Author Archives: Alaska

Alaska’s Last Week

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Alaska

I found Alaska, our white wolf-white shepherd wolfdog, as a pound rescue in December 1999. He was six months old, and a few months earlier had been found abandoned on the side of the road, with a shattered elbow and … Continue reading →

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America’s Churchill

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Alaska

I was about to write a post about the parallels when I found someone had beat me to it. And done a fantastic job, too. I don’t see Gingrich as the likely GOP candidate, but by God, if he got … Continue reading →

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Why I’ll Never Learn Chinese

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Alaska

That’s just too much weight placed on inflection for me.   Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den In a stone den was a poet called Shi, who was a lion addict, and had resolved to eat ten lions. He often … Continue reading →

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Superhydrophobic Coating

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Alaska

I love living in the 21st Century. The product NeverWet provides water repellent, anti-corrosion, anti-bacterial, anti-icing and self-cleaning properties to anything it coats. Your stuff will never get wet again… Videos here.

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Gorgeous Earth Flyover

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Alaska

Sit back, relax, and say wow.

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China Builds Giant Mockup of Washington DC Streets?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Alaska

In the desert? For optical targeting from space? That and other disturbing constructs here. This makes more sense if you recall that China made a scale mockup of the Himalayan approaches to India for helicopter practice. Trying to find the … Continue reading →

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Frank Miller vs. Occupy

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Alaska

The Dark Knight author and Sin City creator doesn’t like them. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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A Shout Out to Bowe Bergdahl

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Alaska

Veterans’ Day has come and gone. Each day going forward, please take the time to think a moment about Bowe Bergdahl, America’s lone serving POW. If you have a blog, post about him. He deserves our vocal support. Hang in … Continue reading →

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And Here We Go

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Alaska

What’s worse than living in a police state? Living in a police state with stupid cops. And clueless judges. (That’s some world-class legal snark in that link there.) Oh, the deliciousness of the irony. Cue Gene Hoffman: A couple of … Continue reading →

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My Desert Island Smokin’ Hot Blues Album

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Alaska

There’s a long-running BBC program (which I’ve sadly never had time to listen to) in which the generally famous guests are asked to provide the music they’d want with them if deserted on an island, and the host plays the … Continue reading →

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