Twenty years ago, I spent ten weeks in Antarctica and the experience changed my life. It's hard to describe (and I'm not the guy to do it) but the bleakness and

Twenty years ago, I spent ten weeks in Antarctica and the experience changed my life. It's hard to describe (and I'm not the guy to do it) but the bleakness and immensity of the continent is overwhelming--but then you realize that, hey, here are some bipedal mammals that flew in giant metal machines down here to eat, sleep, learn, and run IT systems. No big whoop, humans can do anything. Every year, I still wistfully scan the Antarctica job listings...