I was on a roll. Three days of faithfully exercising, either lifting weights or some kind of aerobics or both. On day four, I dressed in a spiffy new exercise outfit and new walking shoes. I was full of energy and impressed with the discipline I displayed by dragging myself out of bed early. I [...]
Two weeks ago we spent a day hiking and boating at Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula. We arrived on a Friday night and set up camp at Upper Skilak Lake Campground. After dinner I hiked the Vista Trail with my sons, Dan and Mike. The trail headed uphill pausing at well marked points for [...]
I spent much of Memorial Day weekend remembering. I didn’t go to any cemeteries or monuments to our fallen heroes. I took a tour of my closet full of photos, family histories, old letters, and crumbling albums. I dredged up piles of neglected family debris and started making sense of it.
I found faded letters from [...]
I’ve avoided political commentary in my posts lately. I’m trying to watch the unfolding of the administration with a more balanced, less partisan perspective. I’m trying to be less shrill in my opinions and more even tempered in my analysis. I’m deeply weary of the last eight years of Bush bashing and the psychosis of [...]
It was a strange coincidence. Almost too weird. I was struck by the ominous nexus of the events: one imaginatively toying with humanity’s doom, and one quite literally overshadowing us with the fumes from Mt. Doom.
By yesterday, Saturday, March 28; Mt. Redoubt had erupted a number of times. Each time the prevailing winds arranged for [...]
It has been six months since my last follow-up CT scan. Since I’ve been free of cancer for over 18 months, I no longer have P.E.T. scans, just CT scans. The basic difference between the two is that the former involves radioactive glucose injection and the latter requires contrast dye injection. I’ve experienced the dye [...]
Mt. Redoubt is rumbling and spouting and threatening to blow. We’ve spent the last week watching updates and praying that whatever comes from Redoubt comes while we’re at home or very close to home. The stores have been emptied of painting masks and I’m sure car airfilters are running low as well. We don’t want [...]
Anchorage has been in the grip of deep cold since Christmas. Serious cold that even we hardy northern inhabitants find difficult to endure. And as cold as Anchorage is right now, its even colder at my house. Don’t be fooled by the official temperatures for Anchorage which are taken at the airport – the warmest [...]
I have been living with the knowledge that I have cancer for over three weeks. It is no longer a surprise every morning when I wake. “Oh, yeah, I have cancer.” As you can imagine , it has brought a great deal of contemplation.
My very first reaction to the phone call from [...]