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mouse from merced
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The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 18, 2016 - 09:52pm PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 18, 2016 - 09:55pm PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 18, 2016 - 10:07pm PT
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A “public intellectual” can be defined as someone widely recognized as being a smart person, one who occasionally enters into public discourse but stands above the political fray, speaking with a voice of uncommon wisdom, perspective, and authority.
Unlike a media pundit, a public intellectual is not an ideologue or talking head.
Although the head does in fact talk and usually eloquently so, a public intellectual after his or her media forays will return like Cincinnatus to the plow—or to give what may be a more apt metaphor, back to the aerie where books are read and written, accumulating wisdom to impart for the next trip down among the less enlightened.
Think of it as a semi-regular visit of conscience, Zarathustra as Über-nerd.
Academic credentials are helpful but not necessary.
The public intellectual will exude intelligence and insight in such a way that no credentials are even asked for.
Having done his or her homework and thought so clearly, the public intellectual can be trusted.
Help us, O Smart One: hold a mirror up to our foibles, reveal the errors of our foolish ways.
And help us understand post-modernism much better, okay?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 18, 2016 - 10:52pm PT
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"Take me to yer leader, please?"
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 18, 2016 - 10:56pm PT
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VW was first imported to the US in 1949.
A more modern type buggy.I laughed my way through Starship Troopers tonight...it's a comedy. One of the characters said so.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 18, 2016 - 11:18pm PT
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Friday Night At the Opera has been pre-empted tonight.
I hope it's not a disappointment.
I believe you'd be more at home with some selections from classic cinema.[Click to View YouTube Video]
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2607974&msg=2881566#msg2881566
^^^Here is a re-run from the last episode...
I've been lax but need to find some great selections from opera, not just performances, but great or weird ones,
especially for you buffaloons and tragicons.
Like the discerning Reilyy. Howsit goin' tonight, sir?
Play your favorite opera tunes, using these in the privacy of your own listening environment sometime.Ringo's glass works fine as a psychedelic monocle.
Paul and John will amaze your senses when paired together.
George has more paisley than any of the others.
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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Nov 19, 2016 - 05:03am PT
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The Sklorells
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She Called Me an Apricot
The Sklorells live deep down through the cracks in the rocks
Well adjusted to a life of toil and hard knocks
Way down deep by the magma below the earth's crust
When long ago they escaped to earth's mantle or bust
Way far down below us beyond what we might guess
In cities of silica crystals and tunnels, oh yes
They are not like the mole people, the spiders, or worms
Immune they became once to all of our germs
Yes, they speak telepathically to us in our dreams
Programming most of our thoughts now it seems
We've been unconsciously dialed for complete destruction
Reduced down to coal ash and total annihilation
So this is the fate we now look forward to
Knowing not our own motives or what we should do
With such dreams of anxiety we will never find rest
While all the while they are planning to welcome their guests
To entertain with such countenance and hospitable ways
New arrivals from Thirth, the mine planet, in ninety days
The Thirthroids are gargantuan and only want war
At least that's what it's rumored that they're coming here for
The landing zone location's still being prepared
Where a long list of grievances soon will be aired
For the Sklorells are petitioning the Thirthroids with a list
Of all our transgressions if you get the gist
So I hope you don't live within three hundred klicks
We've been planning on relocating way out in the sticks
And I hope if they land here that we'll be long gone
For their rumored to prefer a less temperate zone
Like two hundred fifty to three hundred degrees
Enough to bring most southerners down to their knees
I hope you like sweating the way that I do
I've been training myself by contracting the flu
Be sure to welcome them with more signs and more light
And give thanks to the Sklorells for doing what's right
With the help of the Thirthroids they'll purify the earth
Of we humanoids pests such a scourge since our birth
-bushman
11/18/2016
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 19, 2016 - 05:19am PT
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Good mornin', Bushy-tailed and Bright-eyed Wood Whackers!
Fueled by Yunnan tea, I ran this off a coupla minutes ago.
