Our governor – who I predicted would be John McCain’s VP running mate – was officially named his running mate today. She’s literally the girl next door to many of us here. She looked a bit uncomfortable today speaking to a national audience as just a local, small town mother who happens to be the [...]
We ran to Pt. Thompson today with some workers who were unloading barges there. On our way home, we saw a group of 19 herkin’ polar bears – many of them sows with twin cubs – on an island. Some were eating something, but we couldn’t tell what it was from the boat. [...]
My boss took me with him today to do oil spill response training at North Star Island. I thought I was going as crew, but as we untied, he said you take her. We were practicing decanting an oil spill barge – the barge where you put oil you would be skimming. [...]
Things change alot here in 2 weeks this time of year. The tundra is now a burnt red color, as fall approaches. Most of the waterfowl chicks now look like their parents (except for the swans, which are still fuzzy), and about 2/3 the size of adults. And it’s now dark overnight. [...]
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