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Nov 15 on the Ferry
Searching is half the fun. Life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party. - Jimmy Buffet About 8am, 30 degrees, cloudy and a little breezy. Leaving Juneau on the M/V LeConte. I have no idea what the tide is doing or...
Sunday’s Thought from Anne Morrow Lindbergh
"When we start at the center of ourselves, we discover something worthwhile extending toward the periphery of the circle. We find again some joy in the now, some peace in the here, some love in the me and thee which go to make up the kingdom of heaven on earth."--...
What’s Happening Besides Moose Hunting?
I had a note yesterday from our neighborhood basketball star, former UAA standout Kyle Fossman, who asked if there was anything happening in Haines besides the annual moose hunt (it opened yesterday and will last about three weeks), then he said he has just signed...
Back to Moose Hunting like Normal
I keep catching myself saying, "I just want my normal life back." Then, I imagine that I can wake up and workout, have a nice breakfast with Chip, chat with you all a minute, then walk the dog, make my third and final cup of coffee for the day, get to re-writing that...
Sunday’s Thought from Anna Quindlen
"I could recite parts of the Baltimore Catechism in my sleep. Do I believe those words? I don't know. What I do believe are those guidelines that do not vary from faith to faith, that are as true of Judaism or Methodism as they are of Catholicism: that people should...
A Lot Going On in Haines. It Must be September.
It's Chip's 58th birthday today, and of course it's hard not to recall the day when his birthday became one of those benchmarks of history. It was sunny then, a beautiful morning, and we were getting to ride our bikes when he turned on the news and we saw the fire in...
So Long Old Friend
It was always hard to get a picture of Phoebe, as she kept her distance, yet was always nearby. She has been pretty sick for four or five days, and this morning she died. She was about sixteen, maybe seventeen. Three digits in dog years. She occupied our home during a...