More photos. Taken this morning.
28 September, 2008
27 September, 2008
As The Clock Prepared To Strike Midnite...
... I arose from my bed. I had been listening to the sound of car tires on wet pavement, so I went to the window to see how heavy of a rain had fallen.
Much to my surprise, and delight, I saw that it wasn't rain that had fallen. It was snow! Beautiful, pure, white Alaskan snow! Heavy like a midwestern snowfall. More like a white slush falling to the ground. A lovely white slush.
I guess it's time to get those Blizzak tires on MacKenzie.
Current temp: +1ºC.
Much to my surprise, and delight, I saw that it wasn't rain that had fallen. It was snow! Beautiful, pure, white Alaskan snow! Heavy like a midwestern snowfall. More like a white slush falling to the ground. A lovely white slush.
I guess it's time to get those Blizzak tires on MacKenzie.
Current temp: +1ºC.
Now I'm Depressed
The following information was taken without permission from http://theceliachusband.blogspot.com/.
I hope he doesn't mind.
We all know that eating organic food is more expensive than eating regular food. Smaller farms with lower yields per acre, sustainable farming, organic fertilizers, etc., etc. All fair and valid reasons why healthy foods are more expensive.
What tops that difference in price however, is living gluten free. A recent study at the Dalhousie Medical School & University by a couple of researchers, has produced a maybe shocking, but not surprising result. The average cost of buying gluten free foods compared to regular fare is 242% higher.
A staggering percentage. A number that is even more shocking when you think of it that eating organic is a choice more so than a necessity. Eating Gluten Free for Celiacs is not. No choice. It is a must. Do or get sick.
I hope he doesn't mind.
We all know that eating organic food is more expensive than eating regular food. Smaller farms with lower yields per acre, sustainable farming, organic fertilizers, etc., etc. All fair and valid reasons why healthy foods are more expensive.
What tops that difference in price however, is living gluten free. A recent study at the Dalhousie Medical School & University by a couple of researchers, has produced a maybe shocking, but not surprising result. The average cost of buying gluten free foods compared to regular fare is 242% higher.
242%
A staggering percentage. A number that is even more shocking when you think of it that eating organic is a choice more so than a necessity. Eating Gluten Free for Celiacs is not. No choice. It is a must. Do or get sick.
Consistency
I was just looking at some old posts while I'm waiting for my yummy gluten-free mac & cheese to cook, and I just realized that the first frost (that I saw) last year was on 9-18 and this year it was on 9-17. Mother Nature is right on schedule. Altho it would be nice if she was a bit ahead of schedule this winter.
I wouldn't mind an end result like this picture either.
I wouldn't mind an end result like this picture either.
Finally!
As I sit at the computer sipping coffee and reading Paul Newman's obit, I glance out the window and see it. At first, I'm not sure what it is. Rain? It would have to be a very light rainfall. A very light rainfall with large drops. Large, lightweight drops that fall from the sky as if riding on feathers.
But rain doesn't fall like this. Snow does. Snow! A very light snowfall. Falling straight down. One could almost go out in it and run between the falling flakes without getting hit by any. Kind of like "Space Invaders", but without the shields.
Will it last? Are the dogs enjoying this first snowfall as much as I am? Does Movie Gallery have a copy of "The Hustler" in stock?
But rain doesn't fall like this. Snow does. Snow! A very light snowfall. Falling straight down. One could almost go out in it and run between the falling flakes without getting hit by any. Kind of like "Space Invaders", but without the shields.
Will it last? Are the dogs enjoying this first snowfall as much as I am? Does Movie Gallery have a copy of "The Hustler" in stock?
26 September, 2008
25 September, 2008
The Hammer And Sickle Are Alive And Well In The USA
A smidge over the top, but pretty funny nonetheless.
So True. So, So True.
Stop voting for people you want to have a beer with.
Stop voting for folksy.
Stop voting for people who remind you of your neighbor.
