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Hatching new Alaska bloggers: Henkimaa edition
I was asked by Steve Aufrecht of What Do I Know? to join other guest bloggers for a class he’s teaching on blogs and blogging. Here’s a little about his class, & partial answer to one of his questions. Continue reading
Japan’s earthquake heard from Alaska
The VENTS Program of NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory has released sound files and a YouTube video of hyrdophone recordings of the March 11 earthquake. Sound was sped sped up 16 times. Text in the video explains that the first … Continue reading
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Tagged earthquake, Japan, video
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Iditarod 2011 at Side Street
It was a Saturday yesterday, so it was a writing day at Side Street Espresso in downtown Anchorage. But it was also the ceremonial start of Iditarod 2011, & as Side Street is on G Street just off 4th Avenue, … Continue reading
Kimmee, in recovery
I’m happy to say that Kimmee, who was attacked by two neighbor dogs on February 14, is recovering nicely.
Whatever in hell I’ve been doing…
I haven’t been writing many posts on Henkimaa lately, but I have been (1) writing on Bent Alaska; (2) organizing my writing; (3) writing; (4) thinking about writing posts on Henkimaa.
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Tagged Anchorage Write Club, Bent Alaska, Scrivener, writing
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Dog Whisperer needed
Last night my friend Marcia’s dog Kimmee was attacked — for the second time — by the two dogs of a neglectful, irresponsible neighbor. And I’m pissed.
OzDust
We saw this license plate outside Sugarspoon when we went out writing on Tuesday. I have no idea what the car owner intended with this vanity plate, but for me it’s a reminder to upload more of my Australia photos … Continue reading
Queensland floods
While the big story dominating news in the U.S. right now is the mass shooting in Tuscon last Saturday, the news that’s biggest in my mind right now is the catastrophic flooding in Queensland, which is now affecting people I know & places I’ve very recently been.
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Tagged Australia, Brisbane, floods, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Queensland, Queensland Museum, State Library of Queensland
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Return from Oz
I’m back from Australia, but my photos & blog posts from Australia are backed up. Here’s my plans for catching up interested readers on all I did & saw in the Great Southern Land.
LAX lunch
As I tweeted: Great lunch @ LAX: El Cholo, near Gate 54A. “LA’s best Margarita” – Chicken burrito derado – & _Brisbane_ by Matt Condon. I’m still here at Los Angeles International Airport (aka LAX) during my ten-hour layover, after … Continue reading