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Show PAGE 8 prTj TECHNICA PACIFICA THE INFORMATION EXPERTS 59 EAST CENTER, PHONE (801) MOAB, FAX 259-410- 0 84532 (801) UTAH r '& 259-410- 1 Subject to Change Cherie Gilmore By venture is not in tfte guidebook; and Beauty is not on the map. $ Seefc and ye shaft find. Terry Russell We all know that if you put your hand right in front of your face, you can block out the sun. At first glance, this phenomenon may appear to have had only minimal impact on our lives, serving at best to prevent us from crashing into other vehicles as we drive into the sunset from behind windshields. Yes it's true. Studies show that the typical Wasatch Front driver consumes way too much caffeine, usually while driving way too fast It's not the actual drinking of the coffee that gets you, though. It's the hurried slamming down of the mug on the dashboard in order to free your hand, in order to use it to block the sun. Which brings us back to the beginning. And the importance of the hand sun relationship. Because for a lot of folks out there, it's more than a driving aid it's a way of life. for Take, instance, the response to the following incident. Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady, while flying his 6 over Bosnia, was shot down by Serb missiles. Things were tense for six days, while the country waited and hoped he had somehow escaped death or capture. After he was rescued and brought safely home, rresident Ginton marked the occasion by smoking a cigar, an act typically associated with celebration and joyous tidings. It seemed like a reasonable thing to do, appropriate to the occasion. But what was the response? Well, here in northern Utah, three major newspapers were hit with angry letters from readers, decrying President Clinton's lack of judgment, and the bad example he was setting for our young people by openly endorsing this unhealthy and yes, evil -- practice. Upon reading the first of these letters the most common reaction was, 1 would say, mild amusement, mixed with perhaps the beginnings of fear for this person's mental state. After the third letter, the amusement had vanished and the fear became disbelief, perhaps with a twinge of disgust and vague horror. Because at least as I see it, these are the facts. American men are flying armed planes over Serbia andor Bosnia, places about which I admittedly know almost nothing. G would venture to say that most of the country shares my lack of detailed knowledge concerning the Balkans). It is, I guess, easy to dismiss the whole thing when when you're talking about faceless groups of planes. But when turn into one they suddenly handsome, youthful face from Spokane, lost somewhere in hostile country, things change. The questions start like why is this man's life being risked? What is he protecting? How far are we willing to take this? Whose ride are we on and do want us there? Then, when coffee-splatter- iV. - O' w ed - F-1- K t: - .Nit The confluence of the Escalante and Colorado rivers in Glen Canyon. 1958. they really Moabs FIRST mountain bike touring company.1 ACTION SHOTS WE NOW RENT BIKES , SLICKPICS CAMPING EQUIPMENT, AND WE DO DAY TOURS, TOO. 400 NORTH MAIN STREET 259-808- 6 NEW LOCATION! 1233 S. Hwy. 191 (next to Red Sands Body Shop) to thank the various river companies' personnel departments for producing the quote: Babe 'Stylenest crop of buffed-ou- t Boatresses in some time.' Kyler would like agreed to this ad only after we threatened to have (Laurie 259-522- 3 Stiles draw her. |