Scribblings

Woke up this morning, after weeks of sunshine, to clouds and rain. And it made me smile. True Alaskans, apparently, can only take so much sunshine and then their mood starts to sour. We need clouds and precipitation more often than most. Continue reading →

Why is anyone surprised about the incidents recently captured on video showing altercations between flight staff and passengers. The industry has made flying one of the worse experiences in life. Plane seats have shrunk to Lilliputian size while people have grown larger and larger. You have less leg room than you did in your mother’s womb. You are always on a full flight with no space to stretch or be comfortable. Restrooms are so small you can barely turn around in them. You are herded around like cattle. Everyone’s nerves are ready to snap by the time the plane takes Continue reading →

I left the grocery store today with a bag that contained the ingredients for my meals for the next few days and treats for my dogs. The treats for the dogs cost more than all the other groceries combined.  That should probably tell me something I don’t want to know. Continue reading →

I sneeze at least ten times every morning before I even make it to the coffee maker to turn it on. Why is it that my body seems to hate everything green and pretty? I lived almost thirty years in Barrow without a bad allergy season. Then I moved to Anchorage and all those memories of childhood visits to Dr. Dittenfass for allergy shots came rushing back. You’d think I’d outgrow it but no. I am apparently destined to be allergic to all natural things for the rest of my life. Continue reading →

My snow tires are off and my flannel sheets have been put away and replaced with cool cotton ones.

Let summer begin in Alaska! Continue reading →

Hate the mud. Breakup in Alaska is just butt ugly and there is nothing you can do about it except to keep your windows closed when driving so the splash only covers your car and not you. Continue reading →

Be happy quickly before asshole drops the mother of all bombs on someone crazier than he is. Continue reading →

1. For so long as I pay the bills, you have to leave me at least a quarter of the bed to sleep on.
2. When it’s time to get up and go out, you cannot stretch, look sadly at me, and then flop down again on the bed. If I have to get up, you have to get up.
3. Sitting directly in front of me to make sure you know when I head towards the treats is a good way to trip me up and break my neck. The upshot of that is… no more treats.
4. You are not now, nor

Archeologists find amazing pottery created by ancient civilizations. Works of beauty.

Assuming the human race survives another 1000 years, what do we think those archeologists will think when they dig up black plastic bowls that once contained frozen soups? What will that tell them about the creativity of our civilization?

Just saying, the Greeks and Romans have it all over us in this regard. Continue reading →