“Polar exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has yet been devised.” -Apsley Cherry-Girard, “The Worst Journey in The World“, 1921The […]
Category Archives: roadtrip
A Few Handy Links
Okay, I’ve now spent something like three days not obsessing about the Pole. That’s probably enough for now – don’t want to overdo it.Since it seems I’m going to be spending […]
Was: New York in three meals
A couple of years ago, when my team was in New York, our resident foodie Barry lured us to WD 50 for an evening with Wylie Dufresne’s tasting menu. The […]
Oh look – we’re in the future now!
It’s been that kind of day, stepping into the vaguely-Gattaca concrete and steel international terminal at SFO, looking up at open space and scrolling monitors as the streamlined and elevated […]
Eastbound
Finally – a post where I don’t say anything about how freaked-out-excited I am that I’m going to the Pole next month. I may not even mention it. Instead, I’m […]
Unexpected Side Effects
One of the unexpected side effects of this whole “Pole” thing is a touch of local celebrity. Closet Antarcticans are coming out and telling me that this is something they’ve always […]
I’ve got a date…
I’m back in OMG-land. Just got my deployment dates. Knowing that I’ll be heading to Antarctica “in late October or early November” leaves it vague enough that I can still […]
Compare and Contrast
Okay, by now you’re all tired of watching me freak out over the South Pole thing. There’ll be more of that, I assure you, but I’ll take a break from […]
The Fears
The busywork is done. All there is to do now is to wait for ticketing, when they tell me what day I need to get on a plane and go. […]
Glacier Goggles
[Usual reminder: if the terms “PQ” and “USAP” don’t mean anything to you, start here, and work your way forward.] So. Maybe it’s something that distinguishes a particular kind of […]
David Pablo Cohn 