Tag: travel
member name: Kate Keeley
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January 10, 2008 09:51 PM EST --
The voice, coming as it did from behind, startled me.
"You shouldn't hate your hands," he said.
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January 06, 2008 12:04 PM EST --
In 2004, with the New Year beginning, I sat down to contemplate possible resolutions. Every year I came up with at least one way to improve myself--eat more fruits and vegetables, exercise more, watch . . .
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January 29, 2008 11:28 PM EST --
Someone asked me while I was traveling in Antarctica, "So...are you having the greatest time ever?"
Of course I said yes, and I was having a great time-beauty, adventure, and purpose all . . .
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January 17, 2008 07:44 PM EST --
The following is an excerpt from merlore. Do you believe that merpeople (aka mermaids and mermen) exist or once existed?
My Love, the Sea
What do I love, I love the sea
The sea, . . .
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January 26, 2008 09:27 PM EST --
Only adéile and Emperor penguins are considered true Antarctic species. On the peninsula we saw adéiles, gentoos, and chinstraps. Occasionally someone sighted a King or Emperor, . . .
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February 12, 2008 08:24 PM EST --
This past weekend I joined some of my diving buddies for a dip under the ice at Twin Lakes in Colorado. Are we crazy? It's a requirement...
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January 12, 2008 08:48 PM EST --
While in Antarctica I discovered some surprising facts. Are the following statements true or false?
1. There are polar bears in Antarctica.
2. All penguins like cold weather.
3. Krill . . .
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January 16, 2008 07:06 PM EST --
1. Temperatures in Antarctica are heating up twice as fast as the global average.
2. In prehistoric times there was a species of penguin over 6 feet tall.
3. Seals' lungs collapse on dives . . .
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January 20, 2008 04:11 PM EST --
Halfway between San Francisco and Hawaii, a mother scours a mass of garbage twice the size of the state of Texas for treats to take home to her child. A bright yellow Lego block catches her attention. . . .
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January 19, 2008 12:31 AM EST --
The ship rocks beneath my feet, as unnoticed as the beating of my heart. The ice stretches out between our ship and the cliffs rising in the distance, and I understand the power of the ice, . . .
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January 20, 2008 08:24 PM EST --
Icy
Glacier calving
Blue birds white wings melting
As they dive down into the sea
Clouds part winds drop howling currents calling
Follow me to warmer waters
Blind to fate . . .
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February 17, 2008 02:28 PM EST --
During my recent trip to Antarctica, I discovered that scientists (and science) can be a hoot. I might have become a scientist if I had known these guys and gals were so much fun and lived lives of such . . .
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