Bedrock & Paradox

I dream of a hard and brutal mysticism in which the naked self merges with a non-human world and yet somehow survives still intact, individual, separate. Paradox and bedrock.

Lists

What is up with lists? And with numbers. All the magazines seem to have some marketing data that the more numbers they put on the cover (“155 Essential Winter Skills” in the latest Backpacker, what unfortunate intern had to count them all?), the more people will by them.

That bit of data doesn’t resonate with me.

However, I’m currently taking a break from writing a guide to APA citation, and listening to All Songs Considered’s 50 Most Important Recordings of the Decade, which thus far is very interesting. I’ll have to dive into my own pontifications about trips and gear next month.

DaveC

3 responses to “Lists”

  1. Phillip Avatar
    Phillip

    Can there really be 155 "essential" winter skills? Really, that many skills are essential to recreating in the outdoors during the winter? I don't even know if I need 155 skills to successful raft the Grand Canyon in the winter.Further proves, IMHO, that Backpacker died several years ago when they stopped focusing on backpacking. Must be tiring to attempt to reinvent the wheel every season.

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  2. Phillip Avatar
    Phillip

    Can there really be 155 "essential" winter skills? Really, that many skills are essential to recreating in the outdoors during the winter? I don't even know if I need 155 skills to successful raft the Grand Canyon in the winter.Further proves, IMHO, that Backpacker died several years ago when they stopped focusing on backpacking. Must be tiring to attempt to reinvent the wheel every season.

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  3. Cellarrat Avatar
    Cellarrat

    Lists are simply one way to re-hash the same info over and over and hopefuly sell more magazines :)

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