I put Zeitoun down after the last post and did some other things. Eventually I picked it back up later in the day. Armed men (it turned out there was a woman too) were breaking into the front door at Zeitoun's rental property in flooded New Orleans j... »
The Nature Conservancy Bike CommutersI hadn't been bicycling since late February. Sometime that month I went over the handlebars on my friend's snowbike, which likely brought on the tendinitis and bursitis in my shoulders that has taken months to hea... »
Anchorage's returned Peace Corps Volunteers had a potluck to send off three Alaskans on their coming Peace Corps assignments. Michael Bardwell is headed for Mongolia at the end of the month. He'll be teaching English there.Becky Roberts is headed fo... »
Some quakes you wonder about - "Was that a quake?"Not this one. The room jerked hard as if startled. And then it was over, maybe a few seconds. No damage here, but it definitely got our attention.[I changed the title from 4.8 to 4.6. The original U... »
From Lisa Demer in Juneau — The good news is that Rep. Les Gara’s cancer surgery in New York City went well on Tuesday and his doctor said he’s now cancer free, he said Friday. Gara exited the Legislature’s special session to undergo prostate cancer su... »
join Prince Steve and Princess Alexis on celebrating the end of their reign at the Imperial Crown Prince and Princess Ball XX, "A Mariachi Masquerade," at Mad Myrna's on April 28. All proceeds benefit ICOAA. Continue reading → Related posts: Eye make-u... »
Fairbanks and Anchorage are among the "most dangerous cities" for women in the United States, an articles on the website of Forbes claims, quoting FBI crime statistics from metropolitan areas. Anch... »
Friday kicked off the 42nd annual Native Youth Olympics at the Dena'ina Center in downtown Anchorage. »
