Merely a Theory…

This is merely a hypothesis, a theory- please feel free to tell me if you think it is way off base or have alternative to share. The product of a long drive, too much caffeine, and yet another article about why women shouldn't serve active duty in the armed forces.  A Navajo woman that I …

Terrible Poetry

Today's catharsis is bad poetry. Hey, it can't all be good, right? I'm more or less saving this here so that some day I come back and work on it. Because it needs it. But I needed to write it, so these things happen. Sigh. This is the Song of the Seasonal, in two versions. …

Wonder Woman

  Walking out of the theater this last weekend, dazed and in that gloriously sated feeling one gets when being barraged by beauty and decency for two hours in a dark room, I overheard a couple talking about the movie in the way we all do- post processing.   They were talking about the credibility …

Crack

I turned down my dream job today. Two years ago- I would have murdered a child and sold my kidneys to drifters to work there. But today it doesn't work as well. A six hour (three each way) commute each week is not only unpleasant, but also environmentally ridiculous for someone working in EE. The Army blows. …

Decrescendo

For all those out marching today- in hopes that we remember that all this inflammatory nonsense online and in the news is too simplistic- we are complex creatures with complex motives, but we are all in this together. Fight for rights, fight for equality, fight for love, and fight for each other. It might be …

Oops.

I legitimately forgot I had a blog for a little while there.Oopsydaisy...This will neither be my longest nor my most eloquent post- I am catching up on sleep and having a lazy, mindless day. It's glorious. So far, my weekends- those long awaited oasises of peace and rest- have been crazy busy and kind of …

Pretty Things

I think this guy is pretty talented.And the pup looks like my pup.https://dribbble.com/shots/1239030-Dog-Portrait-for-a-Local-Shelterhttps://dribbble.com/shots/1220776-Figure-001-Squirrel?list=users&offset=19

The Heat of Winter

All heat is not equal.It’s a sunny, beautiful, crispy cold day today. As I stood in front of the wood stove with my eyes closed, I felt the sun on the back of my neck as the fire warmed my hands. I thought about the different kinds of heat.Sunlight is light and crisp and happy …

Down on Nugget Creek

Last night, the Yukon Quest, one of the toughest dogsled races in the world, ended less than a mile from my house. There were bright lights, hundreds of people, photographers flashing like an epileptic’s nightmare- and I missed it all. I was happily unconscious in my bed, tired, happy, and full of delicious food.  I …

The Banks

Ugh. Blogger is annoying me.ALL I WANT IS FOR THE TITLE TO BE CENTERED. IS THIS SO HARD??Blergenderben.Greetings, oh wired world! I am working away in my (actually shared with my boss) little (actually huge) office in sunny (actually -40) Fairbanks. It's a normal day in my new life.In the last week, I have poked …