tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36725686542842912802012-02-16T17:43:04.926-05:00<p><p><p><p><p><br><p><br><p><br><p>mutts<br><p><br><p> mountains<br><p><br><p>music<br><p><br><p>mcats<br><p><br><p>miscellany<br><p><br><p><br><p><br><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p> .reddirthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13786152913884548745noreply@blogger.comBlogger641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672568654284291280.post-58414076611619141272009-06-12T11:58:00.015-04:002009-06-15T10:47:52.335-04:00

Summer 2004January 2005Cleveland Park, Washington DCJanuary 2007Laney was brought to the end of her life last Friday.Laney was a dog's dog. In fact, she was Baobei's dog (the tricolored bagle - beagle/basset above). She followed BB & me home in March 1997 when we were on the campus of the University of Georgia. She was 16 pounds & had been dumpster diving. She grew into the quintessential lab,

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It's been exactly 2 weeks since I had back surgery for an L4/5 disc herniation. And I think it's now ok to say that it's probably working.No longer will I be washing a vicodin down with half a beer & bolt onto the congested beltway in order to go climb at the gym. BTW, according to one study mentioned in the NYT, this was not exactly an entirely dangerous practice. Still, I no longer have to

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Tetons 9/7-21/08 under construction. And here is the rest of it.

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under construction

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On March 26, I flew into Las Vegas knowing only that DJ Skelton & Maddie would be picking me me up from the Sin City Airport. Based on our previous conversations, I wasn't sure where we'd end up (Red Rocks? Cali? Utah?). Half a day after landing in Vegas, I arrive at the crack climbing epicenter of the universe.This blog entry is entitled newbies FIRST trip because, well, Indian Creek ain't

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Long story short, I finally got to go ice climbing.The pre-climbing epic involved having to go to court & driving though the hell known as I-95 (hell because & partner bailage due to sudden & unrelenting flu). I had fantasies of telling the judge: "I'll take my touron money to the great state of Vermont you legalistic puritan! Who do yo think you are? the Quaker oatmeal dude? Live Free or Die, my

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A(nother) recent NYT article on thalassemia...one way of interpreting this article as it relates to me is that I'd be better off abandoning the pursuit of all things alpine, go to Thailand & be a sport climber. Or go back to malaria (a disease that's more easily addressed via social justice & economics than schmancy biotech) research.Sigh....if this guy can take on the 7 summits w/ß-thal minor...

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Here's a list of climbing shoe resolers that I think are worth listing.Go to their websites or call for complete details.Turnaround times can be longer in spring & summer.Some only do climbing shoes, others do climbing & approach shoes.edit march 08: a printable chart is available at:http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc8tsj44_318ddhfj4gj_______________________________________________________Barry

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My fading tan lines & expanding waistline is highlighted by the pin on my chest.It is indeed made from a condom.It was a present from Ted (previous picture) who brought it back fromCabbages & Condoms in Thailand.Thanks so much to the Dannhardt Family for hosting!

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now I gotta figure out how to earn the right to wear them.FYI - I went down a half size to 39.5.I wear 40.0 in Sportiva Nepal's, 38.5 in Sportiva rock shoes, 8.5 US Wmn'sHere's the scant but useful beta I could find on them.

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when I heard him live many years ago, he introduced this song as awedding present he wrote for some couple.... who later divorces.

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what kind of an establishment prohibits birthday cakes?note the 22% ticketbastard feedespite the evil TicketBastard &the once-awesome-but-overrated-for-at-least-the-last-5+-years Birchmere,I'm planning on a LEO KOTTKE show for my birthday this year!

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and it was rather depressing.Sad news about a 24 year old living in Athens, GA. She was last seen hiking with her dog at Blood Mountain on New Year's day.Another girl-in-her-20's-with-dog also disappeared from Athens (Memorial Park) 2 days earlier.Some of my favorite memories from my 12 or so years of living in Athens include taking Emma up to Blood Mountain and BaoBei & Laney to Memorial

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Fritz Goro/Time Life Pictures, via Getty ImagesOperating on a dog in 1948 to perfect a technique to be used on human hearts.New York TimesJanuary 1, 2008 By NICHOLAS BAKALAR By next month, all American medical schools will have abandoned a time-honored method of teaching cardiology: operating on dogs to examine their beating hearts, and disposing of them after the lesson. Case Western

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Please note that this list includes only schools that do not use live animal laboratories to train medical students and does not refer to basic research that may be conducted at medical schools and universities (Most, if not all of them still use canines, non-human primates in laboratory research- which involves inducing diseases & disorders on these animals). From PCRM.

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unlike the Whitney bears, these guys are pro's.... practically primadonnas.

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Duncan finally got an appointment at Hopkins Rheumatology. Due to someone else's cancellation, an appointment opened up... right in the middle of my Red trip. So the Red can wait.After a quick perusal of the 22 page CV & seemingly solid publication record of the rheumatologist he'll be seeing, I am really looking forward to his appointment.note to self: keep expectations in check!