Stop voting for the ideologically intransigent, the staggeringly ignorant, and the blazingly incompetent.
Vote for someone smarter than you.
Vote for someone who inspires you.
Vote for someone who has not only traveled the world but who has also shown a deep understanding and compassion for it.
The stakes are real and they're terrifyingly high.
This election matters.
It really matters.
Let me say that one more time.
This.
Really.
Matters.
-- Michael Seitzman
Stop voting for folksy.
Stop voting for people who remind you of your neighbor.
Stop voting for the ideologically intransigent, the staggeringly ignorant, and the blazingly incompetent.
Vote for someone smarter than you.
Vote for someone who inspires you.
Vote for someone who has not only traveled the world but who has also shown a deep understanding and compassion for it.
The stakes are real and they're terrifyingly high.
This election matters.
It really matters.
Let me say that one more time.
This.
Really.
Matters.
-- Michael Seitzman
22 September, 2008
Great News
Great news! Sunnifa just got off the phone with one of her sisters. Inge said that if the mccain/palin ticket wins the election in November, we can move there and build a cabin on their property outside of Whitehorse!Now I'm torn. I want Obama/Biden to win, but I really want to get out of this gawdawful country. Hmm... Who to vote for. Who to vote for...
21 September, 2008
Compare
Fort Atkinson is approximately 5.5 square miles w/a population density of 2,155 people / sq mi.
Population: 11,621.
Watertown is approximately 11.3 square miles w/a population density of 1,974 people / sq mi.
Population: 21,598.
Fairbanks is approximately 32.7 square miles w/a population density of 949 people / sq mi.
Population: 30,224.
These figures do not include the surrounding areas. All figures based on 2000 census. Information pulled from Wikipedia. If this info. is wrong, don't blame me!
edited 21:51 on 9-22-08
Whitehorse is approximately 160.8 square miles (416.4 sq km) w/a population density of 119 people / sq mi. (no, that isn't a typo)
Population (2006): 20,461.
Population: 11,621.
Watertown is approximately 11.3 square miles w/a population density of 1,974 people / sq mi.
Population: 21,598.
Fairbanks is approximately 32.7 square miles w/a population density of 949 people / sq mi.
Population: 30,224.
These figures do not include the surrounding areas. All figures based on 2000 census. Information pulled from Wikipedia. If this info. is wrong, don't blame me!
edited 21:51 on 9-22-08
Whitehorse is approximately 160.8 square miles (416.4 sq km) w/a population density of 119 people / sq mi. (no, that isn't a typo)
Population (2006): 20,461.
20 September, 2008
3.50
Well, one semester down, two (or possibly five) more to go.
Four classes.
Three A's (including an A+ in "Mathematics for the Trades") .
One C.
Twelve credits.
3.50 GPA.
Semester two is comprised of four classes / fourteen credits.
Four classes.
Three A's (including an A+ in "Mathematics for the Trades") .
One C.
Twelve credits.
3.50 GPA.
Semester two is comprised of four classes / fourteen credits.
Link
Here's another good link that I came across...
http://blogs4sense.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/two-rallies-one-clear-winner/
The first picture is priceless!
http://blogs4sense.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/two-rallies-one-clear-winner/
The first picture is priceless!
The Checklist
1) In 1992, become a city council member for a town of a little over 5,000 people. √
2) In 1996, be elected mayor of a town of roughly 6,000 people. √
3) In 2006, get elected governor of an isolated state with a population of barely 600,000 people. (there are eighteen cities in the U.S. that have a larger population!) √
4) In 2008, after only 21 months as governor, get chosen to possibly be only one (faint) heartbeat away from becoming the leader of the most powerful country IN THE WORLD! √
Oh yeah. She's qualified!
I'm not asking people to vote for Obama/Biden because I believe in them. I'm asking people to vote for Obama/Biden because it's a vote against mccain/palin.
