soft and passive

I got a thoughtful email update from an old boss:

From my perspective, the biggest change I see there is a general softening of the American populace. There is ever more interest in shorter, residential programs and less interest in the challenges and adventures of field based programming. I imagine this ebs and flows and is somewhat cyclical, but nonetheless, there it is. For the schools that recognize the importance of facing real challenges and being immersed in the natural world rather than viewing it from the car window or through the pages of a book we [The Mountain Institute] continue to offer the real thing....

As ever, I hope your winter is filled with silly, dangerous adventures, that you take the time to test both your skills and your luck, and that we see you back here on Spruce before too long.