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Sharecropper’s Delight

Growing plants seems a simple concept. You take some seeds, stick them in dirt and things start happening. For a long time, however, I was under the impression that plants were a chore to be avoided, like window washing and … Continue reading

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Alaska Winter Warriors

People ask me many of the same questions about living in Alaska. They’re difficult to answer without prefacing: “Well Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas, so there are a lot of regional variations.” (See size domination in … Continue reading

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Flagstaff, AZ to Santa Fe, NM: Snow on adobe

Giant Santa Fe horse head Happy Holiday cow skull at El Paseo (almost as beautiful as the $1 tacos) With snow flying through the air of Flagstaff, I busted a freeway move all the way to Santa Fe, New Mexico. … Continue reading

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Sedona, Flagstaff and a Grandiose Canyon

Day Four The Sky Ranch Lodge is not the cheapest place in Sedona, Arizona, nor is it the most modern. But waking up to a fantastic view from bed of the famous Sedona red rocks, I didn’t really care about … Continue reading

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Oddlights: Cali to Lake Havasu, AZ to Laughlin, NV

(I decided to focus on the things that seem the strangest to me from day to day on this trip, thus the “oddlights.”) Leaving Blythe, CA I soon hit Ehrenberg, AZ which, as my trusty navigator (Mr. Holden) pointed out, … Continue reading

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Fishpocalypse at the Salton Sea

I’m sitting at the Courtesy Coffee Shop in Blythe, CA enjoying coffee, sunshine and eavesdropping. So far both conversations between the waitress and other patrons are about illness and lethargy – no one feels well enough to start decorating for … 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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Kitchen Tart

Putting off writing and poking around Etsy.com recently, I redirected to the web page of that day’s featured seller (maya*made). There I found a recipe that tugged at my fall harvest baker delusions. I don’t know if this is common, … Continue reading

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How to Jerk Off a Salmon and Other Useful Things I Learned Today

Today started off as any other day – a treasure hunt for my undies, a groggy walk home and a trip to Planned Parenthood. Wait … I’m not in college anymore. I made it to work, injected some coffee, checked … Continue reading

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