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I’d be grumpy too

While walking the dogs this weekend, came up on a cow moose and a very, very, very newborn calf. Couldn’t have been more than a couple of days old. We’d been warned by a passing driver that there was one in the vicinity and to be careful as she was being aggressive. I looked at the size of the calf she’d had to push out her bottom with no spinal or any drugs and thought, “Hell, I’d be a bit testy too at this point.”

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What is that big yellow thing in the sky?

My two dogs spent most of yesterday morning lounging on the second deck, following the sun around. At one point, I looked out and saw Bubba dragging herself around to get more squarely into the sun. Apparently she didn’t want to put the effort into actually getting up to move. Ah those hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer… even if we only have one or two a year.

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Still giving even after death

When my aunt died recently, I had to buy something to wear to the funeral. Since I was back East, this ended up being something we refer to in my circle of friends as “Judy approved” clothing. The other term for it would be “an actually nice outfit”.

Since returning home, I’ve worn it at least four times to a variety of events for which I would have otherwise been… well, let’s just say, not so nicely dressed.

So it seems as though even in death my aunt continues to give to me by being the impetus behind this year’s

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It is just wrong!

It is just wrong that it’s the middle of June and all I’m doing is walking through my house muttering about how I’m friggin’ freezing. I know this is Alaska… but still!

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Time for veterinarians to step up to the plate

Providing services in Bush Alaska is always a challenge, whether because of distance, weather or remoteness. Most people living there know that they voluntarily exchange some of the modern world’s conveniences for the privilege of living a life most of their contemporaries find hard to comprehend.

But as times change and communications improve, the world that once only occasionally broke into these remote communities suddenly becomes omnipresent. Thanks to a blanketing layer of connectivity, even the most distant locations are part of today’s world. With this change comes the desire for some of the niceties that outside world offers, like

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The Descendents

Finally got around to seeing this movie. OMG! I wanted to rip my heart out to stop the pain it was feeling for poor George.

Come to me, George, and I’ll comfort you and make all your pain go away. My door and bed are ALWAYS open to you.

(And mom said I’d never be attracted to a nice Italian boy…. Ha!)

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About that badly dressed Anchorites poll again…

Before I went to a friend’s house for dinner this weekend I called to see who was going to be there so I’d know if it was a bra or no bra dinner party. Don’t try to tell me that us Anchorites aren’t aware of fashion… why would I have called if it wasn’t for my desire to be appropriately clothed?

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Bears and Barbecues

We are constantly warned not to leave bird seed out in summer as it will attract bears to our neighborhoods. But how come the bears aren’t attracted to our grills when we barbecue? Or to the grills after we’ve barbecued and there is meat stuck all over the grill bars? Does this mean we are putting food in our stomachs that even bears won’t eat?

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