A Wonderfullyrich World

I just walked back from a mini-potlatch (similar to a pow-pow or multi-family gathering) at the community center and am digesting thanksgiving dinner from several hours ago while mulling thoughts of this native alaskan town during this day of thanks. The food was wonderful, we managed ham, turkey, glazed carrots, sweet potato casserole, coffee […]

I never got to see the Aurora Australis, but just tonight I got to see the Aurora Borealis.
Beautiful sight to see, but damn it’s cold when they come out!

I’ve arrived in Kotlik, the asshole of the world as some joke. Kotlik in Yupik means pants, because two rivers fork in a way that looks like pants and the town is right where the asshole would be.
Unfortunately they are also getting the asshole end of the bargin for many reasons. The […]

So my couchsurfer that I set up didn’t come through when I got to Anchorage, no biggy, just changes plans.  The town is empty from tourists so finding a hostel wasn’t hard, and it wasn’t ridiculously expensive.  The catch is that it’s  a bunk room so other people are there and they have a curfew […]

I’m on a plane heading to Seattle and on to Anchorage where I met a fascinating Foreign Service officer who is flying home to say goodbye to his grandmother before she passes on. We had a fascinating discussion on mostly economic related topics, but relating them to issues such as Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, the […]

I am minutes away from heading home to pack and be ready for my flight tomorrow to Anchorage for a 10 day trip of doing nothing in the wilds of Kotlik Alaska… well maybe not nothing.  I hope to wander around the newly snowed Anchorage Alaska and enjoy myself around town for a few days […]

Not every day I get to take pictures of rising new stars on the political scene. The Honorable Senator Ken Salazar came across the street in on a cold windy day to join in celebrate with us at the Friends Committee on National Legislation for our Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design “Silver” Certification.
Angela […]

Five hours per year staring at a elevator inspection certificate… That’s my back of the envelope guess at my usage, so five hours staring at a allen wrench and straighten paperclip taped to the frame, 5 hours wondering what the “major alterations” you could do to an elevator that would require an inspection, 5 […]