"Thought seriously of something like this for my farm in South Dakota; cottages for hunters.  The racket inside during a thunderstorm made me change my mind.  No amount of insulation could ever deaden the sound."

"Alfred Lansing's "Endurance: Shackelton's Incredible Voyage" is a must-read.  It is beyond remarkable what these men we through together.  The final trek across the width of South Georgia has never again been accomplished.  There are numerous lessons in leadership and survival mentality to be gained from this story."