Ever wonder what there is to do in Antarctica during the winter?
From Rueters.

Bill Henriksen, the manager of the McMurdo base station, said nearly 16,500 condoms were delivered last month and would be made available, free of charge, to staff throughout the year to avoid the potential embarrassment of having to buy them.
“Since everybody knows everyone, [...]

From a recent comment by Pat.

I figure the only gig left for a veteran like you is to entertain the troops.
Hmmm….you know, I never have done any D.O.D. or USO gigs Pat. The D.O.D. thing came up several times years ago but, I got to tell you I heard plenty of horror stories from guys [...]

I don’t know why but, I am fascinated with Antarctica.
I can’t remember the last time I went to a movie. But, I may have to get past my hermit like tendency and go to see this new Werner Herzog documentary, “Encounters at the End of the World”. From Variety.
Herzog begins at the populated research center [...]