The Frozen North

ATMs in Antarctica

There are two ATM machines in Antarctica. They are located at McMurdo Station and operated by Wells Fargo. Here's an interview with a Wells Fargo VP about the unique challenges of operating those machines.

You know, the other thing too that you may find interesting -- I don't know how much you know about folks that need to go down to Antarctica -- it's a huge process to do it. So when we're preparing for the vendor visit, it's like a ten-month process. The reason being is, they obviously go in the off-season when it's obviously warmer because no planes fly onto the ice in their winter months. And so anybody that goes to Antarctica has to be cleared with a physical, a dental, and a psychological evaluation, because if for some reason the plane can't get out, you're trapped down there until the next season.

From kottke.org

English Major Junk

http://www.themillions.com/2010/07/colonoscopy-it%E2%80%99s-time-to-check-your-colons.html

Extreme Sidewalk Sports

My car won't start, but the world still turns. So... upon investigating my usual route to work, I thought, "I can bike 13 miles to work... no problem."
My helpful boyfriend suggested I take a route that I don't usually follow, because "it has a bike path." Unknowingly, I biked 16 miles to work. At the 14 or so mile point, my cycling became a bit belabored. As I cruised the sidewalk on my Magna Fugitive down the main boulevard of the city, checking people out and showing off, I failed to notice the extreme drop on one side of the pavement. I off-roaded a bit and then crashed on the sidewalk.
I haven't had a scraped knee from a bike accident since I was 12. It's kind of a good feeling.

Room Mates

I live with some dogs
Calvin, Bob, Ophelia, Kaizer

I live with a dog named Ophelia

I live with a dog named Bob

I live with a dog named Calvin

My room mates are so cool.

Dumpster Treasure

Yesterday the fancy grocery store of southern Virginia yielded the most magnificent thing- an old school boom box tape player/radio/recorder.
I call that good karma.