I went to Costco yesterday and did not buy any peanut butter. Please congratulate me on my strike against my addiction.

Hey, folks from Minneapolis: Thank you. We see you fighting for all of us. Stand your ground.

Minneapolis, like Anchorage and Fairbanks, is a "winter city." And Greenland, of course, is also arctic. Assaults on both feel personal to this Alaskan.

Well, those boots were not made for walking

So then... Scott Adams didn't get a medbed after all?

Hmmm, I need to dig out my very loud emergency kayaking whistle. No reason.

Hmm. I keep expecting the -21F forecast on Thursday to change. And it's not. 😬

Found this pendant at a thrift shop today. It's the tip of an orca or sperm whale tooth. For $20. Perfect for today, I sent a demand letter to the contractor who really, really screwed me over. It is a rare but important time for me to defend myself---to show my teeth.

This is how I'm treating 2025 on its way out

It's so satisfying to try a new recipe and end up adding a new favorite. It's pork loin in Caribbean sauce. Should freeze great!

We rounded up Japanese people, no matter their citizenship status, and sent them to camps, for YEARS. How is this different? Or not even worse?

No more Christmas music in stores!

Merry Christmas to everyone whose joy isn't heightened by the misery of others.

Perhaps the internet is simply too leaky for Truth to be imprisoned. Perhaps.

Greenland residents are 90% Native. Invading for their resources is indefensible. Have white people (yes I'm white) learned nothing?

I hate cleaning my oven so I got a very powerful fan hood instead. Just put chicken thighs in the oven in cast iron. If I disappear from my home in the next 35 minutes, I've been sucked up the duct onto the roof. Probably still hungry.

Did anyone get yesterday's wordle?🙄

In my small city we are not to tell even good friends about upcoming parties by a mutual friend. Lest they were not invited. It may result in an awkward "oh so that's why you were so secretive about what you were doing tonight!

Behold the Airport Heights Stonehenge. For a few days each year, the afternoon sun reaches through the bathroom, across the hall, into the tiny bedroom, splashing my fuzzy shadow on the far wall. Solstice is near. Time to celebrate!

I happen to think that Rob Reiner had a much bigger cultural impact than Charlie Kirk did.

But hey, 10 days of sunshine ahead!

I've chosen to capitulate/accept several big losses this year for my long term benefit. But a contractor that I trusted really screwed up, requiring all to be yoinked out and redone to code/make functional/safe. Will cost thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours to make right. He finds out today.

So... the switch to Calibri was "wasteful" but somehow switching it back to Times New Roman won't cost anything?

"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." - Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs in Almost Famous

No one told me when I was young how satisfying it is to fill up my car and leave it all behind at the dump.

As an artist, I legitimately feel for the sculptor of the FIFA "Peace Prize," regardless of how I feel about the resulting trophy or much more so, the person receiving it. It was a design job, with client input/direction, probably a board, and likely rushed.

These are the people who rail against participation trophies.😀

I wore a silly hat today. Seemed appropriate.

ntroduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen. Stray Cats Alanis morisette The Jacksons Fishbone X

The last two days have been stressful and sad. My sister comes tomorrow, so things are looking up.

Tomorrow's lunch includes turkey pot pie. In that order.

We wobbled before we gobbled

What a great way to identify Alaskans for my curated list!

Shared some dark, dark places in my memories today with a friend. My friend kindly witnessed those fears, and shared her own. I held her hand. We both cried. It was a beautiful day.

I am assaulted at my front door by a thick cloud of whatever scent originates in my Costco brand laundry detergent. First time, last time I buy that. Wow, just wow. It may be months before it clears...

while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.

Diamonds are dumb.

Despite the curses and self flagellation that followed the installation of my new range hood, the fix was quick (moved the door hinges).

All this and all that and yet, I'm feeling kind of jolly today.

If I flash my headlights at you, it means yours aren't on, and if you don't turn them on soon, you may die.

Anchorage serving up perfect winter weather today. 😌

Being a friend, even a longtime friend, is work. Drawing boundaries is tough, but necessary.

i hate that AI has now caused me to question the authenticity of cute animal videos online, which is my primary use of social media. i don't even know if this baby penguin actually wore a beret to go buy a tiny baguette in paris

It’s a Dixie Chicks, Devo kind of Halloween…

Recent thrift store observations: 1. New art isn't sold with glass over it anymore. 2. Never buy a new stock pot (again😛). 3. Tupperware is hard to find. It's been replaced by light plastic containers.

Marinades don't work. Save your precious time, just make a sauce. 🤷‍♂️