Here’s what I hate about traveling: Paying bills Paying two-and-a-half months’ worth of bills in advance with imaginary money Saying goodbye to people I love, which is what I did on my way home from the Sacramento Airport the night before last Saying goodbye when it’ll be a long separation Packing Unpacking in search of something I’ve forgotten whether or not I’ve packed Tying up loose ends at work Trying to divine which of the […]
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Myanmar/Burma Disaster
I got this e-mail from MoveOn: “CNN is now reporting that up to 100,000 people have died from the cyclone that hit Burma. The scale of this disaster is hard to even imagine, and relief is urgently needed. So we wanted to pass along this email from our friends at Avaaz.org (the global online progressive group) letting you know how you can help.” Trusting that MoveOn knows from a worthy organization, I donated through the […]
Read moreThe Conquest of Everest (Movie)
This incredible film is the original 1953 documentary of the Hillary/Norgay team’s ascent of Everest. I hadn’t realized the expedition had been documented in movie form, and found out only by accident when I discovered it hiding on Side B of the Into the Thin Air of Everest DVD. The beginning is inauspicious: a classic propaganda film [produced by Countryman Films] with waving Union Jacks and the newly coronated Queen Elizabeth buoyed down the avenue […]
Read moreInto the Thin Air of Everest (Movie)
Poor old Peak 15. It’s like a brilliant woman whom men see only for her perfect body. Into the Thin Air of Everest: Mountain of Dreams, Mountain of Doom portrays Everest as remarkable mostly because of its recreational opportunities, which afford humans infinite potential to chalk up “firsts”: First attempt First successful summit First via the south First by English [Chinese] [American] team First without oxygen First without porters First solo First American woman to […]
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