Sprock Is Back In Town
Long ago and in a faraway galaxy...
Or just the other day in Yosemite
A dude came looking to climb some rock
He goes by the name of Dr. Sprock.
His laurels are few but his name is great.
He seldom climbs much but it’s never too late.
His mind is keen and his tongue is, too.
But I doubt he can spell the word kletterschue.
He reeks of dank and his eyes are red.
He’s constantly feeding his swollen head.
He’s the life of the party with a lampshade on.
He’s not here often and he’s generally gone.
His rope’s nearly new and so is his gear
Maybe he’ll go climbing sometime next year.
I don’t care if he never climbs
Or if he secretly writes kids’ nursery rhymes.
He’s a Taco brother and that means much...
He seems hard-boiled but he’s a soft touch.
I enjoy his posts because it’s all in fun.
He means no harm, not to anyone.
Yes, Sprock is back in town
He’s just another Taco clown
He’s always up and never down
He’s just a scarier version of zBrown!
Go Climb a Sprock!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 19, 2016 - 09:40am PT
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Tabloidesque.
An interesting tidbit from the owner of the Cinema Cafe, Gerardo.
The El Cap Hotel and the Mainzer Theater building and some shopping spaces which are now empty have been purchased by a development group recently. They plan on playing the old town downtown card, apparently, with upscale shopping.
Gerardo's business isn't going to remain in the Mainzer building, but he'd love to stay on the block if he can. The developer thought he might like to try the Reinero's location, and yesterday evening it looked as if this might not be an option.
But on seeing the minimal amount of damage to the rear of the bar, there seems to be good reason for Gerardo to think more about moving there.
The Cinema Cafe, the old Double C, right up there with the Chukchasi Casino, the Curzon Club, and the Cotton Club. They serve a mean club sandwich with potato salad, too!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Nov 19, 2016 - 11:47am PT
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AL'da mo CAMATOSZ COMOTES DUAfter all day this is like watching yesterday's paint drip , I'm zone'd out
Noddin' like a junky. I'm headed to the car to sleep.
I have some stone and stone wall things , 'lol.
Then , I'm not. RR but it is quintessentially metaphorically the most #1' in the world spot
If I'd have to pick One.
The Link Takes You Back
To Flames Page 396 - the soloing video & RRomano link.
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2607974&tn=7900
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 19, 2016 - 05:59pm PT
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Even funnier than The Interview and just as current.
A Netflix Original -- Special Correspondents with Ricky Gervais and Eric Bana.
About a desperate scam by a radio reporter and his sound man resulting in outrageous fake news and its consequences.
Hilarious! I've done nothing but howl throughout the first half.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Nov 20, 2016 - 09:34am PT
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11/19/16In a surge to fill a tote bag with various power-cords and chargers, I forgot to grab the cameras battery charger. I took the battery out and spaced.Crackers powered Bozmic. !? Cosmic's share came as I was contemplating my
Own power woes!
Hwoowe yuu Doing?
Grabb any result sz
Did y a get , any ?
Dare share
or let them wait till ya do .
All that when this cold snaps Hits , The camera has always had this weakness, short battery life in the elements.11/20/16The bird gets uppity, and sk skwacks, barking
We wait it out for a few hours of this yakkity-yak, then we move her to her winter corner.
Now here starts a theme. That the prince & Princess in my life each gets special treatment,
or has been the recipient in the past, the cruteausiuos period , but st ill it was special.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 20, 2016 - 12:46pm PT
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This immense military command and control headquarters was built incredibly fast, in under two years, out of an existing Ministry of Defense complex located along the Moskva River, just a mile and a half south of the Kremlin. Claimed by the Russian press to be "more powerful than the Pentagon," this facility houses multiple new command and control assembly areas, all supposedly hardened from external attacks.
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/look-inside-putins-massive-new-military-command-and-con-1743399678
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 20, 2016 - 01:05pm PT
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Looking at you, Dwain! Cheers!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 21, 2016 - 12:24am PT
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