tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30294713.post3802341691862591645..comments2007-04-12T00:53:01.837-05:00Mike LaRochehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175538263768215381noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30294713.post-57385224714664749812007-04-12T00:53:00.000-05:002007-04-12T00:53:00.000-05:00(Lest I be misunderstood; the South Pole lacks those treats, not Texas--though Hostess Snowballs may be a regional thing)gary mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30294713.post-91594843983382458242007-04-12T00:50:00.000-05:002007-04-12T00:50:00.000-05:00Maybe we can talk The Festering Swamp's Mike K out of his affection for boats; I admire you tough Texans (and adoptive Texans) but I'll stick to places where I can buy car magazines, good cheap chardonnay, and Hostess Snowballs, that cocanut-covered treat.Gary Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30294713.post-241512086982664902007-04-08T02:32:00.000-05:002007-04-08T02:32:00.000-05:00Speaking of freezing, the cold weather sure hit today. In fact, as I type this at 2:30 in the morning, it is 35 degrees outside.<BR/><BR/>As cold as that is, I have no doubt Shackleton and Franklin would have thought the mid-30s a blessing. "Rottings" sends a real chill up my spine, more so than Simmons' monster!Mike (in S.A.) LaRochehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175538263768215381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30294713.post-82223849276174891092007-04-06T16:27:00.000-05:002007-04-06T16:27:00.000-05:00Nice to see a new post! <BR/><BR/>Several years ago I read Endurance, the true accounting of Shackelton's attempt to go to the South Pole in the early 1900's. The journey was beyond harrowing and scary and doomed and at the worst point, they are stranded 500 miles away from land, and try to make a go of it in a little open boat, you can guess how that went...oh yeah, there were frozen body parts, gangrene episodes, amuptations minus anasthesia, and various 'rottings'...Lovecraftian monsters, au natural! Anyway, not only was I completely thankful for dry land under my feet, I also ruled out any adventuring in retirement that included sailing around the world.<BR/><BR/>Yeah. Bring on the reassuring heat of summer!Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024437222713539528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30294713.post-17648598014178454672007-04-06T13:54:00.000-05:002007-04-06T13:54:00.000-05:00I've heard of that story and it sends chills up my spine; I don't think I could read it--too scary!Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763739733903706524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30294713.post-66643803431714317882007-04-06T02:23:00.000-05:002007-04-06T02:23:00.000-05:00I'll take heat over cold any day. Maybe I'll head out to Texas one of these days. THought about it here and there.David N. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14015331858303000713noreply@blogger.com