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All Souls’ Day, November 2 on the Chilkat
It's got to be more than flesh and bone, all that you love is all that you own. -Tom Waits from his song Take it With Me 9:35am, 33 degrees, low tide, north wind. I love the idea of morning work that begins with the date, time and weather. I do that in my journal, 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
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...
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...
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...
Good Morning July.
It was so great to walk Pearl and my daughter Eliza's dog Annie on the beach this morning, and to see old friends and hear all the well wishes. Chip spent three hours at work in his office at the lumberyard and is now sorting the mail and watching the World Cup match....
It Has Not Been a Quiet Ten Days
The local folks no doubt know this, but many of you don't-- and seem to be worried. I apologize but I didn't even think to grab my computer when I left in such a hurry. (Heck, Stoli and Sarah and I didn't even pack pants for Chip- when I got to Seattle I looked in the...