you visit his fire department. Hats off to all the firemen who run towards a fire the rest of us run from…
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Feel the love
Well, that didn’t last too long. The first night I was back, all three dogs slept glued to my side in bed. The second night, two out of the three got in with me. One didn’t even try and one of the two on the bed with me got off in the middle of the night to sleep elsewhere. Last night, only one got in bed with me and he got off before morning. Either they are already over my two week absence or my snoring is as bad as my sister describes.
You know you order too much take out when
You know you order too much take out when the Chinese restaurant delivery guy expresses relief that you’re ok because you’ve been out of town and haven’t ordered in a while and they were worried about you.
I’m back
Details of Cuba trip to follow after I’ve slept long enough to not feel like a bucket of sand is in my eyes. Why, you ask, am I feeling this way? Well, I left my sister’s house on Friday at 12:30. I got to the Philly airport at 3 PM. My Alaska Airline flight was delayed SEVEN hours making me miss my connection. They had to change two tires on the plane and the tires were in Newark, NJ and had to be driven to Philly. Then spent three hours in SeaTac waiting for 6:10 AM flight to Anchorage. Got
Two Things
One – today marks the 41st anniversary of the day I first set foot in Barrow. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it was an amazing and wonderful adventure that introduced me to some of the dearest people in my life today. You all know who you are so I don’t have to name names… do I, Sandra? Greta? Joe? Beverly? Kent? and so many more.
Two – today I start my trip to Cuba. I am going completely unplugged due to the limited and expensive access available for the Internet there. It’s been a long time
Idiots in power
I have to assume that somewhere in the world there are governments more dysfunctional than ours. I could be wrong. Unfortunately, the people who are at the top of this pile of congressional excrement are the ones getting not only big bucks, but also gold plated health plans.
The argument over funding government for the next few weeks – at which time we will be treated to a repeat of this boondoggle based on the need to raise the debt ceiling – makes little sense under any circumstance. But in this particular circumstance, the very group causing the shutdown consists
Is it silly to miss them so much
I’ve been away fro my brood for a week and I miss their furry and feathered little faces. The night before I left, after the suitcases came out, they were so freaked they all slept in bed with me curled up so close I couldn’t move. Snowy was so worried that even after he got out of bed to barf on the carpet next to my bed and loudly eat what he’d barfed up, he jumped back into bed to share the rest of my night with me. You can’t find that kind of love everywhere.
A day to remember
Today marks the 41st year of my life in Alaska. It’s hard to believe so much time has gone by. But what a great life Alaska gave me. What an amazing life Barrow gave me. How lucky am I that I answered that ad in the back of the American Journal of Nursing and then made myself get on that plane in NYC to fly into what seemed to be an unknown land holding unknown adventures. Who would have ever imagined that the adventures would be so darn wonderful. Thanks everyone. Thanks Alaska.
And now to prepare for Cuba
Oh who am I kidding. I’m not going to prepare for Cuba today. I’m going to visit my old friends in Atlantic City. You might know them. There name is The Penny Slots.
It’s all over but the hangovers
The wedding is over. The bride was beautiful. The groom was handsome. The parents were appropriately sentimental. The dogs did not attend. Bummer.