The audio book of Man in The Dark was read by author Paul Auster and he does a brilliant job of bringing this odd story to life. His voice has a soft cadence and a deliberate touch which perfectly matches the slow paced story of a seventy-two year old man who can’t quit get to sleep. As our tale opens, we find our hero alone in the dark, staring at the ceiling he can’t see, surrounded by an emptiness that he can’t quite feel. To keep himself occupied, he tells himself a story. A man wakes up in a perfectly…
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Sandia Peak Ski and Tramway
From the bottom of the hill the cables running up the side of the mountain don’t look all that impressive. The mountain itself doesn’t look all that impressive. But distance can have that effect. Once we are at the bottom of the hill where the boarding station sits, the mountain looks a good deal more impressive. The Sandia Peak Skyway cars are slightly larger versions of the Skycar rides commonly found at amusement parks and state fairs. The woman working in the car says that it holds fifty people, which seems a little on the optimistic side to me. With…