A 3 Hour Tour

Well Ladies and Gentlemen…my three hour trek to Bedford last night to eat dinner with a few friends provided some much needed entertainment.  I won’t go into it…but I became a little more familiar with the city employees of Irving…and I was very thankful that I speak a little Spanish.  All in all…it was a [...]

It was the best of times…and I was sick

Last week (Thursday I think…) I started feeling a little “funny”.  Maybe like my allergies were flaring up or something.  Clearly I couldn’t be getting sick…I just didn’t have time for sick.  So…I pretended that I felt FINE.  Well Saturday I still felt fine…just a little less fine…and Sunday I woke up and felt like [...]

David Letterman

When I got to work yesterday there was a sign on the door of my office.
 ”David Letterman’s Top 10 Reasons You Know You Are In Alaska.”
My favorites were…
# 2 You know that the four seasons are Winter, Almost Winter, Still Winter, and Construction.
# 8 You know that the term “break-up” has more to do with [...]

A League of Their Own

I took a few minutes this afternoon to research civic and women’s organizations in Anchorage.  I’ve been thinking…it would be a great way to meet people, get to know the area, and get involved in the city’s volunteer opportunities.  So…I Googled. 
I first googled “women, anchorage, league.”  I was specifically looking for the Junior League (does [...]

A Very True Quote

I’m homeless! I’ll be a bag lady! A Fendi bag lady, but a bag lady!!
— Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City

Keyless

You know…it’s strange to me the things that freak me out about moving.  Did selling all of my possessions bother me?  Not really.  Did mailing what little I have left to ALASKA bother me? No.  Did quitting my job with no concrete plan for the future bother me?  Just a little.
I had a thought a [...]

Scared

I won’t lie…I am afraid.
I was listening to the radio earlier…mostly talking about the 2008 election…and I was suddenly struck by the terrifying thought that Hillary Clinton might actually become president.
I hear Canada is lovely this time of year.