Tuesday Thoughts & Other Stuff

It is another absolutely glorious day - 61 degrees, clear blue skies, with a nice southeasterly breeze. The foliage is lush and green, as it frequently is this time of year. The air is still crisp and fresh, with a salty tang from the Inlet. It's the sort of day to make a person feel glad to be alive!

We're only 12 days from the summer solstice, the 'longest' day, but already have 24 hours of usable daylight. Have I mentioned I love June in Alaska?

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There's a bit of buzz about Governor Palin's interview on Sean Hannity (on Fox News, in case you've just emerged from a year of fasting in a cave), generating mostly favorable comment. She has always been smart & capable, and yesterday there was no chance for CBS or any other left-stream media outlet to mess up the editing, to make her look bad. If you saw it, you saw the Sarah Palin that we all know.

There's a reason why she's the most popular governor in the States.

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On a personal note, I've been longing recently to get away, to go ... well, somewhere that isn't work or home. I have no particular destination in mind, but feel the need to simply get away for awhile. No cell phone, no e-mail, no interruptions. That would be nice. Since I've only been on my job since November, I won't be taking any vacation this year ... although I plan to take a day or two off in August.

The reason for that is because MO Bro is coming up here to spend a week. We talk several times weekly, but haven't seen each other face-to-face in years. It'll be good, and I'm looking forward to it.

I think what I'm missing, though, is a walk in the woods. It's not hard to find woods in Alaska, but it has been hard to find the time. I think the time has come. I need to get out and get away. I long for a place where I can't hear the sound of another human at all. Just for awhile, you know?

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Since it's well after quitting time everywhere else but here & in Hawaii, y'all have a great evening. Thanks for stopping by!