Cruel Survival

The other day, Geordie, Matt and I were eating supper with Geordie’s girlfriend, who’s from Seattle, and hadn’t previously been much north of Vancouver. Various remarks were made about the high fat content of the meal. Here’s Matt’s explanation: “Yeah, welcome to the North. We try to put on the fat so that … [takes another bite of sausage]… if we ever get lost in the woods, and one of us dies … we can light him on fire to stay warm!”