2) In 1996, be elected mayor of a town of roughly 6,000 people. √
3) In 2006, get elected governor of an isolated state with a population of barely 600,000 people. (there are eighteen cities in the U.S. that have a larger population!) √
4) In 2008, after only 21 months as governor, get chosen to possibly be only one (faint) heartbeat away from becoming the leader of the most powerful country IN THE WORLD! √
Oh yeah. She's qualified!
I'm not asking people to vote for Obama/Biden because I believe in them. I'm asking people to vote for Obama/Biden because it's a vote against mccain/palin.
16 September, 2008
NHL '08 picks
I know. I know. It's pretty early to be making predictions. Well, here they are anyways. Conference rank in ( ).
EASTERN CONFERENCE
East
New York Rangers (3)
Philadelphia Flyers (5)
Pittsburgh Penguins (6)
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
Northeast
Montréal Canadians (1)
Buffalo Sabers (8)
Ottawa Senators
Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Southeast
Washington Capitols (2)
Carolina Hurricanes (4)
Tampa Lightning (7)
Florida Panthers
Atlanta Thrashers
ROUND 1:
Mont. over Buff.
Tampa over Wash.
Pitt. over N.Y.R.
Phil. over Car.
ROUND 2:
Mont. over Tampa
Pitt. over Phil.
ROUND 3:
Pittsburgh over Montréal in 7.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central
Detroit Red Wings (1)
Chicago Blackhawks (5)
Columbus Blue Jackets (8)
St. Louis Blues
Nashville Predators
Northeast
Minnesota Wild (3)
Edmonton Oilers (7)
Calgary Flames
Vancouver Canucks
Colorado Avalanche
Pacific
Dallas Stars (2)
Anaheim Ducks (4)
San José Sharks (6)
Phoenix Coyotes
Los Angeles Kings
ROUND 1:
Det. over Colu.
Dal. over Edm.
S.J. over Minn.
Chi. over Ana.
ROUND 2:
Det. over S.J.
Dal. over Chi.
ROUND 3:
Dallas over Detroit in 7.
STANLEY CUP FINALS...
The DALLAS STARS over the PENGUINS of PITTSBURGH in six games.
(you read it here first!)
14 September, 2008
More Palin stuff
More proof that not all Alaskans are voting for McCain / Palin.
Go to my friend Laura's blog titled "Adventures in AK". http://laurainak.blogspot.com. Palin was in Anchorage (aka Anchoragua, Los Anchorage, North Seattle) and was greeted by some people holding signs. Nice pictures.
Welcome home Sarah!
Go to my friend Laura's blog titled "Adventures in AK". http://laurainak.blogspot.com. Palin was in Anchorage (aka Anchoragua, Los Anchorage, North Seattle) and was greeted by some people holding signs. Nice pictures.
Welcome home Sarah!
04 September, 2008
R.I.P.
Hi. Sad day here at the homestead. We put Sasha to sleep today.
When I went down to feed the dogs this morning, I found her lying on her belly in amongst the trees. Very out of character for Sasha. When I finally coaxed her to stand up, she only walked about twenty feet before she laid back down. Well, this went on for a little bit until she made it to her doghouse. By the time Sunnifa got home, I had already contacted the vet and was trying to get Sasha up to the driveway. She was staggering left and right and her hind end wasn't co-operating. I carried her to the car and off we went.
After a check-up by Dr. Eastman [UW alum :-)], the three of us talked and it was decided that fifteen years was a good life and that it was time. Sasha was stubborn to the end, as a good Siberian should be, as it took a couple of tries to get the needle to stick in her leg. She kept kicking it out!
Sasha passed away at around 4:45pm ADT.
After talking to us and looking at some x-rays from last year, Dr. Eastman thinks that Sasha had Cushing's syndrome and it finally started taking over within the last 24 hours or so.
Rest in peace Snarla.
b. November 1993 d. September 2008
[in case you are wondering about the upper left photo, that is Sasha hard at work guarding a pile of mittens!]
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