A Wonderfullyrich World

Apparently the Alaska National Guard actually did fly a C-130 with presents to Kotlik not to long after I left. I heard they were considering it from Elise, but didn’t give it much thought till my Mom said they showed it on Channel 9 back in Denver.
NBC Video of the event (Windows Media Player)

I’m back in DC! Actually I’ve been back for 3 days now, but I’ve been catching up and managed to get hit hard by yet another sinus infection. The flight home was a bit questionable for a while, but it all worked out. Apparently I didn’t actually reserve my return for […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]