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The weather has finally realized that it's autumn! Tuesday's high was a miserable 94F & 90% humidity but today's high is supposed to be just 64F.Whenever I get my act together today (hopefully before noon), I'm headed to the Red River Gorge. I had orginally planned to stop there on my way home from my road trip this summer but went to NC instead. Hopefully I'll get there in time to get in some

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fyi: the underwear drawer is someone else's blog.

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because all my sports bras are in the dirty clothes bin. dirty from running.but if I were really core, I'd pull a stinky one from the pile & run anyway. maybe after work.

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I shoulda gone to Seneca today...Here's a picture of Duncan & me on Pleasant Overhangs back in May, as I was just getting back to climbing & at the beginning of Duncan's mystery arthralgia.I assure you he IS wearing shorts.

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edit: I've read & re-read this post, wondering if I have been unduly harsh.... perhaps I was in my choice of words, but my sentiment remains the same. Duncan's mystery arthralgia still remains a mystery. What also remains a mystery to me is why the three different rheumatologists he's seen since June suck so hard. It's not a good sign when one wonders if one's rheumatologist has ever taken a

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I have always been slower when it comes to endurance activities... I doubt that I've ever run a mile in under 10 minutes in my life. I gave up trying to do that by middle school. Everyone, myself included, has always chalked it up to lack of training & preparation... in other words, being a slackass.So I finally just came across this: article about Pete Sampras, who, like me, has thalassemia

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Left Boulder 3pm Weds... Arrived in Johnson City, TN by 9pm Thurs.Too bad I was supposed to be 60 miles south of there.Google's directions were great on this road trip up until now.I was feeling sorry for myself for having to go back to the east coast... driving through Kansas put an end to that pity party. At least the place I called home wasn't quite that flat.And then I picked up this

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When I first saw the Black in person sans partner, it shot to the top of my list of places to which I must return with a competent partner...Little did I know that my wish would come true so quickly.Jim Donini & I on our way to do Casually Off-Route, a good intro to the Black.Descent down the SOB draw (gulley)end of 3rd (?) pitch

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Boulder Mountain LodgeMalcolm & Karen DalyChautauquaNCARNeptune MountaineeringEldorado CanyonBlue Ranch/Campfire/I.M.Pei HouseThird Flatiron

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This might just top the long list of destinations from Road Trip 2007 to which I will return with climbing gear & competent partner.Like Zion, there are notebooks behind the counter that have notes and updates on climbs.(insert cover of guidebook)Words cannot describe how dramatic the Black is.My camera/skills cannot capture how stunning it looks and feels.The National Park Service has some great

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I set off from Ogden to Moab Tuesday evening. For whatever reason (road construction sign confusion, sleepiness) I went this way:FYI- there was NOTHING on I-70 during this drive. No gas stations, no lights, just a bunch of Ranch Exits. Apparently, the portion I traveled is part of the longest stretch of interstate highway without a any services.I had stopped in Provo along the way... The

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@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@111111111111111111Jeff "Jello" LoweTim NguyenClimbing at Schoolroom

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Crashing in Charlie's living room was much like falling asleepon the couch of the library at the Grand Teton's Climbers' Ranch...except sunnier.These are some interesting expandable Stubai ice tools that he used on Denali and in the Bolivian Andes, among many places. Note the head on the tool on the right, which can be used for climbing vertical ice. I can't think of any tools on the market like

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After driving through the curvy roads of the Angeles National Forest, I land in LA.this photo was "borrowed" from http://www.photographyontherun.com/content/binary/AngelesCrestHwy10537b.jpg.The roads were a bit too windy for me to stop & take pictures!Here I am with Lucy, a friend back from Washington DC. She is an attorney who has temporarily traded in the rat race for the green vest... as she

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The final destination on my drive down US-395 was Whitney Portal.I went there with Mt. Russell in mind since, unlike all the red tape I had heard about Mt. Whitney (namely the lottery in February I never entered), Russell requires no permit if you stay outside the "Whitney Zone". Apparently, Whitney requires no permit if you do it in a day and don't camp. But I did not know that at the time. And

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Years ago in Bryant Simon's Recent American History Class at University of Georgia, I readI had no idea it was on US395. So when I saw the signs for Manzanar, I felt compelled to pull over & pay a visit.The forced imprisonment the 110,000-120,000 people of Japanese descent (most of whom were American Citizens) was well documented by Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams. Their pictures are way more

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http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-395drive22apr22?single_page=y

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Eric-the-GoodRich-the-BritDavid Loh & partnerEric-the-Good againBrian McGillicuddyBrian & Dirty DaveTenaya Solo

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CampsiteHunt Prothro/Lyle ForkKuan, Poppy, Max, & ?Meteor Shower

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Part1 Part2 Part3 Part4 Part5 Part6Morning at Moraine Campphoto by Wayne Busch http://www.southeastclimbing.com/images/l_8499c.jpgI continued toward Lower Saddle, as I had one night left on my permit.I can't remember all the excuses I came up with, but halfway there, with a ridiculously huge pack on, I decided to turn around. I didn't think I'd be able to summit and make it

