i used to delude myself into thinking i'm an outdoorsy kinda gal. i'm not really sure why. at some point i realized the delusion, and modified my thinking: i'd like to be an outdoorsy kinda gal. still, not really sure why. finally i accepted the facts: i enjoy the air-conditioned comfort of my home, watching televised triathlons occuring someplace far, far away from me.

so clearly, i don't know anything about anything when it comes to rock climbing and the like. however, the story of aron ralston [the man who amputated his own arm while exploring utah's canyons last year] is completely captivating to me. despite the fact that tonight's dateline nbc story was done by tom brokaw [does everything require annoying urgent inflections?], i found it fascinating.

as for his new book title, "between a rock and a hard place"...
descriptive? disturbing? or cheesy?
you make the call.