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A Purposeful Life: Pause for a Whisper
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The most depraved type of human being . [is] the man without a purpose." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. Friday, March 28, 2014. Pause for a Whisper. What was I, eighteen? There was enough snow on the ledges that the whole face looked white and nondescript. James suggested we climb it and he started racking up. “Why don’t we leave the ropes here? 8221; I asked. From James’s wry smile, I could see that he agreed. Your whole being depends on your swinging your left tool into the ice? You can never experience h...
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A Purposeful Life: February 2008
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The most depraved type of human being . [is] the man without a purpose." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. Friday, February 8, 2008. I have been taking stock of my life lately. I don't know if it this New Hampshire winter, the six-foot-tall snow banks in front of the cottage, and the my general state of inactivity, but things just seem a bit daunting. Whereas my existential funk had a certain cache when I was in college, today it seem less interesting and more sad. In the movie The Weatherman,. Kayte and Me, J...
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A Purposeful Life: April 2010
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The most depraved type of human being . [is] the man without a purpose." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. Friday, April 16, 2010. April is the cruelest month. TS Eliot began The Waste Land. With the line, "April is the cruelest month." I'm sure he used the line to create the feeling of dread and bleakness that permeates his entire 434 line poem. I am choosing to use the line because, well, my back hurts. My hand is not broken, thank God. Just severely bruised. But my back still hurts his morning while...I hav...
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Lithic Loafing: Seurat
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Last Friday, Justin and I found ourselves at Mt. Evans again, on what was so far the chilliest morning of the season. On previous trips, Justin was charitable enough to allow me to climb on Bierstadt. 160;early in the day, with favorable conditions. By the time we would walk over to his project, Seurat. Executing with style and grace (and animated facial expressions, as illustrated below). Well done, sir. Well done. September 23, 2008 at 3:20 PM. Speaking of emailing photos.
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A Purposeful Life: Conquest of the Absurd
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The most depraved type of human being . [is] the man without a purpose." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Conquest of the Absurd. It was mid January, and I was on the Welch/Dickie Loop, a popular 4 mile hike over the twin summits of Welch and Dickie Mountains. I had just crested Welch, and as I began my climb up to Dickie, I came upon two hikers. 8220;How’s it going? One of the hikers looked at me. “Are you running. Following the mountaineers on Welch and Dickie. The run went quite ...
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A Purposeful Life: July 2007
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The most depraved type of human being . [is] the man without a purpose." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. Wednesday, July 4, 2007. You Can't Go Home Again. At any rate, I still have a core group of friends, a wonderful family, and the same climbs on which I have tested myself for going on fifteen years now. I should count myself lucky for that. There's always the chance that we can schedule the parade for next year. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Did he give you reason to think that? View my complete profile.
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A Purposeful Life: April 2008
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The most depraved type of human being . [is] the man without a purpose." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. Wednesday, April 9, 2008. I woke up sweating. Tornado. The covers were disheveled, wrapped around my right leg. My mouth was dry. Had I been gasping? I’m not quite sure, but I did hear that word, clear as day: Tornado. It was Suzanne’s voice, just her voice. Do they have tornadoes down in. To this I would respond in that most brotherly of terms, that term that says so much with so few syllables: Duh.
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A Purposeful Life: SAD
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The most depraved type of human being . [is] the man without a purpose." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. Thursday, February 5, 2009. The hopelessness breeds inactivity. This inactivity starts as a notion, and then expands to encompass my entire being. Should I go for a run? Naw, I'll sit on the couch and play Madden, while eating my pancakes. Should I go to the climbing gym? Lets just name it The Apocalypse and call it good. Thursday, February 05, 2009. Friday, February 06, 2009. Friday, February 06, 2009.
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A Purposeful Life: August 2007
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The most depraved type of human being . [is] the man without a purpose." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. Monday, August 20, 2007. This summer has been different from previous summers, however. Whereas last summer I was super excited to go to Rifle, to test myself in the arena, to climb hard, talk about climbing hard, and climb hard a little more. Last summer I did exactly that and I came back completely tired, but with a few memorable hard climbs under my belt. It was exactly what I wanted. I never took that...
