Us vs. Them - Updated

In local news, the State has pursued an injunction against the U.S. Fish & Wildlife folks, who have prohibited predator control on Unimak Island in the Aleutians. The wolves are preying freely on the remaining caribou, whose numbers have shrunk to some 250. State biologists believe that this year's calves are in extreme danger of becoming lunch.

However, the feds have said no to the plan; Alaska filed suit. Yesterday, a District Court judge ruled in favor of the feds, but said something interesting. As quoted on this morning's TV report, he said that he had to follow the established guidelines - but also said that they make no sense to him, and seem rather absurd.

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Speaking of Alaska vs. federal control, Senator Lisa Murkowski (Rino-AK) will be asking the Senate to vote on a proposal to curtail some of the EPA's authority. Read it at the link.

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It's a beautiful, cool morning, with a nice little breeze. The sun is shining on the remaining snow on the mountain peaks, although there are low clouds gathering to the east. The weather gnomes are predicting 60 degrees for today, just a degree off of the normal high.

My morning coffee tasted better than usual, perhaps because I slept unusually well last night. We typically sleep with the bedroom window open 9 or 10 months out of the year, if the weather isn't colder or more windy than normal. It is difficult to adjust the window if it has frozen in the open position, so we keep an eye on the humidity in the colder months. Conditions last night were just about perfect, as it was 45 when I got up at 5:00.

Have a great day, folks.