More South Pole Wildlife
Sarah sends this holiday card from Palmer Station, way down south. Orcas with antlers. Pengzilla, watch your back!
Happy Christmukkah
What Do Jews Do on Christmas? [Link] Funny. The first thing on the list? Go out for Chinese food! They’ve left out something critical in this handy FAQ page, though. It’s this: Join our Christian family members and/or friends in their holiday celebrations. It can be just delightful to watch other people’s kids gleefully unwrapping …
Better Than
Mindy has a really funny (to me) post up about people who think Europe is better because (insert specious reasoning here). She lives in Britain now, so she does have some idea of what she’s talking about. He’s one of those typical guys who’s decided that Europeans are better just because they’re not from here. …
Terminating the Terminator
Down in Graz they’re in a tizzy. A faction of folks said they wanted the Governator’s name removed from the stadium. They’re all mighty disappointed in him after he refused to commute the death sentence for Tookie. So out of control are they that the press says they’re talking of renaming the stadium after Tookie. …
Teaser
The teaser for my feature spread about snowshoeing in Austria is up here. To get the whole thing, you gotta get a print edition of the magazine. And if you come across one, pick up two and send one my way! I haven’t seen the finished copy yet. Also, there’s another Mrs. Gizmo article here. …
Avalanche Season
Vocabulary word of the day: Lawinen. Avalanche. You can’t ski in this weather. The wind pushes you backwards so there’s no point in even dropping your skis on the snow. There’s a solution to that – get out of the meadows and up in the narrower valleys. The trails are more challenging and there are …