I'm never pooping in the ocean again.

I hate to admit it, but the closest I've been to the ocean was Puget Sound, and I wouldn't submerse myself in that water unless I was on a sinking ferry.

If, and only if, a flushing toilet is not available, I always bury my poop. Something my parents pounded in to my brain, and something I pound into my kid's brain. I didn't know why then, but I know now.

Fish sticks are nasty and I won't feed them to my kids.

I have no problem getting them to eat the trout and salmon(kokanee)that I catch, in fact if there's not enough I have to fork over some of mine; for their growing bodies.

It still amazes me how my 7 and 10yo girls don't mind watching me clean, they are very interested. They get pissed when I catch and release, but some (very few in MT) streams are of poor quality and are for sport only.

Probably a step up from the beef most Y'all eat.

Copying the worst adaption of a religious text by hand in a world of computing is a colossal waste of time, time he could have spent helping the poor, grieving Yemeni mothers who have lost their children to Obama bombs, or doing any number of things Jesus actually called him to do.

I was gonna say volunteerism; picking up litter in the neighborhood or doing something else to help out community.

But yeah, something like that.

My knee-jerk reaction was to call Sergio a Wap, but he's Spanish. Does anyone know a derogatory term for Spaniards?

That's what white beaver will do for you.

If you is black and the white beaver isn't norwegian...

Garcia:
Tiger's fault.

I believe it's too late anyway. We'll see, once Yedoma starts to really belch.

be up to anyone to decide.

A world reduced to scientifically literate people might be worth the massive upheaval it will cause.

Too similar to eugenics, something I don't believe should up to anyone to decide. The earth will figure it out, one way or another.

But think of all the country you go to see.

Definite benefit. Given good data, I can analyze lots about different areas of the world, but I don't get to actually see it with my own eyes. What amazes me is the accuracy they achieved with the tools that they had. Eratosthenes comes to mind, as well as early surveyors. I'm familiar with some of these methods, in theory, but my results would probably be a joke.

I wasn't talking about you, just pointing out the immense amount of man-hours that got mapping where it is today. We've got it easy compared to past generations, thanks to their work.

but back in my undergraduate days it was all planimeters and 7.5 series quads, baby. Sucked

I definitely have to tip my hat to all the old farts that did all the hard work for us. I love getting my GIS on, next it's remote sensing and then ground water modeling. Too bad Esri wants an arm and a leg for the program, or I'd buy it.

Thanks for the advice, but it'll be awhile before I'm at that level.

And my 10yo kid can delineate a watershed with a fair amount of accuracy, as should anyone who goes out into wilderness.

Since teams usually adopt a name that implies bravery, honor and victory, it is not an insult to recognize Indians. The particular name of this team (full disclosure: I am a Giants fan) might be offensive to some, but I doubt most Indians.

That's for the most part correct. Indians are very proud of their heritage. Now calling a Salish indian a Crow or a Blackfoot? That's a good way to get your ass beat.

The best thing for students to do is not go to college unless you have a genuine interest in some specific area of study.

Learn the difference between being well-educated and well-schooled.

I'm just about finished with my first year as a hydrology major. I think its funny to listen to some of my fellow students complain about having to take geology; if they don't like geology than what are they doing in hydrology? Anyway, I'm gonna love my job. I'll be able to work just about anywhere in the world I want, but I'll probably stick around western MT. We got lots of water.

and having your only legacy be a 10 minute video called What the Hell is Water.

I've already had to do a few a those...

The best thing for students to do is not take student loans.

Einstein summed up the premise of this video in five sentences a long time a go.

I haven't had cable/satellite in years.

It's fun to see Senators that are so concerned about what we pay for television; I jokes. Our lawmakers have better things to do, like turning hemp into the major textile in the U.S....

Cable companies don't have lobbyists like DuPont, but they have John McCain!

Don't let your ignorance and urban provincialism cloud your understanding of reality.

I [...] hate agreeing with a texan.

They're teaching my daughter cursive, she likes it and is good. I was terrible, and that's why I print. Not to knock good penmanship/cursive, but typing is a much more important skill. Still, teaching 4th graders to type? They would hate it!

It's not my house? Maybe next year...

...gut shoot and keep walking while they run off...
#22 | Posted by soheifox

Wolves aren't all bad. One example is riparian vegetation; wolves run the streams and keep the elk in the hills, the elk don't eat the vegetation on the banks, and that is good for everything.

But when I see a wolf, and I have the opportunity, I go for the gut. Same goes for mountain lions.

#24 | Posted by nullifidian

No kidding! Especially when we can just go the store!

You need a gun license to buy bullets... or you'll have to get them the hard way... perhaps of iffy quality and at twice the normal price.

#3 | Posted by Rigel

Reloading takes time and a investment. I don't sweat the current ammo shortage we are seeing in the U.S.. I'm sitting on thousands of primers, casings, bullets, powder. Most of the cartridges I make exceed factory ammo, though I'm still working to perfect my rifle rounds.

This has been a long time coming; leave management up to the states.