Earlier in December, our town became “famous” for a whale that was making its presence known by bubble feeding next to the docks. He became so famous, in fact, that people started a “Phoenix Whale Spotting” group on Facebook for those wondering about his current whereabouts. Even a whale can be stalked! I’ve lived here …
So far this trip I have been called A: “Jet-setter” and B: “Crazy.” Personally, I would go with option B. Although A does have a nice ring to it. Let me explain. When I returned from England a few weeks ago, I came with a stack of invitations to various events. Weddings, birthdays and the …
Saturday, mom and I left on a trip. We left earlier than one should every be up on a Saturday. Destination? San Diego! Why San Diego? Why not? We didn’t really have any particular reason in mind other than we we wanted to see the sun… We arrived last night, got our rental car, drove …
This Alaska place. I have had a real strong love/hate relationship with it the past year or so. I love Alaska. I love Ketchikan. I love the rain and the beautiful sunny days and the busy summers and quiet winters. I do. But standing by as friends come and go never gets easy. Being stuck …
Perks to having pilot friends? Seeing random islands from your childhood. A few months ago my parents mentioned to one of my pilot friends that I was born on a little island not far from here. Long Island, to be exact. (Alaska that is, not New York!) Some 25 odd years ago, we left that …
