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So, you know what I hate? Clients

Posted on August 20, 2009
So, you know what I hate? Clients who lie to me. I have been doing this job long enough (almost 10 years already!) to know when a client is lying to me. Pisses me off. I always try to explain that we each have a job. My job is to keep my mouth SHUT...

So, last night I took the girls

Posted on August 15, 2009
So, last night I took the girls out to the Big T lodge. Hell of a place. To get business the food items are half off so you can buy a pretty darned good prime rib dinner for less than $10. In Alaska, that is a great bargain. As you can see, the girls really tucked into their meals! Summer is winding down and it is time to get ready for the quiet time of year...

So, tomorrow, I am taking the day

Posted on August 11, 2009
So, tomorrow, I am taking the day off to go to Anchorage to fight for Kadee's PFD. Legally, I have never been more excited. This really does seem to be a case of first impression in the history of the United States. I am ready. I think that I have an answer for any question that may be thrown at me...

So, once again, I went to Tustumena

Posted on August 09, 2009
So, once again, I went to Tustumena lake. God I love it up there. The reds have made it to Nikolai Creek. I was walking around in chest high grass, with dead salmon and raspberry bushes everywhere. Let's just say the Desert Eagle I was carrying felt too small...

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So, victory! The freezer is finally

Posted on August 02, 2009
So, victory! The freezer is finally full of halibut. To celebrate I cut the gill plate of the first halibut I landed and put a drop of my blood on my tongue. The boat was overdue for a load of halibut. It took a lot to get there. Not only was the boat fubar and the mechanic had to rebuild the jet after only 10 hours but I worked my ass getting it ready to go out (with thanks to Intern Scott)...

So I know I said that anyone who

Posted on July 26, 2009
So I know I said that anyone who fishes for salmon with a rod and reel is a chump or a tourist. That was before I went silver salmon fishing in Seward. Wow. Within 30 seconds of stopping the boat we had 3 salmon hooked. The salmon in these picture I actually hooked...

So, thank you to whoever hit the

Posted on July 22, 2009
So, thank you to whoever hit the calf last night. I feel sorry for him but he did not go to waste. It was the first moose I had to do all by myself and I am glad it was a small one. I have now butchered 8 moose. Remember to take the quarters off first and then the hide and THEN gut it...

So, I did something I never thought

Posted on July 18, 2009
So, I did something I never thought I would do: I went out on Skilak Lake. Note to future self: always take coordinates for location and a tent. Although we got out on the lake, we did not get to Doroshin Bay Cabin. 2 of us wanted to proceed and 2 wanted to turn around...

So, dipnetting continues. I am

Posted on July 17, 2009
So, dipnetting continues. I am the proxy for someone I know through work. In Alaska a person can fish or hunt for someone over 65 or who is disabled or blind. This guy is 70 and hurt his shoulder so we will get his fish too. Fine by me: I love to dipnet, even though it is a little trashy...

So, I have been accused in the

Posted on July 14, 2009
So, I have been accused in the last few days of being 'different' since I moved to Alaska. Not different in the retarded way, because that has always been true. But different as a person. I don't know. I saw this picture of Potter Valley California, the place where I met J so many years ago...

So, dipnetting on the Kenai kicks

Posted on July 12, 2009
So, dipnetting on the Kenai kicks ass. That is all I can say. The freezer is coming along nicely. The Kenai reds are quite a bit bigger than Kasilof reds. We went out tonight and were just killing them but we had to stop early as one of our party was catching a plane...

So, it was about 75 degrees when

Posted on July 09, 2009
So, it was about 75 degrees when we left for Tustumena Lake. God I love that place. We just screwed around and lost track of time with a sun that never really set. We drank beer and made a fire that was an affront to God himself it was so big. A nice 'break' from dipnetting...

So, the State has denied Kadee's

Posted on July 06, 2009
So, the State has denied Kadee's informal PFD appeal. Very, very nice. It is impossible to get to the Supreme Court of the United States if the administrative monkeys don't keep screwing up! Hell if the State needs that $3269 more than we do, they can fight like hell to keep it...

So happy birthday to me. Although

Posted on July 02, 2009
So happy birthday to me. Although there is nothing "special" about being 36, I must admit being a little sad the last few days. I think it started when I was doing some investigation for a case in a cemetery. It struck me how fleeting life is and how quickly we all will be forgotten...

So, I rounded out the weekend focused

Posted on June 29, 2009
So, I rounded out the weekend focused on food. Funny that. It seems that gathering/growing food, getting firewood or making booze consume most of the short Alaska summer for me. I took the interns clamming on Saturday. I didn't personally check the tide book so we missed most of the tide but we still got enough for a nice chowder...

