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So, Anon # 2 in comments to the

Posted on January 24, 2009
So, Anon # 2 in comments to the last post accused me of having a "narrow view" about our system. I tell you what. I will immediately retire from the practice of law and sign over everything I own to the first person who can point to the word "victim" in the Bill of Rights...

So, I'm back from Philadelphia

Posted on January 23, 2009
So, I'm back from Philadelphia and Washington DC. And glad for it too. Too many damn people. Damn there were three times the number of people in all of Alaska right there on the National Mall. Besides the people I got a touch of the stomach flu on Monday...

So, get this. I am leaving for

Posted on January 14, 2009
So, get this. I am leaving for DC in just a little while. I just got a call from Senator Murkowski's office. I got a ticket to the inauguration! It is like winning the lotto. Instead of being in the general crowd of 2 million people, I get to be up front...

So, it has finally warmed up.

Posted on January 11, 2009
So, it has finally warmed up. When it goes from -30 (or more) for a few weeks to -6 (like it is right now) it feels downright balmy. Thankfully I got the Subaru going too. That $750 car has never left me stranded before but she just couldn't handle -34...

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So, I wanted to post what was has

Posted on January 05, 2009
So, I wanted to post what was has been written for Kadee's initial PFD appeal. For most of you this will be boring as hell. But for the lawyers or law students out there I would love some feedback on this. And this little girl isn't an Alaskan! What a crock of shit...

So, this video says it all. The

Posted on January 04, 2009
So, this video says it all. The water is gone before it hits the ground. It was cold shooting that video...I just stepped out. Right now there are three cars in the yard that won't start. Even the starting fluid that is supposed to help is too cold to come out of the can...

So, this cold streak continues.

Posted on January 03, 2009
So, this cold streak continues. I remember reading somewhere before I moved to Kenai that the average is 12 in the winter. Not now. I left the house to cut wood at -30 this morning. It is supposed to be -40 or colder tonight. That is cold. You can't really tell from this photo but this vodka is frozen solid (click on it to look)...

So, the cold continues. It is around

Posted on December 31, 2008
So, the cold continues. It is around -20 to -25 constantly. The wood stove is as full of spruce and birch as we can make it. Yet the house is not uniformly warm. We have sealed off several rooms. In every room there is ice around the windows. J and I both get up several times a night to feed the stove...

So, winter has settled in. We

Posted on December 28, 2008
So, winter has settled in. We got a lot of snow on Christmas Day. And it has gotten cold. I was outside today working on the Suburban and it was -10. The sun has just started to go down and it already -14. For my Canadian readers that is -25 C. You know what is weird? I went out this morning in sneakers and not wearing gloves...

So, Merry Christmas. As usual,

Posted on December 25, 2008
So, Merry Christmas. As usual, the family spoiled the kids. Kadee just stopped being interested at one point: there was simply too much. We are having a quiet day at home. It is snowing like crazy outside and Kadee and I enjoyed a sled ride. We are going for a Rhino ride after we all get dressed...

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Posted on December 21, 2008
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Posted on December 18, 2008
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Posted on December 16, 2008
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So, the State has denied Kadee's

Posted on December 14, 2008
So, the State has denied Kadee's PFD. I had hoped they would be smart. But this way will be way more fun. First, I will exhaust my administrative appeals. Then, to paraphrase a line from my favorite movie (Braveheart), I charge. Fools. I have bled in court for murderers...

So, victory! Two assault with a

Posted on December 10, 2008
So, victory! Two assault with a dangerous instrument cases and two acquittals. Well, not exactly. I beat the count involving an assault with a truck. I hung the jury 9-3 in favor of acquittal on the assault with the fish bonker. The DA may re-try the case...

So, I am still in trial. Tomorrow

Posted on December 08, 2008
So, I am still in trial. Tomorrow is day 7. We'll see. I must admit that I am sick of working nights and weekends. Leaves me little time for anything else. Like hanging out with AM, who leaves this week. This time in a week 2/3 of the men in this picture will be gone...

