[(CNN) --] I think I have the best job in American journalism, ... I love what I do. |
[The format they decided on was that of a literate outdoor publication.] You can imagine the scorn and ridicule, ... At the time, it was supposed that people who went outdoors were not literate. They were mouth-breathers and knuckle-draggers. |
A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles |
A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles |
A lot of times these destinations are obscure, |
a narrative story -- one with a beginning, a middle and an end. I used to take miles and miles and hundreds and hundreds of pages of notes, and I still do. But now, about three-quarters of the way through the thing, I can see the structure of the story in my mind. |
As soon as we thought it would really be funny to have a fish for a gym coach, it popped in our heads, she's gotta have a really gruff voice because she's a gym coach. The first thing that came to mind was Brian Doyle Murray and we thought, well let's see if he'd be interested, and he said yes. |
For many years I thought my job was to go to places where it would be difficult for most of the readers to ever get to, |
For me, to find a place that doesn't have an organized tour going to it is becoming more and more difficult. A lot of times it involves danger of a political nature -- places where the adventure-travel trips can't go because they can't get any liability insurance. |
I am just delighted to have finally got off the mark for the season, but as long as we win it doesn't matter who scores the goals. What we now have to do is to get a string of results together. I try my very hardest in every game I play but the goals, when they come, are a real bonus. |
I consider myself a writer, |
I'm not particularly good at these outdoor sports, |
If we're going diving with sharks, I count all his arms and legs, and if he's been doing it for 20 years, I figure he knows what he's doing. I tell him, 'Look, you're going to be the focus of this story, Mr. Expert. If I get hurt, you look bad.' |
It's good to have a bit of confidence back and we're really pleased to get a result today. |
It's such a beautiful, unique stadium because it's a war memorial and it's an historic building, ... I know the buildings there. We're not going to mess it up. Not on my watch. |