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Mark Twain - on why only a Kentuckian could save the union "...it was no accident that planted Lincoln on a Kentucky farm, half way between the lakes and the Gulf. The association there had substance in it. Lincoln belonged just where he was put. If the Union was to be saved, it had to be a man...

Au contraire, 512OW! First ascentionists who stick to a strict 'Leave no Trace' ethic, ahem, that would be me, surely deserve massive bonus points for 'preserving the experience' for future ascentionist. These future ascentionists would receive significant penalty points (think big minus sign) if th...

Snake Dike on Half Dome is the world's coolest long, easy route. The bouldering around camp 4 is superb. Hang your food, never leave it in the car, as the bears will just let themselves in if you do. If it's too hot in the Valley hit Tuolumne Meadows for perhaps the world's best granite.

Yeah, That is funny. When you said Tom Evans was your hero and spiritual leader I was blown away. I was wondering what kind of transformation Tom had been through since I'd last seen him. My buddy Tom is a truly great guy, just not the kind of person I would think of as a spiritual leader. It never ...

Quoting Media Matters on liberal bias is like quoting Larry Flint on taste. Larry never saw a tasteless beaver shot. Even when it was staring him right in the face.

Yep, He got me. But my response was restrained, no?

Alan - You're full of it. My beliefs in now way resemble what you say they are. I think you need some work on your reading comprehension, or better meds. dmw - My gross generalizations are based on a general knowledge of how poor people around the world live. They get more exercise, and have lower o...

Nothing shocking, but significant I think, that there are two parallel medical systems. One for the elite, and visiting foreigners, and one for the common people. That doesn't surprise me in the least. I will be surprised if Moore points this out. I think it's also significant that Cubans enjoy a re...

What Michael Moore doesn't tell you:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/weeki ... =permalink

tomdarch said - "I suspect that most of the money would be in the sales and marketing, not in R&D." R&D and marketing are overhead, they produce no income whatsoever. From a business perspective, the only reason companies do R&D is in order to develop products that they can sel...