My suggestions:

matches and bug repellant

Nalgene is ditching their bottles because of a potential health threat from BPA (another blow to my home town economy), so consider something else

make sure you have tried to put your tent together before you get there...preferably several times so that if needed you can do it in the dark while it is raining. a new tent can be rather like putting Ikea furniture together for the first time

ditto on the 1st Aid kit(#2) and the bit of rope (#23)

have fun!

FYI, the La Crosse Battery Charger for $39.99 (free shipping) from Amazon notes that the BC-900 won't release until May 25, 2008.

WeatherBuffs (http://www.weatherbuffs.com) appears to have it in stock for $44.95 plus shipping (cheapest US option I had was $14).

I am going to wait unless I find it elsewhere.

Happy Easter to all.

Here is the mp3 in a direct link

http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/quirksaio_20071103_3793.mp3

I suspect a direct vote for Satan might be preferable.

Love the improvements! My observations so far are:

1) Google reader puts a video advertisement at the bottom of all posts,and they weren't there before. Adblock only removes part of it.

2)Is there a way to edit the user profile name? I found out someone else on the internets has my admittedly obscure yet misspelled screen name, and in all fairness, they had it first. I would opt for an even stupider name if given the opportunity to make a change and keep the same email address.

Hop over to monoprice.com and check out their alternative. They have a 4 port HDMI 1.3a (with a remote) for 89 bucks. I have had their 3X1 switch for about 6 months and it is only $42. I have no complaints so far on anything I have bought from them.

Character or not, I thought his tracks were very enjoyable, and I got quite a chuckle form his videos. A *lot* better than any leaked Britney by a long shot...