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"The people around the world think how nice a story - monks, dogs, avalanches," he said. "But if you think, 'Monks and dogs, how nice,' it's not true. The monks don't like the dogs. They don't caress them. No, no."

'swing state' 'contested vote' 'fraud' I'll hit the tequila every time I hear the phrase 'too close to call'

yuck, Diedre. Climbing it this summer I found a sock sitting on a belay ledge. Since my socks tend to be expressions of negative space, I was excited by the prospect of 'booty-sock.' As I reached for the sock, I realized that Mr. Hanky was peeking at me from within the depths of the sock- the previous owner had found some ingenious use for it. While I applaud the previous owner's resourcefulness, and empathize with what must have been unholy desperation, I suggest that good taste dictates that 'toilet socks' must be trundled, not callously abandoned on perfectly good ledges.

I plan on learning how to ride a bike, not doing anything too extreme or hardcore, would putting tires on my wheels give me a big advantage over riding on the rims?

more FLA freakiness Thank god FLA is way over there... Police: Driver Tried to Run Over Florida Rep. Harris By REUTERS Published: October 27, 2004 Filed at 2:44 p.m. ET MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida motorist was arrested Wednesday on charges of trying to run down U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris at an intersection where the controversial former state elections chief was campaigning for re-election to Congress. The Republican lawmaker and several supporters were campaigning alongside a street corner in her hometown of Sarasota Tuesday evening. A silver Cadillac sped toward them, drove up onto the sidewalk where Harris stood, and then swerved away at the last minute, the Sarasota police report said. No one was hurt. Witnesses noted the car's license tag number and police tracked the owner, Barry Seltzer, 46, of Sarasota, who was jailed early Wednesday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He said he was annoyed because some of Harris' supporters were blocking traffic, the arrest report said. ``I was exercising my political expression,'' it quoted him as saying. ``I did not run them down, I scared them a little.'' Harris was Florida's secretary of state and its top election official during the state's presidential ballot recount battle in 2000. Vilified by Democrats for her role in halting the recounts, she was elected to the House of Representatives in her heavily Republican district in 2002 and faces Democratic challenger Jan Schneider in Tuesday's election

Dead hobbits. (work safe link)

I can only speak for the G-rides- I love 'em, because they're light as hell (& comfy & warm). Their performance is pretty good, but I (a mediocre skiier at best) think I'm missing out on some perfomance cuz they're just not as stiff as a beefy in-bounds boot. I can happily recommned them, but I don't know shit, so weigh my opinion accordingly.

another recommendation for Garmont. I heart my g-rides

I'd rather be here now.

Go rent 'Happiness of the Katakuris' "Give me your phone number- by order of Queen Elizabeth."

You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. We are the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.

"Inconceivable!" "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." "Have fun storming the castle!"

You manage to make Vantage look gorgeous! Nice photos!

'The Fencing Master' Arturo Perez-Reverte. fun adventure story-read it!! 'Quicksilver' Neal Stephenson - kind of a disapointment, given his other stuff 'The Tipping Point' Malcolm Gladwell - ho-hum sociology-lite. 'Culture Jam' Kalle Lasn - good sociology-lite. 'Pillow Problems and a Tangled Tale' Lewis Carroll (try it, you'll like it) 'The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit of Capitalism' Max Weber (the jury is out on this one)

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suit on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life. But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?

I was trying to remember this one!!

Absolutely, positively: South Face Hood Some Drugs Exit 38 Diedre (squamish) DC- Rainier Clip 'em or Skip 'em -Vantage

Divide seen in voter knowledge By Alan Wirzbicki, Globe Correspondent | October 22, 2004 WASHINGTON -- Supporters of President Bush are less knowledgeable about the president's foreign policy positions and are more likely to be mistaken about factual issues in world affairs than voters who back John F. Kerry, a survey released yesterday indicated. A large majority of self-identified Bush voters polled believe Saddam Hussein provided "substantial support" to Al Qaeda, and 47 percent believe that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction before the US invasion. Among the president's supporters, 57 percent queried think international public opinion favors Bush's reelection, and 51 percent believe that most Islamic countries support "US-led efforts to fight terrorism." No weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq, the Sept. 11 Commission found no evidence of substantial Iraqi support for Al Qaeda, and international public opinion polls have shown widespread opposition to Bush's reelection. In contrast, among Kerry supporters polled only 26 percent think Iraq had such weapons, 30 percent say Iraq was linked to Al Qaeda, and 1 percent said foreign public opinion favors Bush. The polls results, said Steven Kull, the head of the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, which conducted the survey, showed that Americans are so polarized two weeks before the election that many lack even a common understanding of the facts. It is rather unique the extent to which we have different perceptions of reality," Kull said. On other international issues, the survey found that around 70 percent of Bush supporters responding believe that the president supports participation in the land mine treaty and the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty, and a narrower majority believes he supports the International Criminal Court and Kyoto Accords. In fact, Bush opposes all four treaties. Kerry supporters correctly identified their candidate's position on every foreign policy issue in the survey except defense spending. Only 43 percent of the Democrat's supporters know he wants to keep the Pentagon budget at the same level rather than cut or expand it. The survey was conducted in three waves, Sept. 3-7, Sept. 8-12, and Oct. 12-18, by the polling firm Knowledge Networks. The poll's margin of error is between 3.2 and 4 percent. Kull said it is common for voters to tailor their views on particular issues to those of the candidate they favor overall, but the extent to which Bush supporters are filtering out news from Iraq that might reflect poorly on the president is unprecedented. According to the survey, the difference doesn't reflect lack of access to information about Iraq. The poll found that perceptions did not vary significantly by level of education among those who plan to vote for Bush. And many of the Bush voters surveyed knew that the Duelfer report said Hussein had no WMDs, but continue to believe that he did regardless. Kull suggested the dissonance among Bush voters reflects the country's difficulty coming to grips with the discrediting of the rationale for the Iraq war. "This period will really stand out as when the US went to war on assumptions that turned out to be incorrect," he said. "The body politic is still struggling to come to terms with that." © Copyright 2004 Globe Newspaper Company.

It's been awhile-- I'll take what I can get SKIING RULES

that'd take at least 2 beers. maybe 3.

...in the FRESHIEZONE.. so, uh, does one of you mountain-gods want to let me bungie-cord my tips to your tails and I can find out what all the fuss is about?

FRESHIEZ, Rudy, FRESHIEZ!!