No photo could do justice to what I see outside my window. Ice fogs are all over Anchorage and one settled in my circle. I looked out as darkness fell and all I see was a gray, icy world with frozen trees encased in frost. It is a world straight out of Edgar Allen Poe. You could almost hear the raven. Continue reading →
It’s that time of the year again
The air around the state feels cleaner, more easy to breathe, as though a pestilence had departed. And then I remember that the air has improved everywhere but in Juneau where all the bad air is about to descend in one foul smelling ball of politicians who will once again spend more time than allotted trying to avoid making the hard decisions about how to keep Alaska financially afloat.
Just as the spectacle of the Orangeman starts to sink into our consciousness as the most horrible of horrible political mistakes America ever made, here comes the Alaska Legislature to show Continue reading →
It draws inexorably nearer
The day when America ceases to exist and becomes a puppet state of Russia is only days away.
Once again, let me point out that if this has been Hillary, the Republicans would have already impeached her and started a trial for treason. Continue reading →
A Trump presidency will make our foes fear us more
But that’s because they’ll be afraid of what Big Bad Vlad will do to them if they pick on his little boy Donny. Continue reading →
I don’t get it
Republicans have been screaming for over four years about repealing the Affordable Care Act. Yet they now need another year to come up with a plan to do that while trying to salvage the good things in it… like coverage even for pre-existing conditions. What the hell have they been doing for the past four years? Did they seriously spend all that time bitching about something without trying to figure out a plan to fix it? Or are their brains so small they couldn’t handle two things at once… abolishing one plan while replacing it with another.
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A country of war
I’m probably not the only person in this world who is very, very glad to say goodbye to 2016. It was a horrible year. And I’m not just talking about the Orangeman’s election. Yes, that will probably be the downfall of democracy and our country as we know it, but it still wasn’t the worst part of 2016. That honor goes to the endless wars in the Middle East.
We are now in our 15th year of war there and are no closer to solving the problem of terrorism than we were the day after 9/11. In fact, there Continue reading →
You don’t mind the cold so much
…when this is your backyard.
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Another day at Bird TLC
Heading off to my first day of 2017 at Bird TLC. If anyone out there is worried about retiring and wondering if life holds meaning beyond retirement, I heartily suggest you find your passion and pursue it. That’s what I did. And my retirement has been filled with eagle poop and owl pellets and friendly nips from my Cache Crow Kodi and I could not be happier or feel more fulfilled.
There is life beyond a paying job and it’s more wonderful than you can imagine. No paycheck can equal the thrill of watching an eagle you’ve helped rehab be Continue reading →
It’s a cold morning
Another day of ice fog, trees shrouded in white and looking spectral. And another day of three dogs who feel they should not have to get up until the temps top at least 40.
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Happy Friggin’ New Year
Woke up to find three piles of poop from one of the dogs who was too polite to wake me up to go out. Yep, this year is starting out just about the way I expected it to be. Spent last night listening to Snowy bark and pant as the idiots around my neighborhood set off fireworks that shook my windows. Carm and Nayla slept through the whole thing.
Is it 2020 yet? Continue reading →