2009, already?

Before I turned on my space heater and turned off my heated bed sheet (signifying sleep's defeat), I checked BBC news. A few minutes later, my face went rather pale and I was chuckling in a nervous, crazy sort of way. Here's what I saw, an article about Mount Snowdon rescues: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7804676.stm.

Now, here's what I have to say: climbing a mountain in improper gear in the winter is very, very dangerous. I speak from experience. When I climbed the mountain in November, I was one of those people wearing trainers (tennis shoes in American lingo). Yet I climbed, three parts dumb and one part determined. There's a sheet of ice that makes the mountain look like the Snow Queen's castle over some rather strenuous climbs. The sight of which sends the entirety of one's life to the cold space right behind one's tongue. And that's during the day time.

Well, that's all for my first post of 2009, from my rickety old house in Athens, Ohio (which is a different story I shall likely write later). Cheers!