@toby Lots of shell casings laying around, that couldn’t be a popular spot for snakes(?)

Happy "Fourth of You Lie" 2022 RPU! Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday dear United States of America, Happy birthday to you! Here's hoping all 'yall have a dandy time, mind yer' designated drivers and stay safe this weekend!

Bruce Springsteen ≈ Dead Man Walkin’ https://youtu.be/OReskJe_ts4

Ain't that the truth!

@neebee your video was so sweet. It really touched me. I didn't have a way to give it the thumbs up on youtube, I know this topic is quite old but I haven't stopped by here in a while and just saw it. Thank you.

COVID-19, Overdoses Pushed US to Highest Death Total Ever More cheery news.... The main reason for the increase in deaths? COVID-19, said Robert Anderson, who oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's work on death statistics. The agency this month quietly updated its provisional death tally. It showed there were 3.465 million deaths last year, or about 80,000 more than 2020's record-setting total. Early last year, some experts were optimistic that 2021 would not be as bad as the first year of the pandemic — partly because effective COVID-19 vaccines had finally become available. "We were wrong, unfortunately," said Noreen Goldman, a Princeton University researcher. COVID-19 deaths rose in 2021 — to more than 415,000, up from 351,000 the year before — as new coronavirus variants emerged and an unexpectedly large number of Americans refused to get vaccinated or were hesitant to wear masks, experts said. .... One study looked at death data in the U.S. and 19 other high-income countries. The U.S. fared the worst. "What happened in the U.S. is less about the variants than the levels of resistance to vaccination and the public's rejection of practices, such as masking and mandates, to reduce viral transmission," one of the study's authors, Dr. Steven Woolf of Virginia Commonwealth University, said in a statement. Imagine that... Need I quote Forest Gump yet again...

any of you guys know if Vika is ok and if she is in Ukrain?

There is a real intersection of arborism and climbing. Look up a thing called the Unicender. Makes mini-trax look primitive for TR soloing.

@David-Harris Of course we want stories. Lots and lots and lots o' stories.

Hope everyone has a great new year!

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Looks like Treasure Valley Idaho is in for atypically cold winter weather for New Years: Been a while since we've seen sub-zero cold.

@toby I had to have a cone put on my ex-wive’s chow,(Bamboozle), when he was a puppy after the veterinarian did eye surgery on him. Poor dog couldn’t manage the steps into the house because the cone would impede his leap up. Toby looks like he is resting well. I hope he gets well soon!

A good friend of mine from the bluegrass and climbing world was pretty close to being in the thick of it all, but came out (along with his wife) unscathed. Scary stuff, man.

hey there, say and happy good eve... please, if you have moved... please let me know... hugs to all, and to all a sweet good night... will check back, tomorrow... i SURE miss you all... hugs and prayers for you and families!!!

hey there, say all... i am finally able to get back, ... i have been working on my yard, spanish, ASL and, helping elders... i think i mentioned that these local elders have died? then, i had to catch up on my house and yard, and things that i did not get to do often... now that winter is near, i hope to finally come read all the post and fun shares, here... happy FAMILY TIME to that are having thanksgiving meal... my kids are in south texas, and mom, chappy and all, are in calif... local grandkids, here, are out in the world... so-- it is ME and pets... but, i get facechats... will past some pics, later... YOU ARE STILL and always will be, my DEAR SUPERTOPO family... as if we were still there, posting... you are NEVER forgotten... i hope and pray you are all well!!!! love, with all my heart, neebee....

Orwell was truly visionary. Not too disappointed with my spot in history. I got to do stuff that people can only dream of today. I'm not so sure that future generations will enjoy a more healthy environment both physically or culturally. I am now the toker villain that hasn't taken a toke in near a year. Even longer since I last climbed. Were it not for my ranch and my library I'd be at risk of being bored to death. Have white Americans lived in a safety bubble for the last 60-70 years? Not this guy, but I suppose that it was possible for some. As we go from pandemic to endemic I become more terrified at the blithe indifference people here in southern Utah exhibit. Interesting times? Well its been an unexpectedly wild ride for me.

Cool looking rig I saw the other night while buying this....

weekend warriors.. We spent most of the summer working on another slab climb. 3 pitches. some kind of 10. finally finished it in september.. we spent so much time slabbing including one day when we climbed all three of our climbs there for about 900ft of low angle thinness that we forgot how to climb real rocks.. Black Mountain felt really Steep last week

@zBrown You asked for it, you got it... Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies before Senate committee Meh.. puppy fluff and only beginning to scratch the surface. Some sick 'chit in the link that follows... Facebook Whistleblower Reveals Censorship Guidelines for Moderators - WARNING! Are we having fun yet? Once again, interested parties do not have to look to long, nor hard cuz the FB shit train just keeps on coming...