I was going to write about chaos. The chaos raining down upon us by a populist fearmonger and his pedestaled, unelected, too-rich-to-really-care sledgehammer-wielder. The infantile shattering of all vestiges of American decency, a skulking retreat to shuddering isolationism and xenophobia paradoxically cast as a symbol of impending greatness. The resounding dearth of humanity in the […]
Some thoughts about horizons, perspectives, Udhauli Parva, and more, plus a new interactive panorama from the top of the Amphu Laptsa!
It seemed impossible. The wind was relentless, tossing me around at 25,000 feet on Everest's North Ridge. It was futile, and then I laughed...
Visit Mount Everest and the surrounding peaks and valleys virtually with this interactive, 5.5 gigabyte panorama by Jake Norton.
gigapan, mount everest, panorama
Read MoreLessons from Everest - and life - about hope, fear, challenges, and how to manage it all as we approach the new year.
hope, inspiration, perspective, Rebecca Solnit, Rene Descartes, Thursday Thought
Read MoreDuring this season of trying to give happiness, and as we look to the new year still immensely complicated by pandemic, war, and strife, we need to look deeper at what brings happiness to us, and to the world.
croatia, Gandhi, Leo Tolstoy, love
Read MoreImpermanence is often a dirty word in the Western world, but with thought and acceptance, it is a massive positive, and a brush with eternity.
impermanence, inspiration, perspective, Thursday Thought
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