Non-Typical Solutions

We got ours today......34B here we come......

How about Thumper??? Very nice looking piece....

Willie, it ain't no Unit 10 muley, but are you comparing it to one of those dink white tail sheds you found, you know the one on the microsheds forum???

For all you die hard wrestling fans.....it is true......ASU cut their athletics down to 20 varsity sports and wrestling was one of the varsity sports that got the AXE. Sad day for AZ Wrestling..............

I passed a rig headed from the Show Low area this morning...it had 4"+ on the hood........just wet and cold in Snowflake

Made about four trips to Tucson this past month, have been there many times before but those hills you cut through have got to be some of the most interesting formations around. If you are at dripping springs turnoff headed towards Globe it looks like the hillside got tilted something fierce. Anybody have any of the geological information about what they suspect is the cause of that country. I don't see any volcanic rock so it must be a meeting place for plates underneath, but I don't really hear any tells of earthquake activity around there. One of these days I'm gonna climb that mountain........

I'm guessing you are right, it is just such an awesome site, plus I thought maybe somebody on here has done some kicking up there......

On in Snowflake...wintery on......not snow but dang cold.....

Thats OK being on the other side of the fence.....I tend to prefer that side of the fence anyway. I did some constuction work there in Kachina a long time ago, was running cabinets for a local shop up there. I kind of felt like I was on a picnic getting to be out there working. Has that place grown alot or does it still have water problems?? Still some very nice pics.....

Amanda, I was counting in you.........

Does this mean you have 4 matching sets of antlers sitting somewhere?? That is awesome, those boyz are smart a@@e@ flaunting it like that out of season.....

Does it not seem strange that we have a man running for president whos name OBAMA ryhmes with OSAMA???? Or is it just me???

Dang gone for a couple of days and things go everywhere. Social medicine.....have you ever lived in a country where social medicine is practiced? Might want to try that one out before you jump on that band wagon. There is alot in a name no matter how you want to side step it.......good or bad, a name carries alot of weight depending on what that name is known for. If Obama can't stand up for his name then so be it, you have dirt on my name, then so be it, I'll take it head on. If a kid walks into my classroom and has the last name LOSER, am I going to treat him like a loser??? Only if he begins to act like one.........

Rained here in Snowflake this morning about 5:00......put down a nice shower....looks like snow weather over towards the Round Valley direction.....nice rain, hope we can get some more....

We still live in the best country in the world, I just can't believe that we have two characters running around on the face of the earth that are so scary and highly regarded in both their repective political endeavors. Does make me want to puke.......especially the latest that OBAMA came out with how he would handle the OSAMAS of this world......very scary....he is going to sit down and have a visit with them?????

Over the past couple of months the White Mountain Independent has been running stories about unfortunate circumstances regarding illegals in this country. I am getting sick of the stories, especially when the term Illegal is plastered all over each one of these articles. Here is a sample of what the articles have been like... http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19673912&BRD=2264&PAG=461&dept_id=506172&rfi=6

AZ Sounds like you have put alotof work into mounting those sheds, bring out the pics......

I did the google thing on ASU coaching salaries and here are some excerpts from an agenda from a meeting about their womens coaching contract. ISSUE: Arizona State University (ASU) requests approval of a multiple-year employment contract for Charli Turner Thorne as Head Women’s Basketball Coach from the execution of the contract through April 15, 2012, pursuant to ABOR policies 6-1001 through 6-1003. Coach’s current annual salary is $275,000. Effective July 1, 2007, Coach’s salary will be increased to $400,000 per year, consisting of $350,000 base salary and $50,000 additional salary. This salary increase is in lieu of any performance criteria salary increase under Coach's existing contract. Coach's salary will be for basic duties relating specifically to coaching and for additional duties consisting of participation in media programs, development activities, public relations activities and endorsements, and other promotional activities. Effective July 1, 2008, Coach will receive an increase in additional salary from $50,000 to $100,000. Academic Performance Compensation Academic Year GPA Graduation Rate (Fall/Spring semesters) (NCAA 4-year rolling rate) $20,000 2.8 OR 75% $22,500 2.9 OR 80% $25,000 3.0 OR 85% A single payout for the highest achievement in post-season competition: NCAA two games $10,000 NCAA three games $25,000 NCAA four games $35,000 NCAA five games $50,000 NCAA national championship $65,000 Coach may also receive retention bonuses for staying through certain dates. If Coach stays as Head Women's Basketball Coach through April 15, 2011, Coach will receive a bonus for staying for the 2010 to 2011 basketball season of $240,000. In addition, if Coach stays as Head Coach through April 15, 2012, Coach will receive a bonus for staying for the 2011 to 2012 basketball season of $160,000. AS you can see, there is some serious money being earned by coaches at the college level...UofA Livengood Athletic Director was making a million plus in 1998, so I can imagine what miss Love is making at ASU........lots of money floating around to be cutting programs. Definitely top heavy.

Nice post Schmitty, what year did BYU drop their wrestling program? I agree, football carries the torch for many a sport to have money, it is just the way things are. I know here just at the high school level, nobody makes any money off of gate, just football, and basketball if Alchesay is playing here.

I took a chance and emailed Lisa Love yesterday....of all names. Mainly out of frustration, and figured it would hit the round file cabinet. But instead I got this lengthy letter which is basically the same thing you will read if you pull up the subject on ASU's website. Here are a couple of excerpts from that letter. Mr. Mortensen, "Thank you for your correspondence regarding our decision to discontinue three varsity sports at Arizona State University. Your passion and frustration with the decision is noted." Then it goes into lengthy details as to why, but this one is the comment that really gets me: "With a dedicated effort to a successful 20-sport varsity program in mind, these three sports were selected with the following criteria: financial impact, potential competitive success, conference/regional support and gender equity." Gender equity, title nine in other words.... Womens soccer and water polo were added to the varsity program in 2002........I am sure that water polo is a money making machine and probably top 10 in the nation. As for the kids on scholarships, the article goes on to state that scholarships will be honored for all students who have been affected by the drop in programs.

And McCain pissed me off this morning on the news......claiming the URGENCY of this global warming needed to be addressed......I hope I misunderstood him.....but I don't think I did......

It isn't that Lil'Y is that big, we are all that small ....genetics.......plus Lil'Y is physically challenged so we tried to make the gun light and take as much pop out of it as we possibly could........

He-She +1 Congrats on the HE-HE and good to see there was still some snow on the ground........

Somebody get me a BB gun...............................................