Ted recommended to me _Mirrors of the Unseen_ by Jason Elliot. This got into
some caves in Iranian Kurdistan, but I don't recall lots of caves. The
entire book is exceptional and the cave part is very interesting.
The other book Ted recommended is about walking across Afghanistan so I'm
It seems like every day there is something in the news about Iraq.
One reason I am so tired of hearing about it, is that you can't believe
a word of anything anybody is saying. It is either misinformation
designed to confuse the so-called insurgents, or is designed to get
Al Qaida angry.
Yes, I comment to Senators and more. The latest Whitehouse comment reply went
to my junk mail!
LOL
Quinta
A Montana cowboy was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture
when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud towards him.
The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses
and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the cowboy, If I tell you
exactly
Should a parent of a young toddler buy them the
new Barbie dressed in clothes that encourages kinky sex
with black leather and whips?
http://jezebel.com/assets/images/jezebel/2008/07/blackcanarydoll041608.jpghttp://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/16/bdsm-black-canary-ba.html
Of course not.
I
Another very readable classic about caves (a popular account of cave
archaeology, anyway) in the Middle East is Carlton Coon's Seven
Caves. Apparently no longer in print (at least at Amazon), although
numerous used copies on offer. -- Mixon
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You
Coon also used his profession as a caver and wrote about it in The
Anthropologist as OSS Agent, of which Wiki says This last book was an account
of his work during World War II, which involved espionage and the smuggling of
arms to French resistance groups in German-occupied Morocco under the
In a message dated 07/17/08 15:13:23 Central Daylight Time, CaverArch writes:
Coon also used his profession as a caver
Dang it, what a typo! It's supposed to be COVER, not CAVER.
Roger
The magazine Archaeology ran an article a few years ago about the CIA, OSS
and other spy shops approaching archaeologists who were working in sensitive
areas during WWII (think North Africa, etc) to report any goings on--like troup
movements, etc. Some did, some didn't. Apparently some
This post is only for people travelling thru southern Louisiana on the way
to
the NSS Convention in Florida.
At the present time, it appears gas prices are cheapest in Gulport,
Mississippi,
at around $ 3.85
Also, on the east side of Baton Rouge and it suburbs along the I-12 route
have gas
Here is a short interesting video clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVrQTGPrt5A
It is a 19 second animated clip of
an alien in a cave who is eaten by a creature camoflauged
as a rock formation.
I give it an A for originality and would like to see more of
the clip if there is any.
Is this
Since my work computer won't let me bring this up (Webwasher says its r
rated), I can't take a look at it here, so tell me, are you sure it's a
creature camouflaged as a rock or is it The Horta from the old Star Trek
series (think, Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer or something like
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7508917.stm
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These paintings are supposed to be on BBC World News America this evening, at
least on the BBC America chennels version. It may be on the shorter PBS
edition, as well.
Anglophile to my muddy boots,
Roger Moore
In a message dated 07/17/08 15:49:48 Central Daylight Time,
ANYTHING THAT FLOATS COMPETITION
It´s OTR´s Year-of-the-Pirate!!! In keeping with the spirit of piracy, OTR
2008 will feature a new competition called Anything that Floats - a race
on the high seas, or the Tygart, whichever is closer. Blackjack Tobias
Robertson invites all
Allan,
This sounds like a great event for TCR!
We have some great water, an excellent waterfront to view the festivities, and
plenty of creative types to pull off something like this.
Not to mention the abundant supply of scoundrels, rascals, wenches, and other
nefarious types we have in the
Mark,
Transporting might be troublesome but worth the effort for the fun and laughs.
I might participate. The only rule change (for the younger studs)
should be that kidnapping the women should be permitted. After all, any pirate
worth his salt should be able to collect this booty (that's
Agreed, Fritz.
If we did this, we may have to rename it.
Don't want any copyright infringement problems with OTR.
Redneck Regatta might work.
Any other ideas/comments?
Mark
-Original Message-
From: Fritz Holt [mailto:fh...@townandcountryins.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Maybe Medina Mayhem but I like yours better. I am sure that other suggestions
that will float will surface.
