Seek The Substantial

I wasn’t inspired to write so I didn’t. that’s it. Plus, I’ve been writing a ton for Staking the Plains.

1. Ever wondered why the tip of South America looks this way. On the left is Chile and on the right is Argentina. That area is called the Tierra del Fuego, the Land of Fire. Prior to the Boundary Treaty, both countries claimed ownership, Argentina having declared independence in 1816 and Chile in 1818, the idea was that the eastern border of Chile would be the Andes Mountain range, but the Strait of Magellan and the Cape Horn caused different issues. Ultimately, disputes about the border continued for 100+ years and even as recently as 1984 there were interpretations regarding the border.

Because each side was convinced of the legitimacy of its own claim, the pretensions of the other party were considered usurpatory, an ill-omened beginning that burdened the relations of both countries.[24]

The treaty did resolve an immediate concern of each side, but subsequently it became evident that in the far south, about 42°S to 52°S, Article 1 of the treaty posed problems of interpretation and application.

Some Argentine political publicists argue that Articles 2 and 3 of the treaty were ambiguous.[25] Nonetheless, the later Argentine interpretations were refused by the international tribunal, that Argentine maps of the first decade also applied the Chilean interpretation and the two papal proposals as well as the treaty of 1984 maintained the Chilean interpretation of the treaty, at least in so far as the land border line.

It should be mentioned that apparently further north, there are still disputes regarding the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and as of right now, the demarcation is still pending. There’s no agreement regarding the border.

2. Jim Walmsley is currently the greatest long distance runner (like really long distance). He attempted and failed the UTMB, the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, which circumnavigates the White Mountain. Walmsley ended up moving to France to figure out how to win this race and it is the story of failure and problem solving and then triumph. Success is never a straight line.

3. If you want to know what it’s like to run over there, Good Beer Hunting did the route but in much less time, hydrated with beer, and actual sleep (rather than running through the night). It is a dream of mine to do this.

4. The Philmarmonik is all sorts of fun.

5. New Zealand awarded their tree of the year and we should have more trees of the year. That should be a thing for every city, community, state and country.