The Iditarod dog-sled race began on Saturday. Each team of 12 to 16 dogs will cover 1,409 miles and take some 9 or ten days. This is, perhaps, the most extreme sport of them all. A true testament to the human (and canine) spirit and a test of survival. Mushing through blizzard conditions, these are brave soles. At times, the temperature can reach a wind chill of -100 Fahrenheit. The winner takes home around $70,000. And serious bragging rights.
This brings up a point: I'd like to add this to my list of "Dream Jobs."
A while back I posted my top five dream jobs, a post I can't locate at the moment. I'm sure it included freelance writer, Disney Imagineer, and three others (I'll find them eventually).
Today, I'll add a few seasonal Dream Jobs:
1 - Dog sled Racer
2 - Mountain Climber
3 - Pixar Animator (they have an opening right now)
4 - Ski -Patrol
5 - Political Speech Writer
If you want to follow the Iditarod:
www.iditarod.com
www.dogsled.com
www.iditablog.com
(there is a site linked through these that does GPS tracking for some of the 95 teams that started this year's race; it's neat)
04 March 2008
The Iditarod: A Dream Job?
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I'm reading "Into Thin Air" right now and while I think mountainclimbing would be neat, I am not currently feeling the pull towards Everest. I am however wishing for Long's Peak in Colorado...it has haunted me somewhat since I was there a few years ago.
I loved the idea of dogsled racing when I was in elementary school. My mom even made me an incredibly cool dogsledding-themed cake for my birthday one year. It was awesome.
I'm so with you on the political speechwriting.
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