“Nude women are only Art if there’s an urn in it,” said Fred Colon. This sounded a bit weak even to him, so he added: “Or a plinth. Both is best, o’course. It’s a secret sign, see, that they put in to say that it’s Art and okay to look at.”
@amarguerite‘s thread about ahistorical Protagonist Names reminded me that my mother was cleaning the attic recently and unearthed her list of baby names; apparently if I had been a boy I would have been Rowan Rooney, which means I would have had only one career option: protagonist of a YA fantasy novel set in Ireland.
Roald Amundsen photographed in 1906 after completing the first single vessel navigation of the Northwest Passage. The key to Amundsen’s success was a combination of the right ship and the right lifestyle. For his journey he chose the Gjøa, a small, shallow draft 70 foot vessel able to maneuver the labyrinth that is arctic Canada. His lifestyle during the journey was patterned after the Inuit, not only in clothing but also in the small size of his crew. Only five men traveled with him, a number that could be supported by the land with (relative) ease.
A Pretty Taste for Paradox 