Fritz
-Original Message-
From: mark.al...@l-3com.com [mailto:mark.al...@l-3com.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:27 AM
To: Fritz Holt; imoca...@comcast.net;
Just a reminder, September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
Avast From: imoca...@comcast.net To: tag-...@hiddenworld.net;
o...@texascavers.com Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:53:30 -0400 Subject:
[ot_caving] Anything that Floats competition at OTR
I'm DEFINITELY stocking up on AA rated movies!
-WaV
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com
wrote:
Just a reminder, September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
Avast
From: imoca...@comcast.net
To:
In the news today, another Columbian submarine was captured allegedly
containing drugs.
What does this tell you about how desparate Americans are to snort
hallucinogens up their
noses?
I wonder if this same submarine has been captured before? What happened
to the 8 or
so others? Where
I 'm less interested in the submarine than I am about hallucinogens that are
snorted up ones nose.
:-)
Scott Nicholson
Broker/Waterboy
Discovery Realty Group
512-947-2688
KW Commercial
www.DiscoveryAustin.com
- Original Message
From: David dlocklea...@gmail.com
To:
I'm less interested in the lost cause of the drug war and just
HAVE to know what kind of drugs David Locklear is on??
-WaV
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Scott Nicholson csnichol...@sbcglobal.net
wrote:
I 'm less interested in the submarine than I am about hallucinogens that
are snorted up
Now you can get a good deal on a waterproof helmet camera to record all
of your caving and other exploits. Mountain Gear has one on sale for only
$100.
Yeah we've had a few people bring these on our beginner trips and normally all
you really get is a low quality video of hands and dirt. They only capture well
where your head lamp is pointed and only then if it's decently bright.
Truthfully though as with most things it probably just takes some
The Chevron in Comfort Texas near the site of next year's ICS has gas for a
whopping $3.83, by far the cheapest I have seen in this neck of the woods!
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 4:28 PM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote:
This post is only for people travelling thru southern Louisiana on the way
And yet here in Southwest Oregon, we haven't seen $3.00 gas in a coon's age
(however old they get). Today the lowest is at Costco (where else?) at
$4.239/gal; the highest at Chevron at $4.399/gal. Yipes! I remember when I
thought I was being ripped off at $0.699/gal. Gimme back those days!!!
I'll take bets that we never see $2. gas again and if we do , most of us won't
have two cents to rub together.
Fritz
From: Louise Power [mailto:power_lou...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 4:45 PM
To: Joe Ranzau; texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject:
Oklet me throw a wrench in all the complaining about high oil prices...do
you think that oil prices may just be a symptom? It looks to me like the value
oil has risen, but certainly not as much as the price of gas. The pain we are
all feeling is more likely the result of a devalued dollar
John, I concur. I dont like it but I definitely dont lay gas prices on the
oil companies. My point was that if gas does go back to $2. in our economy, we
will have far greater problems than todays high cost of gasoline. Other than
some producing nations that subsidize the cost of gasoline,
Ok, I'll bite... Fritz, do you know which foreign country is our
number on supplier?
Joe
j...@oztotl.com
Sent while mobile
On Jul 17, 2008, at 5:44 PM, Fritz Holt fh...@townandcountryins.com
wrote:
John, I concur. I dont like it but I definitely dont lay gas price
s on the oil
Joe Ranzau wrote:
Ok, I'll bite... Fritz, do you know which foreign country is our number
on supplier?
Canadia?
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At 04:38 PM 7/17/2008, Louise Power wrote:
The magazine Archaeology ran an article a few years ago about the
CIA, OSS and other spy shops approaching archaeologists who were
working in sensitive areas during WWII (think North Africa, etc)
to report any goings on--like troup movements, etc.
how about Mexico getting all of La Mesilla back?
thats New Mexico, Arizona, California and part of Colorado
Nico
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 8:48 PM, Gill Ediger gi...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
At 04:38 PM 7/17/2008, Louise Power wrote:
The magazine Archaeology ran an article a few years ago about
Do you want your income to revert to what it was when gas was $0.699/gal.
also? Personally, I find it less painful to fill up today than I did in
the mid-1970s.
BTW - gas prices in some places in the US in 1906 was $1.06/gallon.
Inflation calculators say that is equivalent to over $25/gal. in
No - but I would give my left nut to go back to the days that gas was 1.05 a
gallon, when I was making only $19.00 an hour with excellent health benefits
and rent, including paid utilities were only $500 a month.
Basically, you can blame a lot of the current energy situation, worldwide,
on
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