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Activity: alpine skiing
Location: Stratton, VT
Start time: 1230 hrs.
End time: 1540 hrs.
Weather: sunny, 40 degrees
Max HR (bursts): 175 (beats in 10 seconds x 6)
Type: anaerobic
Possibly my last skiing venture for the 2004-2005 season, it was a great way to go. Got in 12 runs, approximately 14,000 feet of [...]

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Thanks to Sam for pointing out the superb “iMyself and me” site. If you own an iPod, or suffer from iPod envy, then this site will be all “wow.”
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Maureen Dowd is one of my favorite columnists for the New York Times. Her column in today’s edition is priceless, and sums up how I feel about BushCo.
NY Times: DeLay, Deny and Demagogue
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For those who don’t know me, let me explain why I have an extreme aversion to theocracy.
I was born and raised in Utah. For those who aren’t familiar with Utah’s modern origins (the Natvie American tribes having had a longer history than what is relevant to this story), it was settled in 1847 by [...]

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Well, Sciavo’s parents appealed to the full Federal Court of Appeals in Atlanta, and the court declined an expedited rehearing of the case.
Now, of course, the accusations will fly: “they’re just being activist judges,” “they don’t value life,” etc. Not that the judges that have heard the case over the past few [...]

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I respect the right for people to practice the religion of their own choice. But when fear of boycott by religious extremists forces theatres to not show a highgly-respected IMAX film about volcanoes, then something is just plain wrong.
CNN: IMAX theaters reject film over evolution
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