actually elk ... i think i may have stolen it myself or something similair but i cant remember where from(i think a texan country singer). steal away my brother...the other is adapted from a sherman alexie quote from -lone ranger and tonto fist fight in heaven- i believe . but i think he said "get hit by a truck" and i like doe in headlights better. of course who am i to go changing shgerman alexie. if you ever get a chance to hear him speak or do a reading...do it. he is extreemely funny, probably one of the best authors ever and a spokane indian. He wrote the movie "smoke signals". he has lots of funny stories abvout flying post sept. 11. I heard him say once . "when i get on a plane, people are like... what is this some long haired italion or terrorist or what and i fel like beating a drum and spreding casino chips as i walk down the aisle so that they know im obviousely an indian"


i also heard him tell a story about driving up 405 right after 9/11 and a guy in a giant truck with a huge flag pulled up next to him and yells " go back to your own country" then he said it was about a mile before i figured out to yell back "you first" then I thought maybe he knew i was a spokane indian and meant "go back to your own county"

i digress but check him out if ya get the chance. he lives in seattle and is hilariouse..

Auntie:
I have a .357 and about 5000 rounds
did you make those cookies? And are they chocolate chip? if so get your gun and cookie jar.
I’ll get the milk and ammo. and lets go practice.

Well, for my two cents..... I am tired of small groups getting their way by crying "our way of life is in jeopardy" such as Farmers, Commercial fisherman, loggers, etc.....
Times change, and we all have to adapt to the changing conditions of the world. Farmers, Ranchers, etc. should not be any different.
More people benefit from the Klamath basin then the few farmers/ranchers that are getting the water "to hold on to our way of life". Maybe they should get into the grape business cause they are so good at making Whine, er, I mean wine.....

I guess I'm not a true outdoorsmen.

Theres one who people call a *****. He does whats mainly best for humans, to help the quality of life, sometimes not seeming to care about the environment. But when someone attacks those humans, he retaliates with a full force of millions of soldiers.

Then theres one who people call a saint. Hey, hes had extra-marital affairs while in office, and never really does much when attacked (but we're supposed to forgive those who want his people dead anyways, its just other humans... not like its FISH...), but he stands up for the environment!

Sorry guys, but I'm gonna risk a drop in fishing and appreciate the fact that I can go up hiking, hunting, fishing, or just wildlife viewing (no matter how scarce the wildlife) without some radical religious extremist dropping a plane, bomb, or fatal chemicals on me.

Kaari, I believe you called that attitude fatalistic? Works for me.

Curtis

its "the only thing in the middle of the road are yellow lines and dead animals"

that is a quote by Rush Limbaugh, and very true indeed

That's a pretty significant contradiction there; to the many on this board, our quality of life IS ALL ABOUT the environment. Personally, my quality of life has eroded in the last two years.

Congratulations to the terrorists; your fears are proving them victorious. Furthermore, if you think what's going on now is diminishing the terrorist threat, you're gravely mistaken. But just imagine how we could have beefed up our own homeland security with $80 billion.

metalhead- rush limbaugh stole it too! that is not his quote. i cant remember the singer but its from a song for sure before rush. its a great line though no matter how ya change it.

The Bush Onslaught Continues:

New wilderness policy enacted

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration, holding that many wilderness areas proposed after 1993 were invalid, has thrown out the handbook used by federal land managers to decide which areas deserve to be protected.

The new policy, announced Friday, represents a reversal of the practice, established by the Clinton administration, of encouraging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to assess land for its wilderness qualities before allowing it to be developed for other uses.

The changes could significantly alter the BLM's treatment of millions of acres primarily in Washington and 11 other Western states, and could increase the likelihood that mining, drilling and road building will be allowed.

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.co...p;date=20030413