The human being has always pushed the envelope into and beyond the realms of danger. This is the eleventh of various weekend postings displaying how restless Man is with the mundane and how he purposely crosses the threshold into danger willingly — and sometimes unwillingly.

In my very callow youth, I climbed what is known as the Walnut Grove tower whilst I worked for radio station KFBK.  I only got a portion of the way up the tower, until I began to howl and glow and vibrate with the RF emitted by the tower itself.

Let me be blunt: I have no children.  I climbed this tower and also worked security for a nuclear power plant in my 20s.  I spread my seed “far and wide,” shall we say, with little if any “protection.”.

In reflection, I’d always wondered if I made myself essentially sterile at a very young age with the various exposures I encountered.

BZ