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Manic March
I am not myself when Chip is away, to paraphrase that Kathy Mattea song that always makes me cry-- Where've You Been, about Claire and Edwin who never spent a night apart in 60 years and now they are in separate beds on separate floors of a hospital. Don't worry,...
Sunday’s Thought
Riding bikes yesterday with my friend Rob from Juneau, I asked if he cycled to work. "I walk," he said. It's only 3/4 of a mile from his condo to the office. Then he said his daily discipline is to pick up one piece of trash each way. He said you'd think there would...
Thanks Giving
Maybe it's because today is November, or maybe it's because I'm a little light headed from the Fall Flush (sans Halloween candy, sans red wine, sans cheese with my apples), but it's probably because when you take away a few things you become thankful for what you do...
The Cover of the Patagonia Catalog
Yes, Haines is once again sort of famous. Or at least in a lot of mail boxes this week. The Snow 2013 issue of the Patagonia Catalog has a dramatic Haines avalanche on the cover. Which made my heart stop after the fatal accidents of the last two heli-ski seasons. The...
What You May Need to Know This Week
Halloween keeps on giving in Haines through the weekend-- The Babbling Book has Halloween stickers and tattoos and next door at Buckshot and Bobby Pins there are wigs. The Uglys haunted house will be open 6:00 to about 8:30 on Halloween in the ANB Hall, and the...
Fit and Well-er Fall Flush
This morning was the first day of the Fall Flush with the Well& Fit group-- two weeks of cleansing and re-energizing myself thanks to giving up at least 2, hopefully more (and reducing the rest), -- of wheat, dairy, sugar, coffee & alcohol. And adding 20 minutes (or...
Sunday’s Thought
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."- Martin Luther