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Something Funny
As you may have noticed, I have not been here as much as I'd like to be, for all kinds of good reasons, and sometimes when you don't write for a bit, you are shy about sharing random thoughts. You know, the kind of thoughts you have that just before you tap them out...
Joy in Mudville.
Another beautiful day, ( although a bit muddy underfoot ), made even more so by the BIG news from the Borough committee meeting last night. The Manager has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Well & Fit board, turning over the vacant elementary school gym...
Watershed Good News
Went to the Borough Assembly meeting last night, and it was pretty good. Part of becoming a grandmother, I figure, is to stand up for things that make this community the kind that Caroline should be raised in. Mind you, I am a woman who thinks four hens are enough to...
A Chilkat Morning
I jogged around town this morning and then home from Morning Muscles. I had that Chelsea morning song in my head, it was so nice. I changed it to Chilkat morning though. On Lynn Canal there were calm seas, and a very light northerly. The roads were dry with some ice...
Alaskan Democrats Cut the Cake
The new column is up at the Alaska Dispatch. It is about being a normal Democrat. There are quite a few in Alaska.
The Merchants Lost
The Haines Merchants couldn't beat Angoon tonight. I think it was 104-96. We gave up on the radio, but had a text message from the gym. Apparently the guys rallied at the end, but not quite enough.
Merchants Won
We didn't hear the game very well, since the reception on KINY ( a Juneau radio station) was like being in a rusty submarine in a hurricane with a howling pack of wolves. But the Haines team won. The Merchants are in the championship game tonight against Angoon. They...