Mars has rocks too, and I feel certain there must be a hole there somewhere
even if it isn't in limestone.
As to keeping it to caving, what a joke! For the last year or so all I have
read on this list is a litany of age related woes, various personal
disasters, and daily updates concerning a man made hole in the ground. As for
news from Mexico, which is the main reason I joined this list, it might as
well be located on Mars!
As soon as anyone posts anything strange, interesting, or controversial
some politically correct scold will sternly remind us to keep on topic. How
excruciatingly boring!
This creeping conservatism may be the inevitable consequence not just of
the aging of individuals but of the activity as a whole; nevertheless, I, for
one, do not intend to go gently into that good night. If you can't post an
entertaining and well written account of an actual caving trip then at
least tell a few bad jokes, issue some obscenities, give us some tips on
trespassing, rant about some politics, or (my favorite) insult the beliefs of
a
few million idiots. Then, to keep on topic, use some convoluted logic to
tie it back into caving. That is the nice thing about caving, it is a huge
hole into which you can dump an unlimited amount of shit. So lighten up!
Now for the real problem. Today, this very, day is the culmination of the
very best part of caving, which is to say the Old Timers Reunion and I'm not
there. I'm not talking about that silly little homo goat roping y'all
Texicans hold, I'm talking about the real thing in WestbyGawdVirginia! Ann
broke her foot so we decided not to go since she might be tempted to dance. It
is a tragedy!
Sleazeweazel
PS: And David, please keep sending your missives from the Red Planet, I
find them to be at least mildly entertaining even if not comprehensible. If
nothing else the caving community serves as a home for wayward weirdos so we
both fit right in!
