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A smattering of wonderful things

Oh June, you dramatic bastard. You have asserted yourself soundly in just two days. June means salmon in southeast Alaska which starts with anxious prepping and waiting followed by furious working and money making (and some slapstick pratfalls). When I … Continue reading

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Laughing out loud

The general misuse of lol is rampant. It doesn’t get under my skin as much as the whole business of confusing lose/loose/loser/looser, but it is bothersome. Here’s a chat from work: Me: Man – Northern Tool sells such shitty shit. … Continue reading

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Waiting for salmon in Sitka

You can feel them. They’re churning the waters of the Pacific Northwest. The tide is spitting and frothing with expectation. The cadence of hammers, grinders, engines and bellowing skippers becomes more frantic by the day. “Mend the nets drain the … Continue reading

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Exploding herring

These are herring. (Photo – Levi Holden) This herring exploded. (Photo – Levi Holden) Time to go back to work and ship some of these little fellows to Japan.

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