A Catholic friend of mine is fond of pointing out that the RCC has no problem with evolution, because that is how God obviously prefers to work. It's only when you bump into Protestant ideas like Biblical inerrancy that you run into fallacies.
Yes, I do believe he went to a Jesuit-taught high school....
TINO just sent me an incredibly snotty email....with the wrong spreadsheet attached. I feel both annoyed and validated.
Consuela, I hadn't climbed in years, but I knew I'd need a new one if I did. Don't they recommend changing every five or so?
Today bob bob is taping a game show at magic mountain (cash cab on coasters, I'm told) but *I* am eavesdropping on the talent agent next door trying to get m&ms to agree that a candy hold Does Not include gum commercials. Fun all around!
Don't they recommend changing every five or so?
Depends on whether you've taken a lot of falls on it (I hadn't: I'm very conservative, even climbing indoors) and whether it's been in the heat or sunlight a lot (which degrades the nylon--never use gear that's been stored for a long time in a car trunk, for instance).
I should probably retire all my ropes, too... Sigh.
I'm not proud of it, but my initial reaction to reading a blurb about a new Lynrd Skynrd-themed restaurant was to wonder if the tables are going to be mounted in the remains of crashed vehicles.
My sympathies, Maria. Peace to you and your family.
So sorry for your loss, Maria
Maria, I'm so sorry.
About Weiner, that makes me somehow less surprised. He's such a 20-year-old douche.