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NICE COCK!I spotted this magnificent specimen in hawaii and just had to get a photo. I think this may be the nicest cock I've ever seen... not that I've seen too many, but I remember I used to have a pretty nice little cock myself when I was a kid... until a racoon got him.
Posted by Cid on October 13, 2006 Little White BallsHello Again, But I really wish I could blame it on playing too much golf. I played earlier this month at the easy Spring Valley Course (6073 yards, slope 112, 68.8 rating) in Milpitas and still managed to shoot 90 keeping my handicap above 18 Maybe I should do some more work at the Driving range I also bought a Cleveland 588 60* wedge off eBay for $25 but I have not received it yet. Next on my list is a 25* TaylorMade Rescue Mid to replace my 5iron. They are selling on for $99 at Rock Bottom Golf Posted by Cru on February 22, 2006 Got Wood?I went to Tahoe last weekend for two incredible days of snowboarding. Tony and I ditched work on Friday and went to Alpine Meadows. The conditions were near perfect, cold and sunny. And they had just received two feet of new snow over the last 48 hours. We pulled into the parking lot around 9:30 am and parked a stone’s throw from the lift ticket booths. All-Day Lift Tickets to Alpine this year go for $41, the best deal in town. After 20 non-stop runs mixed in with a 30-minute hike to some backcountry powder, we were ready to crack open the “snow-cold” Sierras back at the car. What a day!
The next day we hit Homewood, the local’s favorite. Homewood, on the west shore of lake Tahoe, consistently gets the most snow in the lake basin. In fact, they boasted over 3 feet of new snow over the last few days. And there’s always a hidden stash of powder to be found there. Lift tickets were $45 for the day, the most I’ve ever paid to go to Homewood, but worth it. (Consequently, an all day lift ticket to Squaw Valley is $65.) Later that day, as I was riding the lift up and talking with a couple from Vacaville, I found out that you could get all day lift tickets for Homewood at Costco for $25 each. What a deal! Why didn’t I think of that? Ever since I worked at a ski resort 10 years ago it has been my mantra to never pay full price for lift tickets. So in the spirit of Ski-bums the world over, I offer these resources in hopes that all X-Forum readers never pay full price for lift tickets again…. http://www.slidingonthecheap.com/ http://www.liftdeals.com/ http://www.snowbomb.com/ Posted by Cid on January 24, 2006 Dikes on Bikes, eh Captain!So a few days ago I’m riding Caltrain home and I’m in the bike car (because I ride my bike to work) and it’s pretty full; the old 5:19 always is. Anyway, I’m deep into my book when I begin to hear two people arguing. I look up and a bike commuter is arguing with the conductor. (You see, Caltrain only allows four bikes per rack, and there are only six racks; so only 24 bikes can fit on a train. And if there are already 24 bikes on the train, they don’t let any more bikes on. You have to wait for the next train; which could take 30 minutes or more.) The bike commuter claimed that there were less than 24 bikes and he rightfully should be allowed on, but the conductor said there were 24 and he had to get off. But the bike commuter said, “No I don’t, and I’m not!” And he walked to back of the car. About a minute later the conductor comes back and asks him where he’s going. The biker says 4th and King (the last stop). Then I see the conductor on his radio. You see, anytime someone on the train causes any trouble, they just radio ahead and have the cops meet them at a stop. Now I don’t think you actually get arrested, but who knows. Luckily, one of the other bikers told the guy to get off at 22nd street (one stop before 4th & King). So the guy gets off at 22nd Street, exchanges a few unpleasantries with the Conductor, and rides away. We finally get to the end and sure enough, two boys in blue are there waiting. Ha! No donut! After I got home I felt compelled to write a complaint to Caltrain about their stupid 4 bikes to a rack only rule, and why they don’t just put in a few more. This was the reply: “To: “Cassius Clay” Mr. Clay: Thank you for your comments concerning bicycle capacity on Caltrain. Astrid Lindell Now after reading that, I just wasn’t satisfied, so I wrote back: ”That is a total B.S. response. Four bikes are okay but five is "decidedly unsafe"? Says who? Was there some $25,000 study on the safety of the bike racks and it was determined that 4 is perfectly safe but five, oh no, five is "decidedly unsafe"? How does one more bike on a rack make it "decidedly unsafe"? Give me a break. What about people with their luggage? How is that any different? I find it ironic that at a time when Caltrain is claiming ridership is down and they are closing stations (Atherton) that they turn away a contingent of their most loyal customers. Oh, and here's