Doug

1st of all, Eric and Mike hats off to you guys! What a great and ballsy accomplishment. The stuff of dreams! John/Harry; Where can I get a copy of That issue/volume of Summit? The Paul Williams mentioned in the article is my father in law. He just turned 80 last weekend. I'm sure he and the rest of the family would love a copy.

Bring back Carville, at least it would be entertaining.

I sent a response in to the PI today. Basically said that less than 20% of rescues are climbers, majority of rescuers are volunteers, many of whom are climbers, sheriff's deputies would be paid whether working the rescue or eating donuts (i've witnessed both being done at the same time), military uses training $, etc, ad nauseum. Here's another perspective: http://noe.orf.at/stories/44518/ Whoops, with translation: The Austrian Mountain Rescue is complaining that more and more rescues are not getting paid for and blames this on the increasing number of searches for "East Block" citizens climbing in the Alps. Mountain rescue in Lower Austria gets called out about 900 times each year with each mission costing between 1,000 and 3,000 Euros. Search and rescues for Austrian, German and Swiss citizens are for the most part covered by private insurance companies and are not a problem. The situation is not the same for climbers and hikers from the Czech Republic, Slovakia or Hungary where is is just about impossible to collect and of the costs of their rescues once they return home. The ultimate goal is to prevent accidents and incidents from happening. Reinhold Doerflinger, the President of Austrian Mountain Rescue, is asking the government to come up with some kind of agreements with these foreign countries and is also seeking closer cooperation with the mountain rescue organizations in these countries in an effort to better educate their countrymen on being safe in the mountains.

My condolences to all of the families and friends. This really sucks. Since I began climing in the early 90's, this makes 6 people I know who have perished in the mountains. I don't know if the fact that they were out doing what they loved can be a consoling factor to anyone right now. Personally, I'm still numb from the death of a good friend a couple of weeks ago in a random shooting. Damn.

Great, maybe he'll have time to spray. Dru, look out!

Why does Miss Piggie douche with with Honey & Vinegar? Cause Kermit likes Sweet & Sour Pork!

Actually, the MAST Units normally stationed at Fort Lewis and Yakima were deployed to Iraq 3 years ago. The groups staffing those domestic deployments have been a hodgepodge of National Guard units from around the country. All Blackhawks have been in Iraq with the crews. The National Guard folks have been using old Huey's.

Don't forget to gridbolt the route and smoke some dope in the hut when you get there!

o.k., maybe this one isn't scary. But WTF? I ran in the St. Pat's Dash today. About 50 yds from the start there is a frickin' cell phone laying on Mercer St. Some dickhead running back to get it. Throughout this 3.3 mile jaunt through Seatle I think I saw atleast a half dozen people in this run TALKING ON THEIR FUCKING CELL PHONES!!!!! Next year, I'm wearing a sign on my back that says: HANG UP AND RUN!!!!

A guy buys a new car with a voice activated satelleite radio in it. Driving down the road, he dceides to check out how it works. He says out loud "Fifties Rock". Almost instantly, Buddy Holly is blaring from the speakers. He then says "Heavy Metal". Next thing, Judas Priest is rocking the car's interior. Next, he says "New Country". Keith Urban comes on the radio. Distracted by the enjoyment of what he was doing, he looks up to see a child running across the street chasing an errant fly ball. The mans slams on the brakes and screeches to a stop. He yells: "FUCKING KIDS!!!!!" Michael Jackson's Thriller starts playing on the radio.

Q: Why did the woman cross the road? A: What the hell was she doing out of the house????

Discuss

Y'all think if W knew we were terrarizing his credability he'd go nucular on us?

"Next thing you know, they'll try to drain us of our precious bodily fluids. You know when I first became aware of this Mandrake? During the physical act of love."

Nice post CB, I thought you were lost and gone forever. You must not have got the memo. All the neo-conservatives are at ascencionist.com. They are currently plotting the demise of the latest cartoon show to promote tolerance and acceptance of all.

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One of the things I've learned about politics is the art of vote pandering. One of the biigest gripes I have with the Republican Party is the extreme right that they pander to on a social basis. It appears as though Dubya has let them down. Well, there's always Pat Robertson in 08!

Article on the front page of this morning's Times shows how crappy the parties have become. The Secretary of State, Sam Reed is a Republican. The state Republican party is pissed that (my interpretation) he put state law above the goals of the party! As usual, my disclaimer is that if the shoes were on the other feet, the Dems would probably react the same.

Everything the Dems did was within the state election laws to do. If Gregoire had been ahead after the initial tally, then the State Republican party would have done the exact same thing. I also believe that if Gregoire were in Rossi's shoes, she'd be doing the same thing. So there. Democrat or Republican, they're both politicians. Just as the Dems have to live with W's "victory" in 2000 and his subsequent re-election, the republicans have to live with this outcome.

Has anyone done any research on how many recounts there have been in elections nationwide since, say 1990? How many were called for by Dems, how many by GOP's? I'm going to check into it. I'm willing to bet that there have been quite a few and it's probably split pretty even. It seems to me that when you have a race a close as our governers race, there would always be at least one recount by whatever automated method was initially used, and if the results were still tight, a hand re-count. Then thats it: no more. As for contested ballots, I think if we find that there are an unacceptable number of suspect ballots, perhaps some reform before the next election is in order. Either way, this thing is probably far from over and I sincerely hope that this doesn't widen the chasm between the two main political partes and their legions of blind followers. P.S., If all else fails, put them in the battle cage. Gregoire would kick Rossi's ass!

The middle aged angst was hilarious, as was the portrayal of normal kids trying to live with their super powers.

Sea-Tac - Bai Tong Lynnwood - Talay Thai

I've heard of the full Nelson and half Nelson but I think this is the first time I've seen the Father Nelson....

What goes "klop klop, klop klop, bang bang, klop klop?" An Amish drive-by shooting.

If this has already been posted I apologize: MessageSubject: LATE BREAKING NEWS - The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal immigration. The re-election of President Bush is prompting the exodus among left leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray and agree with Bill OReilly. Canadian border farmers say its not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors, animal rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields at night. "I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota. "The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. He asked me if I could spare a latte and some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?" In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers that blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he said. "The liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they wouldnt give milk." Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for themselves. A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. I found one carload without a drop of drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet, though." When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors have been circulating about the Bush administration establishing re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer and watch NASCAR. In the days since the election, liberals have turned to sometimes ingenious ways of crossing the border. Some have taken to posing as senior citizens on bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the supposed senior-citizen passengers. If they cant identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we get suspicious about their age," an official said. Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan Sarandon movies. "I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history majors does one country need?" In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada, Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged that the administration would take steps to reassure liberals, a source close to Cheney said. "We're going to have some Peter, Paul & Mary concerts. And we might put some endangered species on postage stamps. The president is determined to reach out."