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Part1 Part2 Part3 Part4 Part5 Part6The next day, my partner said that he would not continue.There were two nights left on the permit.I can't remember if we concluded that he should just leave the gear at the stash by the base of Disappointment. Somehow in my naive little mind, I thought if he got to the gear stash before me, he'd wait around and we'd discuss what to leave and

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Part1 Part2 Part3 Part4 Part5 Part6Waking uptaking in the morning viewthe view of Disappointment Peak (home of Irene's Arete) fromSouth Fork of Garnet Canyonsee if you can spot the pair of tetons in this pictureI'm barely visible but here I am filtering and zapping the day's water withthe steripen, perhaps the handiest, most weight saving piece of gearI had on the road trip.If

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Part1 Part2 Part3 Part4 Part5 Part6This day consisted of packing up & moving from Meadowsto South Fork of Garnet Canyon.This is not the most exciting post as not much more happened due to rain.Click here to move onto part 4.This image was generated by Brendon, who posted it on Summitpost.good view of Disappointment Peakcampsite looking up to South Teton?the kitchenclouds come

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Part1 Part2 Part3 Part4 Part5 Part6Our campsite at the Meadows.A good point that my partner brought up was how useful hooks (like these or some of these) would have been to keep things out of reach of naughty, kniving, marmots.Spalding Falls flowing down in top right corner.Disclaimer: despite this next part, most people who know me well know I have a soft spot for animals...

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Part1 Part2 Part3 Part4 Part5 Part6This is the first of six blog entries about my first trip to the Tetons.Minute, boring details have been included for those planning trips there(as if there weren't enough minutia-filled Tetons trip reports out there on the internet).I attempted to write it w/ a mixed (climber/non-climber) audience in mind, hence the hyperlinks.Names have not

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There were many cyclists riding through the long roads of Wyoming, like this dude in my rear view mirrorShortly after Dubois, it started drizzling. As I drove by a hitch hiker, I contemplated giving the guy a lift for a moment. He turned out to be a Continental Divide Trail Through Hiker named John from Durango (trail name: slipkid).The road I was on (US 287/26) already turned into gravel as it

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One of the more interesting features west of Vedauwoo was this: no clue if it was climbableThen, I went through the town of Lander, headquaters ofLater in the town of Dubois, I passed by , the institution established by Wyoming's most famous attorney,Gerry Spence dedicated to to training and educating lawyers and judges who are committed to the jury system and to representing and obtaining

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After getting a big fat speeding ticket in the speed traps of I-80 in Western Nebraska, I made it to Cheyenne last night!Tried to find a motel to crash but everything was booked due toFrontier Days.So I hopped in the car ready to head toward Laramie. Earlier that evening, some girl at a motel lobby said that there were "mountains" 10 miles before Laramie.Those "mountains" turned out to be

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So I finally hit the road at 2pm on Friday afternoon.What is wrong with this picture?Why am I going 30 mph below the speed limit?It is particularly annoying being stuck in 1 mph traffic while Dubya & the new British Prime minister gets to fly right over it all(little dots above the black Honda=helicopters going to Camp David).Sunset somewhere in Ohio.

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4 more days 'til my first MCAT attempt.8 more days 'til I head off for

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... unless you have gyn/endocrine issues.I normally wouldn't post anything this personal on a blog... but am doing so in response to various messages.Google this topic (keep in mind there will be naysayers, like that silly person on NPR several weeks ago).or check out NoPeriod.com and this video (it's a bit long & IMHO only gets interesting when she starts talking about the bears).I've used

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Since my last post I have pushed back my MCAT date to July 24th and am still not ready. Perhaps it's like pregnancy... sometimes you plan on going through it once and only once but end up going through it again. Don't extend that that analogy too far b/c like all analogies, it'll fall apart.Since I am not ready and have chickenshitted out of the test multiple times now, I've decided to still sit

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A quasi-spontaneous gathering of 50 or so people from HI, Vansterdam BC, MT, NY, DC, HI, AZ, CA, CO, NV, UT & ? descending on a little corner of Utah to climb, eat sushi & talk smack.Sandstone & Limestone... potables & combustables, large & small, 90 pounds of sushi/sashimi grade fish....nice belay work... talk about a soft catch...good times!a shot of Jello & II wonder if Mal names his feet (far

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the following are driving times from various airports to zip code 95389:FAT Fresno 2:15OAK Oakland 3:45SMF Sacramento 3:45SFO San Fransisco 4:00 (anticipate traffic)SJC San Jose 4:00MRY Monterrey 4:15TVL Lake Taho 4:30 (few flights)RNO Reno 4:45based on searching google maps... precise times may

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this is a concise narrated video of a SLAP repair

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The issue that has kinda taken up my time lately has been thisin my right shoulder... damned gym climbing!!After a month of physical therapy doing exercises similar to the ones found on this Climbing Shoulder Health article, my shoulder is still clicking... and I don't trust it. I wish I had been doing these exercises all along- perhaps it would have prevented it.This animated presentation

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A new blog for a new year...N0v 2006 Looking Glass NCSundial Crack(or something like that....next to the" Nose"-less crowded & prolly just as pleasant)150 days 'til MCATS... yikes!

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