http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php Copyright 2008, Barbara Hillary Barbara Hillary en-US SPHPBLOG 0.5.1 http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080329-173120 2008 Women's Leadership Conference. Please see
http://gwired.gwu.edu/wlc I am looking foward to this informative and exciting conference.

I have now expanded training for my South Pole expedition. It is very strange, training to cope with -50 and lower temperatures as New York City starts to turn green.

Goshen, Indiana and Ottawa, Canada please send us a comment. To all my family, friends, and supporters in The Low Country of South Carolina and Georgia------Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, Savannah, Charleston and more-Love and Kisses. I am trying to arrange my schedule to see you before I leave for the South Pole. I may return frozen solid and it would be very difficult to converse with you or even smile.

]]> http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080329-173120 Barbara Hillary Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:31:20 GMT http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=03&entry=entry080329-173120 http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080316-204210
We have received hits from Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Malaysia, Italy, Belgium, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Netherlands, Austria, Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, Canada.

Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Kentucky, Arizona, and Texas are just a few of the thirty states that have visited with us. I did not forget you District of Columbia-smile

Please share your comments with me and the world. We would love to hear from you.

]]> http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080316-204210 Barbara Hillary Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:42:10 GMT http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=03&entry=entry080316-204210 http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080312-225700 The cold reality is, that no one gives a rat's ass if I had elected to waste my life. If a person lives a boring life; in all probability they will be a boring older person. And to make matters worse this unrelenting boredom will usually be inflicted on others. Do some thing to feel life. I believe life is to be lived. I do not live through, for or require the approval of other people.
When my email address comes up on that big monitor it will be to late Baby to say," I woulda, I shoulda, I coulda".
Laughter is very therapeutic for me. There is a lot of humor to
to be enjoyed, that will not hurt you or any one else.
Try it and answer this question: When is the last time I---------------------------? Take all the space that you may need ]]> http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080312-225700 Barbara Hillary Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:57:00 GMT http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=03&entry=entry080312-225700 http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080305-191453 The last time I was on skis was April 23, 2007 ( North Pole) It was also in 2007 at the age of 75 that I learned to Cross Country Ski. I think it is fair to conclude that I am not a serious contender for an Olympic Gold Metal-smile. My instructors were excellent, knowledgeable yet patient. Thank you, Herb and Amy, you are the best.
Unfortunately there are few civilized pleasures left in the world today, however, fine dining is one of them (also known as stuffing your face). At Lone Mountain Ranch, there is a real linkage between good food and presentation. Trust me-I enjoyed.
Yellowstone National Park was right next door so I dropped in to say howdy to the bison and elk. Hello, to the super cool folks that I met from Alaska on snowmobiles-I loved your spirit and sense of humor.
Good night to all and my supporters in the State of Washington.]]> http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080305-191453 Barbara Hillary Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:14:53 GMT http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=03&entry=entry080305-191453 http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080304-211224
Project: to write an exciting book about my life, the good and the bad
I would look foward to working with someone who has experienced life in the real world
An independent thinker
Not judgmental
Able and willing to complete what you start in this century

Please email me at:
northandsouthpole@gmail.com]]> http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080304-211224 Barbara Hillary Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:12:24 GMT http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=03&entry=entry080304-211224 http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080303-230115
I stayed at The Lone Mountain Ranch, to take cross country ski lessons. The high altitude also helped to prepare me for my South Pole quest.

Tired from my trip- we will talk more tomorrow about the North Pole and my stay in Montana. Good Night to all and my supporters in the State of Washington. Please say hello to me on my Blog.

]]> http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080303-230115 Barbara Hillary Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:01:15 GMT http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=03&entry=entry080303-230115 http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080220-143525
How did you reach the North Pole? This is a question that I have been asked repeatedly. On April 23,2007 I flew out of Newark Airport,on SAS Airlines. I am happy that I am "old school" because as a child I was taught three important words-Please and Thank you. Thank you, to all the wonderful staff of SAS Airlines for your hospitality and support. When I said goodbye to my friends and walked through the gates alone I wondered if this was going to be a one way trip? Now, to make matters worse, I heard a icy voice in my head say "Hey stupid, have you lost your -------mind". It was during this void or pre-flight time the kind and Human Staff of SAS Airlines could not have been nicer.
Fly SAS folks.

From Newark Airport to Sweden, then Norway, and onward! North again by jet for about five hours to Longyearbyen on the Island of Svalbard. Am I now near the North Pole? As we say in New York City, "forget about it". See you tomorrow ]]> http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080220-143525 Barbara Hillary Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:35:25 GMT http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=02&entry=entry080220-143525 http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080219-125810 http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080219-125810 Barbara Hillary Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:58:10 GMT http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=02&entry=entry080219-125810 http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080204-234653
Polar travel in most instances does not fit into the conventional mold of travel and/or vacation travel. The adventure started the minute decided that I was going to be the first Black or African American woman to reach the North Pole. In my seventy six years on this earth I have been Colored, Negro, Black and now Bingo! African American. I decided that when I became Black that was as far as I was going to go. Have you ever wondered why the concept of labels is perpetuated in this country.? So have I.

When I made up my mind and said to myself, "Barbara you are going
to go to the North Pole" I began to know highways of heaven and hell and hell and heaven. My first order of business was to try to identify what I did not know. Now, that presents a couple of questions. How will I know what I don't know? How do I find out what I do not know? Think about it - seventy five year old Black woman decides to ski to the North Pole, as a lung cancer survivor, with no money. Is it heaven or hell? Premature, at that point I would say it took- What did Michael Jordan play?

See you soon ]]> http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/index.php?entry=entry080204-234653 Barbara Hillary Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:46:53 GMT http://www.barbarahillary.net/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=02&entry=entry080204-234653