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Dec 14 : Something Good can Happen Anytime Too
"Yes" -a poem by William Stafford: "It could happen anytime, tornado, earthquake, Armageddon. It could happen. It could you know. That's why I wake and look out- no guarantees in this life. But some bonuses, like morning, like right now, like noon, like evening."...
Bad Things Come in Threes? So No More Bike Accidents?
I know, what are the odds that I would be on a third medevac flight for a bike accident? This time it was to Anchorage's Providence Hospital rather than Harborview in Seattle, and it wasn't family, rather a friend who is like family. My neighbor Linnus the art teacher...
A Little News
Last week's election now has results. Tresham took 19 of the absentee and question ballots last night and Jerry had 7. (They had been tied 411-411 before the count.) So Tresham is the new assembly member. Congratulations! Also, the assembly voted to reconsider the...
A Blog to a Column
Regular readers may be interested to see what happened when I edited the blog Hunting 101 for the Alaska Dispatch News We Alaskans Sunday magazine. I only had a day to do it, and I liked the tone of the blog, but it was, well, bloggy. Informal, written in one take....
I Am Definitely a Talker
It's funny that today I have no voice, am home sick all day, but that I have learned I'm a finalist for the Society of Voice Artists awards. http://sovas.org/2015-nominees/ SOVA chose my new book Find the Good as one of four author-read audio book nominees—...
Election News
Can you tell I'm leaving for a few days and want to be sure to keep you updated on all things large and small? Here is the latest (unofficial until certified results) from the Haines Borough web page, on yesterday's municipal election. My friend Margaret Friedenauer...
I’ll Be in Anchorage Tomorrow Night
To help celebrate Alaska Book Week I will be in Anchorage at Barnes and Noble 6-8 Thursday night. I hope I'm reading from Find the Good, but it may just be a signing-- ( I guess I am living in the moment...) See you there? Time to walk Pearl and pack!