Watching your dog lift his leg to a tree but for some unaccountable reason, lose his balance and fall over in mid-stream. That’s what’s embarrassing.
Autumn Wings Festival
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Suicides in Bush Alaska
Sometimes it seems as though we’ve been hearing about the high suicide rates in Bush Alaska for an immensely long time. Every few years another study is done which comes up with the same depressing results concerning suicide statistics as the previous study. Young men are most vulnerable. Substance abuse is usually involved. Despair about the future is frequently cited as a cause, often along with the pain and problems resulting from growing up in an abusive home.
Every time one of these studies is released showing that Alaska has the highest suicide rate in the nation and Bush Alaska
Bird TLC’s Autumn Wings Festival
When: Saturday, August 18th from 12:00-4:00
Where: 15510 Old Seward Hwy (Old Rabbit Hutch site)
Join Bird TLC for a fun-filled celebration of birds, wildlife, the outdoors, and Alaska’s version of autumn.
Activities will include:
-Booths
· Alaska Department of Fish & Game
· Alaska Falconers Association
· Alaska Museum of Natural History
· Alaskan Heritage Museum
· Alaska Zoo
· Bird TLC Education Bird Booth
· Campbell Creek Science Center (BLM)
· Eagle River Nature Center
· Face Painting Booth
· Fish Lips & Bird Teeth Studio
· Kid’s Booth (Bird TLC)
· U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
-Live
If we just try hard enough
If we all squeeze our eyes shut, clap our hands loudly and believe in miracles strongly, maybe the hard little red things on my raspberry bushes will actually become berries prior to Thanksgiving.
They’re over
The Olympics have ended and we can now all go back to not having a friggin’ clue what and why synchronized swimming even exists without feeling any guilt about the need to cheer for team USA.
Fastest texter
A Wisconsin teenager has won a world wide competition to claim the title of fastest texter. He practiced by sending up to 500 texts a day to friends and family.
Is it just me or does this kid sound like he would be the most annoying teenager in the world to befriend?
Yes, folks, in a world in which we’ve seen our youth try to swallow the most goldfish and see how many people they could stuff into a phone booth (anyone under 18, go ask your parents what a phone booth was), this is the contest that most causes
You really need a reason to not do this?
There was an article online recently about why it is not a good idea to post naked photos of yourself online. Really? That isn’t self-explanatory? Just saying it doesn’t sound bad enough? You actually need to read a whole article to find out why this is not a good move? OMG. Civilization as we would wish it to be has truly ended.
He sounds just like a girl
When asked what he bought while in a hardware store, Mitt responded, “Hardware stuff.” Sounds just like a girl sent to the hardware store with a list from her daddy that makes no sense to her whatsoever. And give me a break with the grocery shopping. No one with as much money as Mitt has does his own grocery shopping. Does his campaign staff really think we are all that stupid?
Get a grip and take the time to laugh
Every once in a while we need to find our courage and stand up for an Alaska icon who has been sorely used by the forces of the liberal media. No, I’m not speaking about Sarah Palin or her many relatives, offspring and dance specialists. I’m speaking about Alaska’s own national – ok, maybe statewide – treasure, Mr. Whitekeys.
Yes, poor Whitekeys was apparently fired from Alaska Magazine via e-mail (ouch!) for writing a column that did not celebrate the state in a manner that Alaska Magazine deemed appropriate. Given that the magazine is part of Morris Communications and Morris