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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 15, 2013 - 08:16am PT
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THE ledge.Let Me Be Your El Cap Spy, er Somethin'.
During our Salathe trip, everything was fantastic, relatively, till THE ledge, a 5.9 flare away from the Alcove. It upset our timetable, such as it was. We finally gave up on 5.9, just couldn't do it. Nailed the cracks on the left, Doug did, totally his idea. I was convinced we could do the 5.9 eventually. But he insisted. We only were able to get over there to the crack by going DOWN and left. We fixed one pitch above the Spire that day. SAD. I'll never live it down. Gee.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 15, 2013 - 08:35am PT
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Fresno was Sacramento was Modesto was STockton. All Greyhound stations look different, though, even in the dark.
Al Radka, the Fourth STooge, man could he eat lettuce. I think he may have tried smoking hippie lettuce.
http://www.lostfresno.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=130&sid=5cc4863967fd65ad802552022a50c7df
But it's tough to say. You know they give out an Al Radka Award to Fresno area athletes each year, and have been for over fifty? God we are getting there, aren't we, Gyp?
Al had the Three Stooges to present to us each day. It was a tough job and some nut had to do it. I think Macro and Micro could pull it off.
Here's Jimmy....
Gypsy, who is Aunt Bernice?
zBrown, who is Mrs. Calabash?
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Jan 15, 2013 - 09:43am PT
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mrs. calabash is not Gypsy, though some us wonder wherever she may be.
Hey Gyp
[Click to View YouTube Video]
and in the news de Otay it's 31 degrees F and I (we) do have a Ford Mustang
(red, convertible, big engine) drinks a couple gallons before breakfast)
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Gypsy
Social climber
NC
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Jan 15, 2013 - 11:20am PT
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Uncle Jimmie Weldon and Aunt Bernice. She came on and advertised one of their sponsors which I think may have been Mode O' Day. Al Radka did Lesterburger
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Jan 15, 2013 - 04:49pm PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 15, 2013 - 08:35pm PT
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Say "Cheese, it's been thirty-three years, Dude."
Throwpie and Mouse this afternoon, the middle of Earth, fickly fingering each other. He has tendonitis, hence his finger brace.
Remind me to reminisce later. This was an unexpected visit, it's all too much, we drank some bitchen ale and smoked some bitchen home-grown, and it's just all too beautiful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJzcF0v1eOE
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Jan 15, 2013 - 08:56pm PT
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No wonder he dropped with Ramblin' Jack, that's Tim Leary's brother. You shoulda told me mouse.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 15, 2013 - 08:59pm PT
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The TIM, in the feathery flesh as he is today.
Ed Abbey is now a buzzard, fifth generation.
Nothing beats good home-grown better than really good home-grown. Thank, "Throwpie," aka nevetS daetslaW.
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Jan 15, 2013 - 09:03pm PT
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On a lighter note. It put a smile on my face to see you two together. I'm glad you pulled it off.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 15, 2013 - 09:09pm PT
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Well, I just read a neebee gmail about small mouse treasures and wouldn't you know...
Steve's art is blooming. He showed me some fantastic stuff on his I-phone...
He and Peggy will be coming to Facelift this year.
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throwpie
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Jan 15, 2013 - 09:24pm PT
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The duct tape finger brace is a nice touch eh? The finger cracks combined with thirty years of windsurfing have taken their toll. Nice to visit the mousehouse. A hang is a hang.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 15, 2013 - 09:32pm PT
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It's been even longer a time since the Rev has seen you, Throwpig.
We just spoke and he is eager to get together as we can. We need to visit him in Greeley Hill soon. I said "Hellow" just like you asked. He said,
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Who is it there on the line?
Say there hay you get offa my cloud.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 15, 2013 - 10:45pm PT
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This is a bottle of Rose which I purchased on a whim at the Merced Antique Mall today. Little did I realize that Throwpie was coming. We opened it and immediately went to the Downtown Brown and the Pipeline Porter.
Howard Hughes. Howard the Duck, more like it, it was that bad. But the bottle is quaint.
Life is good. Leggs has it right. At least for today. :)
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Jan 15, 2013 - 10:58pm PT
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Jan 16, 2013 - 08:41am PT
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Anybody click the little Google cartoontoday? If you click the objects in the correct sequence the secrets of the universe are revealed when the counter reaches 999999.
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Jan 16, 2013 - 09:07am PT
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News o' The Flames - big time Robbie, big time
"Six samples that were taken from Lance Armstrong were retested in '05 and they were positive," USADA head Tygart recently told "60 Minutes."
The tests were originally taken in 1999, before there was a test for EPO, he said. When new tests were conducted in 2005, "all six were flaming positive," he said.
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Jan 16, 2013 - 09:36am PT
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Just ran across my father's approx. 50 year old zippo lighter, a comemorization of his contributioons to Cub Pack #150. Zippo is still going strong. Flame on. Elvis digs 'em.
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Leggs
Sport climber
Home away from Home
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Jan 16, 2013 - 10:11am PT
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Life is good. Leggs has it right. At least for today. :)
You rang, Mouse? :)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 16, 2013 - 11:37am PT
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hey there, say, mouse.... wow, nice new zealand bird, :)
most pics do not show fast, here, but that one did...
say, as to the finger and the brace...
i DID one with scotch tape... mine was this kind of a situation:
it was a 'trigger finger'thing... runs in my mom's family...
also happens to farmers, and folks that do heavy lifting...
it is a tendon thing... the finger will LOCK in a curl, :(
there are stretch exercises that one can do for it...
but--it is best to BRACE IT FOR A FEW WEEKS, or a month, or so
so it gets well...
mine after about 4? months, got well and does not lock anymore...
i used to WRONGLY balance heavy cat litter boxes on it, as, it was the
only way to drag them out of the low-ceiling cages, at the cat shelter where i worked, and thus, i used my leg to help and ruined my hip-nerve...
(better than ruining my back, which the other gal did to hers) :O
somefolks get it where it locks and will not come undone...
then, they have to get surgery, :O
my mom's 80 year old sis just did this, recently...
my mom's finger is now okay, though...
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