of snow with 15 inches now on the ground. However, the heavy precip moved just north of us so we missed out on the full 30 inches that was originally forecasted. The next series of fronts are coming in a little warm on Wednesday night and Thursday with the freezing level expected to be around 7,000 feet. It cools off after Thursday and the FL drops back down to about 4,000 feet (elevation of Heather Meadows base area) on Thursday night to Friday morning with the possibility of 5 – 7 inches of snowfall. Then Saturday and Sunday is where our real hope is with the FL dropping to 3,000 feet with 5-7 inches expected Saturday night and another 5-7 inches on Sunday. So if we don’t loose too much snow with the warming trend mid this week, we may be in good shape early next week. We’ll keep you posted.

I would suggest simply using tele bindings if you want to tele, and use Randonee bindings for their intended use. Seems to me the problem would be lack of heel-toe mid foot articulation in your randonee ski boots, and no lateral give on the toe piece. It's commonly considered that the fully locked toe position on a Dynafit lends itself to ACL injuries, but I commonly ride mine like that on no fall terrain to avoid toe popping prerelease. I've never had a problem, and have ripped out in that unfavorable DIN setting during some nasty inbounds crashes. I've never broken my Dynafits, or had metal warp, but I have destroyed 3 sets of Fritschi's.

What about seeing Ingrid's a$$? And Mike Douglas Point of View helmet cam stuff was pretty slick. Dave I bet you'd like the film Echo by Team Thirteen if you like ski porn. The guy that produced it posts as Slippy on Tetongravity forums. It's worth watching 3 or 4 times....before skinning out in the morning.

Shocks? Pegs? LUCKY!

MSP did good. Did anyone watch this yet? It has a few sections that are all time. The B.A.S.E. filming from Norway was without a doubt the most incredible, courageous gravity related scenes I think I've ever seen. It's like watching the flying dream you have sometimes when you're sleeping. And normally I don't pay too much attention to park or slopestyle, but the progression is just beautiful to watch. TJ's creative use of small rollers on a groomed blue makes me want to step up. If you've seen it you'll know what I mean. He's going horizontal over little step downs all the way down the slope. It looks like if I could do that, well heck, I'd almost flow corduroy all day long on a pow day. Well probably not...

Like some I got lucky, and had money dating back to the late nineties tech boom. I took a couple years and effed off, not really doing anything other than skiing, climbing, and walking slack lines. Honestly, it was kind of boring at times. I went right back into government service after 9-11 because I thought it was the right thing to do. I've missed out on about 1000 days of life with my wife and child as a result. Eventually I'll ease out of this, but I'll never go back to just doing "what the fuck I want". It just seems like the world needs a lot less of that, and a lot more "What can I do to help others?"

I think Greg Wall called his number, and man-rub-man ran away never to return.

I'm actually not even sure what it is you are trying to say there V7, and after reading some of your posts I'm not convinced you are either. You need to seek immediate detoxification for your drug or alcohol problem. I'd be happy to attempt to debate with you at that time should you successfully get through the process. Until then you are on "Ignore" feature. I have to admit I forgot about FSO James Mollen who was killed in November of 2004, and DS agent Ed Seitz who was killed in October 2004.

With 5+ years at the embassies in Baghdad and Kabul you're not really educating me much, but instead I have to be cautious in the manner in which I present my OPINION. That's not to say you're not 'read in' on the issues either. On this mobile platform, you and I could be 100 meters apart, and having a totally different experience. I understand that. I think it's sad that people are unwilling to do their job, but not surprising, and in the end they'll be driven by their own convictions to take private sector jobs. It's sad not because they disagree with current policy, but because the mutinous manner in which they've raised the issue is unfortunate for them, and the American people. It's not the end of the world, others will rise up with equal or more talent and take their places. I would say that if you are talking to FSO's who are against the war in Iraq, you are simply talking to FSO's who are against the war in Iraq. That's not everyone's underlying viewpoint. The issue of corruption, duplicity, and outright lying to an occupying power masquerading as a liberator by the Iraqi's drive many people nuts. Partisan politics plays a role. Many of the younger FSO's came on during Democratic tenures, with a divergent idealism, and now they feel disenfranchised to a point. Shouldn't matter, but it does. I left the military for the polar opposite reasons they will probably leave foreign service. "Com Si, Com Sa" Most folks are able to stay focused on the task at hand, which they should be doing, and allow their superiors to drive the ship. Let's not forget that the majority of American people voted the current administration in, not once, but twice. The good news is that foreign policy is like a big ship, you can only swing the rudder over 2-3 degrees at a time, either port or starboard, and this carrier were on right now isn't going to shift much. Like it or not, we're in Baghdad for a long time to come. Those that can't serve in the engine room, because they THINK they should be manning the helm are going to find themselves looking for new work soon. They have that luxury, and that right, and I'm in NO WAY saying I agree or disagree with their personal politics, only that when there is a job to do. Sometimes you have to just shut your mouth and get it done. Things will work themselves out eventually. What I know about those places, and these issues is because I'm there. You and I might be in the same neighborhood, if so feel free to drop me a line. The British tend to enter foreign service specifically to get to places where they can do things like climb in the Hindu Kush, same with a lot of UN folks.

The term is "Fire in the hole"

Although I would consider Iraq an uncomfortable tour, and even dangerous, there have been no incidents of FSO's being killed. Blackwater Dyncorp, and DSS provide security for the Department of State, and no FSO's have been killed as a result of their hard work. DS Special Agent Steven Eric Sullivan was killed by rocket fire in Mosul in 2005. http://www.state.gov/m/ds/rls/53693.htm I suppose Baghdad in 2008 is not quite as fashionable as the embassy in Greece or Paris, but foreign service regardless of whether you wear a blue suit or digicam has it's hardships and should be endured. In 2003 and 2004 it was quite career enhancing to be at the embassy in Btown.

I know, it was a sad decline in stature, but at the time it was a free avatar handed down to me from Captain Caveman.

It's strange to think that I was the third and final incarnation of tele_nut. Rest In Peace Tele_Nut!

I read the book a few days after it's initial roll out, and I remember being decidedly unimpressed. I couldn't empathize with the the man or his situation whatsoever. Frankly I think he got what he was asking for, so big deal. I still think John's short stories were the pinnacle of his writings.

I think this is all just carry over from the BIG Ellen Degenerate saga regarding her pet addiction.

You'll poke your eye out

It's pretty much like walking, but then sometimes you have to use your hands to get up and over things.