Saul and Bill on the one day Wapta Traverse, April 2003
Saul and Bill on the one day Wapta Traverse, April 2003
What started off as a joke (and remains one) is a series of 'video postcards to gloat by' sent by Saul Greenberg to Bill Buxton.
During Bill's visits out to the Canadian Rockies, he has a great time skiing and climbing. When here, he is like a little kid splashing around a mud puddle with glee in his eyes (and mud on his face). He enjoys it so much that he keeps threatening to move here, which we both know he will never do. Its my job to keep reminding him how wonderful the Rockies are, and what he is giving up to be in Toronto or whatever other urban place he's stuck in.
On a slightly (but not much) deeper level, this has made us realize that we have arrived in a new era. People can now take reasonable quality videos and stills on a consumer-level snapshot credit-card sized digital camera, and edit it (complete with sound track) on a free consumer video editor on my standard PC. Required training is minimal. This was unthinkable even a few short years ago.
But, just to remember, this is all about me gloating about where I live and making Bill feel bad.
The videos below are in either wmv or mpg format.
| Version | |
| #0 - sorryBill | scrambling over scree, July 2004 |
| #1 - sorryBill | skiing at Highwood Pass, November 2004 |
| #2 - sorryBill | skating
near Sunshine, December 2004 constructed during his seminar |
| #3 - sorryBill | Christmas edition, skiing in Stanley Glacier area, ~Christmas 2004 |
| #4 - sorryBill | New Years edition, skiing in Hellen Lakes, ~New Years eve, 2004 |
| #5 - sorryBill | Fall hike, also in Hellen Lakes, Sept 2005 |
| #6 - sorryBill | A work day in the Rockies,... well 2 days. Jan 28-29, 2006 |
| #7 - sorrySaulAndBill | Pat Morrow gets into the act, by teasing Saul and Bill for leaving the Bugaboos early. July 23, 2006 |
Of course, there are rebuttals. But I think Bill's are pretty lame compared to mine
| Version | |
| #1 - sorrySaul | skiing in Toronto cottage country, Fall 2005 |