faxed from the editor:

i am spending some unexpected quality time this week with my cat lucy due to a engine failure near indian wells, but we will be back on our feet shortly. i must thank thelocals and our mechanic koray for their hospitality and his enginuiety. we welcome you to another issue of polar inertia, our third web installment. new features this month include a photo blog with updated photographs from mac's research and my own travels, as well as a new feature on the bunkers of los angeles and a low res video of the utah saltponds: our first foray into the real media waters. please enjoy the visit, and as always we encourage submissions for future editions.yours truly.

marcel e. yarnow.
indian wells, ca