Scrooge

"Scrooge" isn't a title that I much object to. Not that I think I'm a scrooge. But the title doesn't bother me. What does bother me is saying, "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year's". I'

My Trip to Atlanta

One of my cousins received a single malt whiskey as a graduation gift. He was kind enough to share some with me. It was amazing. There's really no other way to describe it. I'll never enjoy whiskey again - on my budget. The whiskey was all

Stylin'

Every time I take a shower right before going to bed, my hair is standing straight up in the morning, and no amount of persuasion can coax it to lie back down. So then, if I procrastinate in taking my after-gym shower to the point where it will occur right

Ice, ice, baby

My shiny new Petzl Nomic ice tools arrived this morning. They are quite possibly the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Dangling a couple hundred feet above the ground with only a half inch of the point chipped into the ice while I scramble to re-gain my footing

"A substantial cache of arms"

So, I'm reading this article about the Indian Navy capturing some of the recently troublesome pirates we've been hearing about. The article goes on to say: "Indian marine commandoes boarded the pirate boats and seized 'a substantial cache of arms and equipment,' including

McKinley Training - Week 6 of 26

Twenty more weeks! MooseJaw is having a 25% off sale, so I picked up a few of the things I'm going to need for ice climbing in Jan/Feb and this next McKinley trip. The La Sportiva Batura boots I want to get were sold out, so it

Reflections on a Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim

The day before we set out on the forty-eight mile death march, we took a stroll over to the trail head and descended a couple of miles - just to see what the trail was like and get a feel for how difficult the following day was going to be.

Laundry

When one waits eight and a half weeks between laundry "sessions", it really does take a chunk out of the day. But, now I have lots of clean clothes, and I guess I don't have to worry about such things until sometime in February. The clothing

McKinley Training - Week 5 of 26

I went to the gym three times this past week. Four would have been better. No stair running. My last run was a little over three miles at a 5% incline, which isn't too bad. Not quite a personal record, but close. I looked through some photos of

Disturbing

Easily the most disturbing logo I've seen. SQLFairy. He has nice calf definition though. I'll give him that.