So, Kasilof River dipnetting. As

Posted on June 27, 2009
So, Kasilof River dipnetting. As I have said before, but for dipnetting and road kill, I would not take much of Alaska's bounty. A few hours of standing in the river netted 3 fish tonight. That is ok...there will be many more. Besides, the view was amazing...

So, I am truly the world's worst

Posted on June 21, 2009
So, I am truly the world's worst fisherman. I went where I was told the fish were. I had the right bait. The right gear. Yet this weekend's trip produced not one halibut. Damnit. On the upside the boat ran like a champ. It did suck up a lot of fuel but it was carrying 5 guys and our gear...

So, we have a sick pig. It is funny

Posted on June 18, 2009
So, we have a sick pig. It is funny how much you can care about the welfare of an animal destined for the table. I thought he might have something in his mouth so everyone came over to help hold him while I looked. Nothing. He appears to be dying and I don't know what to do...

So, today we put away 36 chickens.

Posted on June 13, 2009
So, today we put away 36 chickens. Cornish Cross are amazing birds. 8 weeks from egg to freezer. As usual, nothing was wasted. The birds are in the freezer, the feathers and heads are going to the worms and the pigs ate the boiled heads and feet. It was another stunningly beautifulday in this part of Alaska...

So rabbit day. I write this not

Posted on June 10, 2009
So rabbit day. I write this not to revel in the killing, which was unpleasant(although I am certain there will be those who refuse to believe that). I write to remind all of us who eat meat that we have a responsibility to ensure the animals we eat do not suffer in life or death...

So, camping up Palmer Creek Road

Posted on June 07, 2009
So, camping up Palmer Creek Road near Hope. I never knew this place existed until yesterday but it is the most amazing place to go 'car' camping. It helps that we are having near record high weather this weekend. It is simply amazing outside. The best part of the trip was taking a walk by myself last night...

So, interns. Three of the little

Posted on June 04, 2009
So, interns. Three of the little bastards. Some think of interns as useful only for writing motions and keeping the DA's busy for the summer. While I applaud the traditional uses of interns, I have other ideas. Like getting them to split next years wood...

So, today we took the boat out

Posted on June 01, 2009
So, today we took the boat out to Kenai Lake. She ran like a champ, except I figured out at the end of the trip that I wasn't running her hard enough. Good trip. Didn't see any wildlife but did get to hike up a snowpack and check out a waterfall. Otherwise it was standard: we drank beer, cooked pork sausage over a fire and enjoyed a summer day...

So, here is a real picture of

Posted on May 31, 2009
So, here is a real picture of the baby and mama moose that was outside my office yesterday. Of course, I got into trouble for commenting on how good it would taste stuffed with rosemary and garlic. Soon, little man. Soon.

So, I just got home from a vacation

Posted on May 27, 2009
So, I just got home from a vacation in the city of my birth, Victoria BC. I had forgotten how warm and green it was there. I must admit that I am still feeling a little homesick as I sit here. It was great to see the country and see so many of the people that I care about...

So, Alaska wants to pass a law

Posted on May 19, 2009
So, Alaska wants to pass a law exempting certain firearms from federal regulation. The Alaska Firearms Freedom Act (HB 186 and SB 146) would mean that 'made in Alaska' firearms would not be subject to federal regulation. There would be certain requirements, like a "Made in Alaska" stamp...

So, Kachemak Bay State Park! It

Posted on May 17, 2009
So, Kachemak Bay State Park! It was my first time over there. We camped in Halibut Cove. Going over the seas got to about 3 feet, which was fun in a skiff. I was a little nervous until I remembered that I was born on an Island. Many of my ancesters were Navy men...

So, I just want to say that food

Posted on May 15, 2009
So, I just want to say that food production is in full swing. The greenhouse is up. All of the garden crops that need to be started instead of being directly sowed are planted. The potato patch is tilled and the ground is being heated up with clear plastic...

So, let?s talk about domestic violence

Posted on May 13, 2009
So, let?s talk about domestic violence in Alaska . Apparently, Alaska is simply awash in violence. We are all going to be burned in our beds tonight. The Supreme Court just used domestic violence as an excuse to gut our right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure...

So, another great weekend here

Posted on May 11, 2009
So, another great weekend here in this part of Alaska. Not as warm as last weekend but still beautiful. Or, as Kadee says, a 'nice sunny day'. We got the garden tilled and the rows made. The worms we have been feeding all winter went in too. For those of you interested in gardening in Alaska, worms are a valuable commodity here...

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