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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
The Daily Tweets 2011-02-05: Side Street Saturday, preparing for Sugarspoon Sunday
It’s all about writing. Or it should be. Anchorage writing peeps! incl. @AKwriteclub @ @AnchorageNaNo – Rob & I will convene tomorrow 1 PM @ Sugarspoon – feel free to join us! #fb # If you’re in @AKwriteclub and/or @AnchorageNaNo, … Continue reading
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Tagged Side Street Espresso, Sugarspoon, writing
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The Daily Tweets 2010-11-27: Last Side Street Saturday of 2010
George’s latte special board was drawn for yesterday (Black Friday, the traditional consumerist post-Thanksgiving shopping day), but his rendition of Frankenstein & American consumerism was so good that Deb left it up today, too. Or maybe George just didn’t have … Continue reading
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Scott McAdams on Trick or Treat Street
Saturday for me means writing at Side Street Espresso. But this Saturday was also downtown Anchorage’s “Trick or Treat Street” event — & a special treat with a visit from U.S. Senate candidate Scott McAdams.
Iditarod dogs (& a few humans too)
A photo slideshow of some of the Iditarod sled dog action on G Street, which was a staging ground for yesterday’s ceremonial start of the race. (Why G Street? Because I go writing at Side Street Espresso every Saturday.)
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Tagged Iditarod, Side Street Espresso, slideshow, writing
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The Daily Tweets, 2010-03-06: Iditarod!
A good writing day today at Side Street & downtown @kaladibrothers Also saw some of the Iditarod teams staging on G St outside Side Street.
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Buddha in the coffee shop
My Side Street Saturday included an encounter with a handcarved Vietnamese Buddha of white-grey marble, which its owner hopes to sell as a fundraiser for Veterans for Peace. A little about Job, integrity, cold, & low atmospheric pressure, too.
Posted in Cold, Journal, No Way Way
Tagged Bible, Book of Job, Buddha, Cold notes, integrity, Side Street Espresso, theodicy, Voice from the Whirlwind, winter, writing
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Gay-ins at McGinley’s
Brendan Joel Kelley at the Anchorage Press reports on last Friday’s goings-on at McGinley’s — about which I wrote at the time. Brendan mentions Michael Mason’s conversation with managing partner Jack Lewis: According to Mason, he plans on returning to … Continue reading
Pomegranate tea
Pomegranate tea Originally uploaded by yksin. Copyright Melissa S. Green
Winner
Deb had a surprise for me when I came in to Side Street today after missing three or four weeks: I’d won a coffee card — the second time in my 12-year history of patronizing Side Street that mine was … Continue reading