Some Thoughts Tangentially Related to Our Iceberg is Melting and Antarctica

Last night I watched Encounters at the End of the World the Werner Herzog film about Antarctica. In the beginning Herzog as the narrator states that his intent was not to make another film about penguins. In fact he didn't make a film about penguins although there is a brief penguin portion.

Because I'm dealing with a lot of change in my personal life and because Herzog's film took place in Antarctica, the same setting as Our Iceberg is Melting I couldn't help but think but have a few tangential thoughts:

1) Antarctica really is the perfect location to set a book that focuses on change because of the massive amount of melting that is constantly taking place. The entire continent is in a state of change at every moment, shifting, melting and freezing.

2) The change that is taking place in our world (any continent other than Antarctica) are creating massive changes on Antarctica, a continent we've never directly effected. It makes you think about you really don't always realize the cause and effect that is taking place in the universe. If someone asked me if I did anything to do to harm Antarctica my natural inclination would be to say, "no." That would be a lie.

3) Some penguins go bonkers and lose there mind and other, it turns out have threesomes (I won't go any farther with this you'll have to see the documentary).