A Wonderfullyrich World

Once again Andre get’s the ice scoop.
Apparently the smurf shack at the Pegasus Airfield in McMurdo Antarctica decided it was tired of the cold and lit itself on fire to warm up…
it’s a frustrating 30-minute ride out to the airfield, watching the flames. we’re told that the smurf shack is a total loss, but there’s two fuel […]

I’ve arrived in Kotlik, the asshole of the world as some joke. Kotlik in Yupik means pants, because two rivers fork in a way that looks like pants and the town is right where the asshole would be.
Unfortunately they are also getting the asshole end of the bargin for many reasons. The […]

Five hours per year staring at a elevator inspection certificate… That’s my back of the envelope guess at my usage, so five hours staring at a allen wrench and straighten paperclip taped to the frame, 5 hours wondering what the “major alterations” you could do to an elevator that would require an inspection, 5 […]

I am not the daily poster I used to be in Antarctica, but while you wait for me to find time to mull, edit, and finally post a piece, I highly recommend you read my friend andre’s blog for your virtual ice adventure. His literate descriptive prose is worth catching. Of course he’s […]