News alert: Gov. Parnell signed the Alaska Firearms Freedom Act yesterday, making firearms, accessories and ammo manufactured in Alaska for in-state use exempt from federal regulations.
Let the ATF posturing begin...
∙ This morning's temp was 52 at 5 a.m. Of course the sun was shining, but that's not the issue; rather, the fact that it's already 10± degrees warmer than yesterday at this hour. Mr. AccuHunch is forecasting a high of 70 today; yesterday's official high was 77, although my thermometer said 78. Not enough of a difference to matter, I suppose.
∙ My wife managed to finagle a day off, today. She and the girls will be doing shopping, cleaning, and laundry during the day. Suddenly I don't mind being in the office ...
∙ The wildfire near Tok has expanded to 2,000 acres this morning. While that's still quite small by Alaska standards, it directly threatens Tok and surrounding areas; many residences are threatened. The highway was closed briefly, and firefighters say there may be intermittent closures throughout the day, depending on winds blowing smoke across the road.
Why do I mention this? Because the Alaska Highway, which runs through Tok, is the only road in/out of Alaska. Lower 48 folks have no idea how fortunate they are to have multiple access roads for travel. For those of us in Anchorage, the state line is 7 hours away, and that only gets us to the Canadian border and the Yukon Territory.
Blogging will be light-to-nonexistent this weekend, as Monday is my 30th wedding anniversary, which I will be celebrating with the most wonderful woman I've ever met. (Yes, it's my wife, ya silly...)
Have a safe holiday, and please take a few moments to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the rest of us - which is the reason for the holiday.
Psalm 22:27-28: “All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he ruleth among the nations.”
3 comments:
Congratulations to y'all! :)
Being in the office while the wife and girls clean may not be such a good thing. You'll have to relearn where all your stuff is when you get home if they clean like my wife does.
Here's hoping that the fires around Tok and on both sides of the Alaskan Highway can be got under control soon. Too much sunshine and not enough rain. Happens even in our neck of the woods in spring time before the leaves come out.
30 years! Congratulations to the two of you.
Montana has the same sort of firearms law! It's being challenged, of course, but it's still a good thing.
Where's the moose in your header?! I don't just read the blog for the posts; I'm incredibly fond of your moose photos!
Happy Anniversary!
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