My nephew Dan ran a 100 mile marathon in less than 24 hours a few weeks back. It’s his Everest, I guess. They say when asking people who climb Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world, why they would undertake such a harrowing, dangerous task they often respond, “Because it’s there.” We all have … Continue reading Everyone Has An Everest by William Klein
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A Miner of Mystery by William Klein
At one point I wanted to leave my city. I was getting stir crazy to see the world and was touched with a bout of wanderlust. I’d heard the Jesuits send out their novices into the world to survive – to beg for food and live with the poorest of the poor in order to … Continue reading A Miner of Mystery by William Klein
