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...spanning the spectacular (fall through an ice shelf into a crevasse, get waylaid by an avalanche, develop cerebral edema from lack of oxygen and have your brain literally swell out of your skull) and the banal (become disoriented because of oxygen deprivation and decide you'll take a little nap, right here, in the snow, which becomes a forever nap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adventure: Blind To Failure | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

...Appointment with Mrs. U. Nap at Park Hyatt. The entire floor must have heard us. Midnight. She goes home to her husband...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Grooviest Guv | 5/28/2001 | See Source »

...well: That cobwebby, vaguely woozy feeling that descends into the crevices of consciousness after a long, time zone jumping flight. For most of us, jet lag fades over the course of a day or two, during which time we may feel the need to take illicit and ill-advised nap - right in the middle of the afternoon! For flight attendants and pilots who make their living traversing the globe, however, the effects of jet lag may be a bit more serious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Attention, Frequent Flyers: Watch Out for Brain Drain | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

...other junk in the rental car and drive like hell back to Jackson Hole, change my flight and head back to sweet, sweet Jersey. No more skiing. No more hills, no more lactic acid hell. Just hug my wife, play with my kids for a while, take a nap on the couch and forget this ever happened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fool on the Hill | 5/10/2001 | See Source »

...genuinely connect with each other, free from other distractions. The Catch-Up Car Confabulation is really just a 21st century showing of care and love—troubled relationships always feature silent car rides. Once the door opens, the spell is lost. Like a phone ending a much-need nap, the occupants are thrust back into the loud realities of the non-car world, and the Car Confabulation is terminated until the next ride...

Author: By Arianne R. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Confronting Car Confabulation | 5/2/2001 | See Source »

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