rbw1966

Sweet--very close to my pad!

Gasworks

Montage

You can get a brand new knock-off at Target for something like 7 clams.

Actually, a neighbor clued me into a nearly effortless way of getting under sidwalks. You take some PVC, cap it with a cap that has a very small hole in it, then glue a component on the end that will screw on a garden hose. You have a self-made water pic that drills under sidewalks like butter. The PVC section I used was 8' long.

Friday night: learned that I had a busted water pipe leading from the meter to the house. Spent hours hunting for a plumber who would work on Super Bowl Weekend. Saturday: dug a new trench for new water main; Sunday: complete trench, lay pipe, backfill.

That bottom pic looks like Darius Rejali.

Nice catch, Jordop!

And then there is the ever-popular deer in the car 911 call.

Another example

On two separate alaska trips my partner and I put our skis together in the same bag and then shared three duffels for our gear. Try to pack heavy stuff in your carry-on.

Someone has very bad eyesight

I still have those skis whenever you want to get started on that learning curve. You'll need bindings and boots though. Sounds like it was a fun day. You climbed the east side of crater rock? The west side has an interesting--if easy--ice/neve flow on the west side.

Those guys in Seattle won't even buy you a beer when you're done?

Looks a bit fatter than when Steve and I did that a few weeks ago.

Why are you dissing on Billcoe? I dont see him posting anywhere in this thread.

Were your pants around your ankles? Those ether hangovers suck huh. Damn Mazamas.

Only thing missing from that picture is a couple of dogs fighting.

The corrections is indeed a funny book. I heard an interview with Franzen on Fresh Air and he came off sounding like a super pompous prick. He went so far as to say that he was disappointed that Oprah picked his book because he wanted to appeal to a more high-brow crowd. I enjoyed it nonetheless. Ever read "Infinite Jest"? Its sort of a similar style. I love martin amis's stuff.

Bolivia

There's never any skiing in portland. I hear there is on Mt. Hood once in a while though.

Isn't that what a honeymoon is all about?

ounce

Using the term 'majority' undermines the fact that Bush won by the slimmest margin in history.

I bet my wife started that rumor.