So, it is cold. It is dropping

Posted on December 02, 2008
So, it is cold. It is dropping to -10 tonight. Despite that fact, Kadee and I just came in from playing outside! She is tougher than I am. Or she will be. I am in trial this week. My client allegedly hit someone with a fish bonker. Bah. We are arguing self defense...

So, happy Thanksgiving. Here is

Posted on November 27, 2008
So, happy Thanksgiving. Here is the one day when all people in America, despite all the troubles in the country, need to remember how lucky we are. Today, of all days, we should put aside the stress and remember that we do not live on $1 a day. Live in a garbage dump...

So, life goes on. Winter is settling

Posted on November 20, 2008
So, life goes on. Winter is settling around us. It was -6 F the other morning when I went to work. Ha. G. What was it in Sacramento? A balmy 60? For once I can rub the "cold" in the face of a Fairbanksan. Life has been a little stressful lately because of my rental house...

So, G is gone. Let me tell all

Posted on November 16, 2008
So, G is gone. Let me tell all of you attracted to Alaska something you need to know: she exacts a heavy price. A heavy, heavy price. Either you will leave all those that you care about to get here or you will watch those that you care about come and go...

So, today G, Andy, Alaskan Madman

Posted on November 12, 2008
So, today G, Andy, Alaskan Madman and I took the machines up Snug Harbor road in Cooper Landing. I still think that Kenai Lake is one of the prettiest places in all of Alaska. It snowed like hell today and we had a great time. I guess this will be the last ride like this...

So, G. is here. One last hurrah

Posted on November 10, 2008
So, G. is here. One last hurrah before he begins life in California. We have been relaxing so far but intend to get out and spend some time outdoors the rest of the week. Of course we have been riding the hell out of the Rhino, drinking whiskey, target shooting and playing WW II games...

So, thank God! I cried for my

Posted on November 05, 2008
So, thank God! I cried for my daughters tonight. Let the whole world rejoice. The only downside is that Palin comes home to ruin our lives in Alaska. Yet even that horror will not diminish my joy tonight. I did cry. I kissed my girls and told them that everything will be alright...

So, GO VOTE!!!!!!! Go. Seriously.

Posted on November 03, 2008
So, GO VOTE!!!!!!! Go. Seriously. I would give my left nut to be able to vote tomorrow. To help remove the Republican douchebags who have changed this country so much. When I got to the United States 8 years ago it was a different place. Now there is extraordinary rendition...

So, Happy Halloween! The girls

Posted on November 01, 2008
So, Happy Halloween! The girls went as witches this year. Here in Soldotna, the younger kids seem to go to the (only) mall as it is cold outside. I must admit it is only the first of November and I am already getting tired of the relentless cold. I don't mind the cold (really) but I wish it would warm up above freezing once or twice so I could do some of the things that I need to outside...

So, it has been a while. The computer

Posted on October 27, 2008
So, it has been a while. The computer went down with a virus. $189 later and I am pissed. There is really no choice, as both J and I need the computer to stay sane in the winter months. But who the hell get their kicks out of creating programs that do nothing but cause others misery? Winter is here with full force, despite the fact that it is only October...

So, Washington DC! I can't say

Posted on October 15, 2008
So, Washington DC! I can't say I saw a lot of the city but I did get to the United States Supreme Court. It was fun to push on the door. I wonder how many hands seeking justice it took to wear the doors like they are. I wonder how many of those people actually got it? I was quite impressed with DC...

So, we got our first snow today.

Posted on October 09, 2008
So, we got our first snow today. Bad timing as I am off to Washington DC in a few hours. I had to fork out the money to fly from Kenai to Anchorage as there was 80MPH winds and bad roads. But I have to go. I just have to see where so much evil congregates...

So, really Governor? Really? You

Posted on October 03, 2008
So, really Governor? Really? You could not name even one other Supreme Court decision that you disagreed with? Is abortion really the biggest problem in this country? Not surprising that yet another millionaire has no f%^$^&g clue about what real people in this country are going through...

So, note to self. Next year more

Posted on September 30, 2008
So, note to self. Next year more potatoes. They grow great here. More manure in the potato patch too. Less lettuce and kale. More things that can be frozen. I am in the process of putting away the garden. This was my first Alaska garden and it had mixed results...

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