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Ebb and Flow
Circle round everyone, for it has been a hell of a spell. I’m tuckered out from hand-sawing pallets, but I need to get my fingertips typing again before they forget how. March saw multiple planes touch down in Sitkatown laden … Continue reading →
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Conquistadora
In honor of Adventurer Day, I made my virgin voyage to two different places in Sitka town yesterday. One might think I had conquistered every location available with two off-n-on years in a town of 8,000 inhabitants, but there are … Continue reading →
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Ireland on a budget. What NOT to do.
Blending in Last month I took a trip that some might call blow-your-mind-fantastical. It was quick (one week) and consisted of my greatest friend Megan The Gnome and I tooling the entire island of Ireland. “Whoa, fun!” you say, and … Continue reading →
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Tagged as bars, beer, booze, car rental, Guinness, hertz, inn, ireland, irish coffee, pub, travel, travelogue, waterfront bars, writing
Combat Cowboys of the Sitka Sac Roe Sea
I think that’s what they called that National Geographic show I watched last night. Or maybe it was something equally ridiculous like: “Cowboys of the Sea: Combat Fishing.” Minus the moniker, I’ve gotta admit, that show was received with Super … Continue reading →
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Tagged as bars, beer, combat fishing, commercial fishing, cowboys, fishing village, herring, ireland, japan, loading dock, national geographic, P Bar, sac roe, shipping
Dear cousin, please send booze.
Because I vowed to post once a week and because I used all my brain power to fill out shipping documents, I present to you – a letter I wrote to my cousin. (For muddled clarification: cousin=casha=cashew=cat shoe=shoe of the … Continue reading →
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FISH!
20 June 2007 Our inaugural fish came through the machines yesterday with much fanfare and many problems. Given the brand new status of the plant and machines, problems were expected, but the crazy running around panic of the day made … Continue reading →
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Hey…you wanna see something?
When someone says, “Hey…you wanna see something?” you should be wary. Today at lunch one of my co-workers smiled, put his hand over his mouth and smiled again tonguing the gum hole where his front right tooth was a moment … Continue reading →
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Guernica/Gernika and San Sebastian/Donostia, Basque Country
Before Guernica was a Picasso, it was a small town that had the shit bombed out of it by German and Italian planes, authorized by Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War. Regardless of tactical theories, the raid left at … Continue reading →
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Matalascañas – inescapable paradise
April 10 (Day 29): Alfonso XII is a narrow street that runs between the Fine Arts Museum and the Plaza de Armas bus station in Seville. The car tires on the cobblestones make the same noise they do in parking … Continue reading →
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I believe in Bilbao Baggins
Howdy, howdy fuckin partners! I’m half-juiced on fermented Spanish grapes and ever-so-eager to catch you up on my recent Euro travels… [Over the river and up the hill in Bilbao, Basque Country.] March 22 (Day 11): Bilbao was a nice … Continue reading →
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