So, for the umpteenth time, I get to checkout at an online store. Their shipping policy says they ship to the "Continental US and Canada," so I figure I'm good to go, considering Alaska is BOTH part of the "Continental US" AND attached to the Western edge of Canada … … and once again, whether [...]

So, this weekend we drove a couple hundred miles South to go ice climbing, as we often do this time of year … often enough that we're practically locals in a few bars and hotels along the way. And we're always running late. This week, we were later than usual … still a half hour [...]

Called in sick to work, so what more perfect time to do a Search of the Week (or so)? This week, besides the usual sex searches, and Christoper McCandless questions, I got this: -40 f to c For those of you apparently wondering, -40 is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. I believe the [...]

… or Alaska scores another point for natural selection So, Into the Wild is in theaters. Another round of absurd romanticism about dumbasses who come up to Alaska and die in the wilderness is gripping the nation … or at least the denizens of it who secretly long to out-Walden Thoreau, whilst simultaneously out-macho-ing Grizzly [...]