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Commentary: Looking out for fire
I found the following audio fascinating as I drove to my office this morning.... my office with that same electronic buzz that Ms. Thielen refers to... man what I wouldn't give for two hours in her tower.
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Commentator Karla Thielen explains her utopian world can almost drive her mad during the three months she lives in solitude atop a tower in Idaho's wilderness, looking out for the first signs of wildfires.
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http://www.npr.org/rundowns/segment.php?wfId=1917660
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Originally Posted by Karla Thielen
We lookouts crave the romance of mountaintop solitude. But... solitude walks a fine line between bliss and madness. It beguiles you like a siren, then it almost kills you.
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Originally Posted by Karla Thielen
But, given the option, I would choose IT over the madness of traffic, telemarketers, and more bad news about the state of the world. Isolation is the price I pay for mountain air, pure water, and quality time away from the electronic buzz of life below.
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06-01-2004, 10:31 AM
