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out of curiosity, how much does your religion influence your position on this subject? i'm not trying to turn this into any sort of assault on your personal beliefs, just trying to see where you're coming from. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

while i respect this comment as your opinion, i whole-heartedly disagree. why should someone give up their recreational lifestyle for children if they don't want to? who are they being selfish to? in order to be selfish there has to be someone that you have put yourself in front of. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

i don't think religious belief is a choice. you either believe something or you don't, but you can't will yourself to have faith. i know what your getting at though, and if i had to choose i would choose satanism. not the type that sacrifices lambs and summons demons, but the type that has lots of sex, believes each person is his or her own god, and makes fun of catholic rituals. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

i'm happy to say that i no longer remember the most recent ai winner, but at the time i was annoyed about the fact that i seemed to be bombarded with this useless information. god damn i hate american idol. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

that is true. its a tough job but someone has to... who am i kidding, i have the best job in the world. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

i had sex with my hot wife. i really is a good way to spend an evening. i'm thinking about doing it again tonight. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

i don't know who owned it, i only saw the attendant who was a white high school/college age guy. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

i've heard of the cash discount. i know its semantics, but i thought it was a businesses way of getting around the aggreement. "no mr. visa, we aren't charging credit card customers more, we're charging them our advertised price. we're just giving other customers a discount. there's nothing in our agreement that says i'm not allowed to give discounts is there?" "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

i stopped for gas yesterday in oregon and handed the attendant my card. he said that gas was 10 cents a gallon more than the advertised $3.15. i took my card back and went to a different gas station. i've always been under the impression that businesses who accepted credit cards did so under the agreement that they wouldn't charge the customer more and would always accept them just as they would cash. i must have been misinformed. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

Next time you're up in Seattle, I'll have to take you down to Mount St. Helen's so you can see the amazing power of nature to rebuild and regenerate. Just over 25 years later, it's a whole new mountain. funny you should mention that, this picture was taken just a couple hours ago. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

thank you. i didn't even notice the shirt, that's cool. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

in an earlier post, aggiedave recommended drinking heavily. maybe this strategy will work for you. couldn't hurt. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

here's my boys "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

last night i finished it in around 1:05. the worst part was definatly the swim. i spent the first third of it fighting to find a clear spot to swim. being constantly kicked in the head and nuts forced me to expend tons more energy than i expected. by the time i got into relatively clear water, i was short of breath and no matter how slow i went, couldn't slow my breathing down. i still finished the swim in 10 minutes, which was my goal, but i could have easily done it in under eight if i didn't have to fight the crowd. it took me three minutes to transfer to the bike. for some reason, tying my shoes was giving me trouble. the bike portion was a breeze, however i have a full suspention mountain bike which isn't ideal for a road coarse. the transition to run was easy, but the run kinda sucked. i plodded along putting one foot not very far in front of the other. i'm sure a fast walker could have passed me, but i had decided that i was going to keep running no matter how slow. my legs felt like my body weighed 500 lbs. i was hoping maybe this would go away, and it did. unfortunatly not until about 300 yards from the finish line. i crossed the finish line with a smile and didn't collapse in a heap like i thought may happen. there was only one person from my group to finish after me and he easily weighed 350lbs. he had passed me during the bike ride and then i passed him with a mile left of the run. it was fun and i plan to do it again. now that i know what to expect, i should be able to do it faster next time. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

Here's a fun one to teach the kids: Draw a line through the two tips of a crescent moon, and extend it downward to the horizon. Where the line touches the ground is "south". ok dude, you're pulling my leg. i just checked and it doesn't work. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

"I have always wondered why north-american doctors are so quick to write prescriptions, rather than truly trying to find the underlying problem." you can thank the insurance companies for that. they will only pay for what they think should be done. one of the few things my wife likes about practicing in the military is that she can order any test she wants and find the root of the problem. "After spending the amount of money most doctors have spent to become doctors, I have less faith in their oath and more faith in their desire to make the money back." an unethical person is an unethical person no matter how much or how little they pay for their education, and besides, a few free lunches don't go very far when repaying student loans. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

i've never heard the moon thing before. i'll be checking that out next time the moon is out. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

i don't want to get a gps until i'm proficiant with a map and compass. i'm working on it, but i want to be very comfortable navigating the old fashioned way. i also want to teach my boys to use a map and compass as well as the sun, moon, and stars eventually. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

i used to bring a cell phone, but i never get reception anywhere i go, so i leave ti in the truck to save some weight. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

[replyIt seems you have been beer hiking already . . . so it seems. i meant to say aspirin. i edited my post, but maybe it was funnier the original way. i have a soft sided cooler that i think will hold 9 bottles, but i'm going to buy a 12-pack and test that out. i'll get back to you later on that. it only has to hold 8 though as you should be drinking one of the 9. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

what the fuck are you going to do with a map? i say you lose the map and add another full bottle of beer. a pillow is another waste. you could replace that with another full bottle of beer and just used the soft-sided cooler you carried the beer in as a pillow. (its very important when beer-hiking that you not let the beer get warm.) you should also forget the aspirin, one more full bottle of beer would be better. since you are only carrying 9 beers, make sure that its good strong beer. 9 bud lites won't get you drunk enough to stay warm through the night, however, if you did bring bud lite, you could exchang the bottle opener of a tenth full bottle of beer since they're twist-top. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

what about an ipod? i've tried hiking with one, but it seems to take away from the hike. i listen to music while driving or exercising to take my mind away from the tedium at hand. while in the woods, i've found that that is exactly where i want to be and i don't want my mind to go anywhere else. the exeption to that is being alone at night. it seems that i'm scared if the boogy man when i'm in the woods alone at night. every sound i hear makes me think that a bear or cougar is coming to eat me. i need music to drown out my thoughts. fortunately this doesn't occurr when i camp with other people. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

if you need 2 rolls of toilet paper, maybe hiking isn't for you. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

i would avoid cotton. although its tough, its nearly worthless when wet and takes forever to dry. a beafed up firt aid kit is good for mountain biking though. chances of getting scraped are pretty high. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com

even on short hikes? what are your essentails? what do yoe never leave behind under any circumstances? and bits of wisdom or lessons learned? for short hikes i usually just take water, a mulitool, and matches. i also alway have my suunto with altimeter and compass. for longer dayhikes i take sunblock, moleskin and bandaids, map and compass, water filter, raingear of some sort, headlamp, and a hat. i will always take my truck key with me. one time after an overnight i came back to my truck to find the battery dead. i have a keypad entry, but there wasn't even enough juice left to unlock the door. fortunately i have taken my keys with me. i had almost left them in the truck to save a little weight and something in my gut said that was a bad idea and for once i listened to my gut. it wasn't long before a woman came down off of the trail. she not only happened to have jumper cables, she was parked right next to me preventing anyone else getting close enough to jump me. if i hadn't been carrying my keys, i never could have gotten into my truck to start it. in addition to taking my keys, also make sure my truck is in good working order and double check all the lights before heading down the trail. today i'm also going to pick up one of those magnetic key boxes to hide a key in case i get serarated from my pack. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com