another bit of info for you. It cost me $10.50 a day to take the train, that's $52.50 a week. BUT IF I DRIVE, it only cost me roughly $33 in gas a week, and I get there 20 minutes quicker! MAYBE if it were actually CHEAPER to take the train than it is to drive, more people would ride the train in the first place!” Now I figured that that was that, but she replied; To: “Cassius Clay” "Thank you for your comments. The bike racks on board Caltrain are only intended to hold four bikes each. I don't quite understand the comparison you are making with luggage... FYI - Caltrain's ridership is up by 29% - please see I am assuming that you are comparing the cost of a day pass ($10.50 for three zones) with your gas cost. However, if you instead purchased a monthly pass for $139.25, your daily cost would be considerably lower - $6.32 per day during a typical month consisting of 22 working days. This adds up to $31.60 per week - a bit less than you gas cost, but then you did not include car insurance or wear and tear on your car in your calculation." Astrid Lindell
From: “Cassius Clay” “I don't quite understand how you get $6.32 per day with a monthly pass. There are 52 weeks in a year and 5 midweek days per week. That equals 260 "potential" days to ride the train. However, most people get 14 days vacation and 11 paid holidays. That's 25 lost days right there. Now throw in about 5 sick days per year. And for sake of argument, let's assume that at least one day a weak there is some sort of errand, nightclass, social function, etc. that will require actually driving to work (50 days per year). So now we must subtract these 80 days from the 260. That equals 180 days a year to ride the train. 180 divided by 12 leaves exactly 15 "rideable" days a month. And $139.25 divided by 15 equals $9.28 per day, which is nearly as much as the $10.50 for the day pass! Now as for car insurance; well, if you own a car you pay insurance, no matter how little you use the car anyway. So that is a moot point. But wear and tear is legitimate cost. However, I'm willing to say that the "convenience" of driving offsets the cost of wear and tear. Now, if we assume $2.40 a gallon for gas, and a round trip of 70 miles in car that averages 25 miles per gallon we get $6.72 per day. So in the end, even if a person has a monthly pass, it's still cheaper to drive than to take the train. And in my case the difference is $38.40 a month (assuming 15 rideable days in a month). But it is nice to be able and read or just "veg out" on the train. -Cassius
"Thank you for your comments. Astrid Lindell"
Posted by Cid on January 11, 2006 M*A*S*H*I just got a new apple laptop and ipod nano for xmas and now I am really into mashups, here are a couple of links for you all to download bootlegs from:
theres a club in SF that is mashup bootleg party my current favorite is the does anyone have a link to the full album of American Edit by Dean Gray? ( I couldnt download it on 12/13) And the Grey album? Thanks Cru Posted by Cru on January 10, 2006 War and Disease… Necessary EvilsIn 1950, the world population was roughly 2.5 billion. Today, it’s around 6.6 billion, and by 2050, it’s predicted to be over 9 billion! In only 100 years the world population will have more than tripled. In nature, the population of animals is controlled by a delicate predator/prey relationship, thus maintaining harmony and balance with nature. People, however, have no predators and our population grows unchecked. The only real things that can at least slow down our population growth (Let’s face it, birth control obviously isn’t working) are war and disease. War has been around as long as people have. Rival tribes would battle each other all the time over the most precious of commodities… land. And even today war is waged more or less over the same thing. Thus, constant war played a major role in holding populations in check. Disease does the same thing. The plague wiped out nearly a quarter of the population of Europe. The survivors, however, were stronger as a whole after the plague (as are all their descendants). Today, modern science tries to eradicate disease, thus, enabling people who would have died due to disease to reproduce and contribute to the overpopulation of the world. Their offspring, in turn, are evolutionarily weak like their parents. Thus, the overall strength of the world population is decreased due to the fact that the weak and sickly survive to reproduce. This weakened world population, compounded by the fact that global commingling is at a high, is setting the stage for a worldwide pandemic. Why do you think doctors are so worried about the bird flu? And what if the bird flu wiped out a quarter of the world population as the plague did years ago? Would that be such a bad thing? No, for the overall health of the earth, that would be a very, very good thing. Posted by Cid on January 04, 2006 Intelligent DesignFinally, this whole Intelligent Design