http://tucsonsammy.com/2007/01/05/cultural-crevasse/ A libertarian curmudgeon who lurks near the ever changing geographic center of the Old Pueblo Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:39:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://tucsonsammy.com/2007/01/05/cultural-crevasse/#comment-295 Frank Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:10:44 +0000 http://tucsonsammy.com/2007/01/05/cultural-crevasse/#comment-295 Yo Ivan...take up stamp collecting. Danger is part of the game. That's part of the attraction. Not to admit that is just not being honest. Any cool, worthy endevour has with it the distinct possibility of getting chopped: climbing, bluewater sailing, rodeo rough stock riding (all right...personal preferences!). To blame nature is to betray the covenant you made when you signed up. You're pissing on the rule book. You don't deserve the mountain. Yo Ivan…take up stamp collecting. Danger is part of the game. That’s part of the attraction. Not to admit that is just not being honest. Any cool, worthy endevour has with it the distinct possibility of getting chopped: climbing, bluewater sailing, rodeo rough stock riding (all right…personal preferences!). To blame nature is to betray the covenant you made when you signed up. You’re pissing on the rule book. You don’t deserve the mountain.

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