I’m sure by now most of my friends know that I am not well at the moment, but I thought I would write a post for anyone who has not yet heard. Last Saturday I woke up without the use of my right arm. Sharp, stabbing pain and the same sensation...
About a month ago I walked out onto the deck in the early morning to a scene of utter carnage. Rheagal, our 45 lbs. Black Spanish turkey tom, was missing from his usual sleeping perch on the deck rail and there were feathers everywhere. The other...
My pantry is a huge mess at the moment. Last week when I was in a pinch for an easy dinner, I was digging through the messy pantry to get ideas and ingredients when I came upon a suprise. SUPRISE, MOTHERFUCKER!Oh no! It’s the dreaded canned...
It has been a while since my last update. Last year was quite exhausting for everyone, between pandemic fatigue, full time work-from-home (ok, not that unusual for me), school-from-home (our normal), work demands and various projects we have been...
There was a chap out in Trapper Creek whose pigs had gone semi-feral on his property. They were living in a big culvert. The pigs were all captured and sent to Fairbanks for processing. All but three tiny piglets that weren’t found until after...
Rejoice! Our planet has completed another full rotation around the sun, and you are still here to see it. The darkest days are behind us again, and the Northern hemisphere is full of hope for Spring as each day gets a little bit longer and brighter...
If there is one positive thing about COVID, it is that it’s completely socially acceptable to dress like a comic book supervillain now. I mean, I always did it anyway, but now I’m suddenly “cool”.
Have you ever wanted to find the secret entrance to Diagon Alley? What if I told you that you could go there today? What if I told you, I’ll be taking you there, virtually, in this post?Take my hand and come along with me. Today I will tell...
Welcoming DeathThis is a poem I translated from Lesson 7 of Hoch’s Middle Egyptian Grammar today. It is from The Dispute between a Man and his Ba from about 4000 years ago (1900 BCE). I am sure the translation could use some more work, but I...
This morning my five elder children and I went over to a neighbor’s farm to help them dig up their potatoes. It was a perfect, Alaskan Autumn day; The air was fresh and crisp. It was dry, though slightly overcast. A soft breeze blew in our...
