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November 9, Windy & Wet on the Chilkat
Do not be daunted by the world's grief. Walk humbly now. Do justly now. Love mercy now. - Shapiro Nov. 9, Thursday. 7:30-8:30am walk (sunrise, such as it is, was at 7:40 today) 45 degrees, rain, winds SE 16 mph with gusts to 28mph at the airport. That's just a few...
A Wednesday Slide Show
From the way to work with Chip-- I wanted you to see Joanne and Phyllis's restored fire house tower getting its finishing touches. Isn't it great? And the cruise ship, every Wednesday this one docks with more people on board than live here, making for a lot of...
The News From Lower Mud Bay Road?
The news from here on lower Mud Bay Road is a strange mix of local and universal, as the nature of care giving allows more time to click and view online, as well as time to watch the World Cup and the Tour de France, and listen to the radio and text with family and...
Sunday’s Thought
"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness and the word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness." - C.Jung
Recovery Room Postcard
After the first family knee surgery I lobbied for a downstairs bedroom. Then we had the second knee surgery and I said for sure, then I got hurt and spent months in a hospital bed in the living room, and swore the first thing I would do when I got better was add a...
Rain on the 4th Update: Ripinsky Race Postponed
The Ripinsky Race organizers, Paul Swift and Annie Boyce, have called the race due to potential heavy rain tomorrow and today's rain on the trail. Paul is also the area weather guy and he checked with Juneau forecasters who say a "huge" system is "marauding about...
An Interview with Chip
I figured I’d interview Chip, so he could say for himself what happened last Saturday in the Kluane to Chilkat International Bike Relay. He’s a man of few words. H: First, how are you? C: Great. Back home. What’s not to be happy about? H: What happened? C:I...