rbw1966

Yeah--I felt like a real moron not having any gloves on me. I still don't as the heat inside the car in the summer tends to melt them together. I am extra wary these days.

For what its worth, I was on the west side of Hood recently and I didn't see any snow on cathedral ridge at all.

Trask will love you for this!

In todays viral environment being a good samaritan can have its costs. For example, I was the first on scene of a beat up old Datsun that had rear-ended a Tri-met bus on highway 30. Judging from the starred windshield and bent seat he must have been going pretty fast. I managed to open the passenger side rear door and protect the guys cervical spine as the bus driver called for help. The guy whose neck I was holding was bleeding profusely from his head and as I talked to him I glanced down at the floor of the passenger side of the front and saw a few syringes laying there. Turns out the guy was shooting up as he was driving and didn't see the stopped bus. I was not wearing gloves. I spent many a sleepless night worrying about the implications of my actions.

I have met and climbed with Bill Coe as has quite a few of the Portland crew. I just joined the fun today so am not sure what the harsh criticism is but Bill struck me as a fine fellow. Maybe he doesn't translate to the written word as well.

Thats ridiculous! Call The BD warranty department and ask for a guy named Mike. Don't use email--talk to them on the phone. Its too easy to just blow you off on email. I had one of the first generation ice packs and the buckles kept breaking. I called Mike and asked for some new buckles. He told me to send the pack in. I did and two weeks later I got a BRAND NEW pack. If that doesn't work I'll sell ya my pole for $30. A word of warning though: BDEL's customer service is going to be changing dramatically. Get while the gettings good.

Our van was for the most part undecorated. Next year it will be bad ass. I ran my first ever 5-minute mile. Then quickly reverted back to my standard 7 to 8 minute miles. Consumed many beers but not enough to forget how badly my quads hurt. Highlights: one of the female attorneys in my van flashing our runner (and the other guys in the van watching); "My other van is your mom"; several runners making a wrong turn outside of Olney and running more than 5 miles out of the way; the stench of ben-gay overpowering the BO hanging in our van like a gray haze.

Nice Ivan! Learn to switch hands.

From Urban Legends : Claim: President George W. Bush proclaimed, "The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur." Status: False. Origins: Yet another "George W. Bush is dumb" story has been taken up by those who like their caricatures drawn in stark, bold lines. According to scuttlebutt that emerged in the British press in July 2002, President Bush, Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, and France's President Jacques Chirac were discussing economics and, in particular, the decline of the French economy. "The problem with the French," Bush afterwards confided in Blair, "is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur." The source was Shirley Williams, also known as the Baroness Williams of Crosby, who claimed "my good friend Tony Blair" had recently regaled her with this anecdote in Brighton. Lloyd Grove of The Washington Post was unable to reach Baroness Williams to gain her confirmation of the tale, but he did receive a call from Alastair Campbell, Blair's director of communications and strategy. "I can tell you that the prime minister never heard George Bush say that, and he certainly never told Shirley Williams that President Bush did say it," Campbell told The Post. "If she put this in a speech, it must have been a joke." I still think Bush is teh Barney Fife of the Republican party.

What does "snarky" mean? I like Klar's idea. Go with the webcam. Man, that would be funny as shiznot.

On my alpine rack I carry hexes backed up with a few Friends.

Funny how you had to be asked three times for the info--but you weren't witholding it at all. I wouldn't leave my pack at a trailhead with one of those things.

Give or take 100

If its sticky at the top I want nothing to do with it. Whats that about a full moon?

The city sent a bill to Clinton when he rolled into town on a fundraiser. I seem to recall they did the same thing last time the Shrubster was in town. Its a hollow gesture since its never paid or collected.

About as much trouble as a car thief would have with anything else at a trailhead. They don't have much trouble with Kryptonite locks so I wouldn't hold out much hope for your cable. But then again, not too many theives will be stealing a cable. Unless its real shiny.

Willamette Week used to serve me well when I was doing the roomate thang.

I walked by a couple SUV's in downtown portland this a.m. that the SS was loading with enough firepower to take down Al Qaeda. Then again, this is little Beirut, no?

I do believe, Sphinx, that the correct phrasing would be "you are more stupid." I don't think "stupider" is a word.

I don't see how anyone could live in Tacoma and NOT be mean. It must be the fumes from all the petroleum distilleries.

You've never done H to C before have you?

Chris made it sound like there was a lot of assisted rub outs going down. Sounds like I'd need to shave the goatee and start wearing more polyesther in order to fit in with the Bugs crowd. Was the Hedgehog there too?

So many chipmunks, so little duct tape.

I'm running the first leg. I'm killing a chicken as an offering to the knee gods.

Yeah, lord knows "michael" is a superbly unique name which will undoubtedly remove any sense of anonymity from your bitch. My apologies for pulling the mask off the Lone Ranger. Sorry 'bout that Thrashador.