thing is squashed! It’s about time. Judge Jones’ decision was absolutely correct. Let’s face it, the theory of evolution represents good science, is overwhelmingly accepted by the scientific community, and it in no way conflicts with, nor does it deny, the existence of a divine creator. On the other hand, religion is nothing more than a story, a myth, no different than the mythology of every civilized culture that ever existed. Think about it. Primitive man had the intelligence to question his place in the world and to ponder the meaning of life. Things happened all around that he could not explain: the Sun, the Sky, the Sea, and the Earth. So he made up stories to explain all these things. He dreamed of Gods who created the world, and the rivers and oceans, and the animals and the people. This idea of Gods satisfied man’s questions of why and what and how; that is, of course, until science came around. Science is universal, unlike religion. Each different culture has a different religion, but only one science. So perhaps it is Creationism that should be on trial, and not the other way around. Posted by Cid on December 21, 2005 Let’s Go to Squaw!I love it. Just about every time I go to Lake Tahoe with a bunch of people from the Bay Area, there’s always someone (or more) in the group who just have to go to Squaw. And invariably I ask, why? Then they usually say something like, “Well, they have the best terrain”. (Which, by the way, they do. Squaw has some of the best steeps and chutes in Tahoe. And all the pros go there because of that.) The problem is, these people couldn’t get down a chute on their ass, let alone standing upright. So I say, “So what. You can’t do any of that anyway”. Then they say that Squaw has the best powder (Which it doesn’t). Then I have to say, “You can’t ride powder either. Last time you were floundering all over the snow and I finally just had to ditch you so I could get a couple of runs in before it got dark.” But there’s no convincing these people. Then the truth finally comes out. They want to go to Squaw because it has the best (and most) bars. (Which, I agree, it does) But so what? I don’t choose my mountain by the bars at the lodge. I just want lots of long, fun, wide-open runs. So finally have to say, “Fine, you take your Beemer and go to Squaw, I’m going to Homewood.” Posted by Cid on December 20, 2005 EvolutionIs there anybody left who still doesn’t believe in evolution? Oh yeah, all those bible thumpers from the Midwest. This Intelligent Design crap makes me sick. I mean, I know it’s hard to conceptualize minor changes over millions and millions of years that eventually add up to a completely new species, but come on! Look at dogs. All dogs came from the wolf. This is a fact of human history. Early man domesticated the wolf about 15,000 years ago. And every domesticated breed of dog on earth is directly related to that first domesticated wolf 15,000 years ago. In that short time, through selective breeding, look how many different forms of dogs there are. That’s evolution right in front of our eyes! But these (mostly barely educated) bible thumpers still refuse to believe in evolution. And now they want to push Intelligent Design as a legitimate alternative theory to evolution. First of all, it’s not even a theory. It can’t be, it’s not based on any scientific principles. Then they want to put a disclaimer at the end of the science lesson in school that says that evolution is just a theory and that there are other theories for the origin of species. Give me a break! Gravity is just a theory too, you know. I don’t see those same people claiming that the Designer (the mythical being who they claim “designed” us) is responsible for “holding” us down on the surface of earth instead of flying off into space. No. It’s gravity, duh. So now our taxpayer money is wasted in court again to dispute the fact that Intelligent Design has no place in the science classroom because, well, it’s not science. It has nothing to do with science, and it never will. Posted by Cid on December 15, 2005 Internet LoveI have been looking on craigslist w4m for a date for you guys…I even checked the casual encounters but that seems like a dead end… only guys seem to post there and I am pretty doubtful they get any hits… A Simple Lesson for Guys Posting Personals You may not get the CMD GFE but a NSA HDH BLS MSOG might not be half bad Cara from the real world - - I think she’d be a good match for you Dr. Love thinks that a relationship between tony demanuele and cara zavaleta has a reasonable chance of working out, but on the other hand, it might not. Your relationship may suffer good and bad times. If things might not be working out as you would like them to, do not hesitate to talk about it with the person involved. Spend time together, talk with each other. Don’t fall for those other girls from the real world: yucky
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