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So, I find myself quite sad today.

Posted on June 13, 2008
So, I find myself quite sad today. Strange really. I have only been here a week but a big part of me doesn't want to leave. Perhaps it is because I was born and (mostly) raised in a place very similar and only a few hundred miles south. The smell of the sea air, the green ferns, the rain and the blue light of the hills all seem so natural to me...

So, despite being away from home,

Posted on June 11, 2008
So, despite being away from home, it seems like I am managing to do the same sorts of things. Drink. Shoot. Admire Alaska. The weather here continues to be great. I am hoping to get out on the water and explore a bit of the island for some other pictures...

So, Ketchikan! The last two days

Posted on June 10, 2008
So, Ketchikan! The last two days have been very beautiful here with bright blue skies. Quite the contrast to the way it looked when I first arrived (to the left). I am enjoying the town and am enjoying the work here...I have only been here a few days but it does seem less stressful than being a Public Defender in Kenai...

So, camping! This was the first

Posted on June 07, 2008
So, camping! This was the first time we had gone camping. This is what life in Alaska is all about. The weather was perfect and the view was amazing. Next to us, set-netters were pulling in salmon.J was a little worried about camping with the girls, but they loved it...

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So, I keep hearing that Kadee looks

Posted on June 02, 2008
So, I keep hearing that Kadee looks like me. No. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is to the left. Done. I got a nice surprise today. The State's medical plan has a $1000 maximum out of pocket. Except it isn't. I learned that J's doctor is an "out of network"provider...

So, chicken killing day. Time

Posted on June 01, 2008
So, chicken killing day. Time to put protein in the freezer for the winter. In only 20 days, the days will start getting shorter. So, today a number of friends and I put over 30 birds in the freezer. Thank God too. With my luck with the boat (which is still in the shop), I need all the help I can get...

So, set-netting! Awesome day.

Posted on May 29, 2008
So, set-netting! Awesome day. Helped my Native buddy with his set-net. Caught a number of great Kings. Bennie got some and the Elders got some. I can't believe the vacation is almost over. Next week I am going to Ketchikan to cover the court calendar down there...

So, I had the most amazing moment

Posted on May 27, 2008
So, I had the most amazing moment today. It had nothing to do with my vacation. I was walking with Kadee down the road. I had to pick her up. The sunlight was streaming through her blond hair. She was laughing. And I was acutely aware that the moment would only last a few seconds...

So, partial sucess! We got the

Posted on May 26, 2008
So, partial sucess! We got the boat out and running. These are rare pictures indeed. Because at the end of the trip, it was clear that something was wrong. Once again, it is back at the shop. Am frustrated. Do I sell it? There is a hell of an argument there...

So, the first day of vacation started

Posted on May 24, 2008
So, the first day of vacation started at 5 a.m. By 7 or so the boat was on fire. And taking on water. Panic ensued. Everything that could fail, did. First, the hose shown here burned. Then the boat started taking on water. The bilge pump failed. So I started my new "emergency kicker", which promptly stopped working...

So, a busy weekend. I find that

Posted on May 19, 2008
So, a busy weekend. I find that I can easily work another 8 hours after work at this time of year. It is light, and I mean light, until 11 p.m. Soon, I will be able to stay outside to 2 am. J and I fight about whether the kids should have a routine...

So, I had one of those days. It

Posted on May 14, 2008
So, I had one of those days. It just seems like everything in my life is broken or about to break. It started when I went to take the studded tires off of J's car. I learned that, despite the fact that the other tires only have about 20,000 miles on them, they are worn out...

So, I'm back. Despite all the

Posted on May 11, 2008
So, I'm back. Despite all the stress, my new TN visa was approved without difficulties. Now I have to come up with $300 tomorrow for J's visa. It just never, ever ends. I am back a day early as the process went faster than I expected. Partly that is due to the fact that G was supposed to join me...

So, tomorrow I make my second

Posted on May 08, 2008
So, tomorrow I make my second run to the border. Time to apply for a TN visa. Last year I did it in about 26 hours of straight driving. This year I am not doing that again. I am taking the camping gear and taking my time. Part of me dreads going for 4 days and leaving my family...

So, the snow is almost gone. Is

Posted on May 05, 2008
So, the snow is almost gone. Is it time to panic? Why yes it is. Because the snow will be back in a few months. So today, I focused on meat and wood. My day started at 5 am with a road kill moose. That is my fifth road kill since getting here. A couple of buddies (thankfully) helped and it only took a couple of hours to get from the roadside into the truck...

So, a good Alaska day. Dug in the

Posted on April 27, 2008
So, a good Alaska day. Dug in the garden. The 4 inches of snow or so that fell yesterday is just about gone already, thank God. The vegetables I have started in a cold frame are sprouting and I am eager to be able to garden outside. Before anyone makes a stupid comment about why I wear a pistol while gardening, I'll stop wearing a gun when I stop seeing brown bears in my back yard...

So, p.s. Here she is. Click on

Posted on April 25, 2008
So, p.s. Here she is. Click on the second picture. See the look in Kadee's eyes? There is going to be trouble. But, god help anyone who ever messes with the Adams girls. They may fight with each other but they will put a hatchet in the back whoever messes with her sister! I can see it already.

So, welcome to Alaska Alyssa

Posted on April 25, 2008
So, welcome to Alaska Alyssa Jaye! J went into labor last night about 7 pm and at 11:24 p.m. Alaska time, our daughter was born. There were no complications and, from my point of view, it seemed like an easy birth (J might disagree but she is doing great)...

So, why do I love life in Alaska

Posted on April 19, 2008
So, why do I love life in Alaska so much? It isn't just the magnificent setting, the outdoor activities or the wide open spaces. Sometimes, just sometimes, it is also the law. Like yesterday when the Court of Appeals ruled in State v. Brown, which can be found here: http://www...

So, in the grand tradition of

Posted on April 12, 2008
So, in the grand tradition of Adams (partial) self-sufficiency we now have 40 chicks in our spare shower. The damn weather here has been too cold to keep them in the shop so they are inside. I'm sure my mother will get a kick out of that. Remember the time we had that blizzard in Victoria and I had all those chicks and ducks in the bathtub? They were in there far too long and stank like hell but it was impossible to put them outside...

So, all I can say is my Rhino

Posted on April 12, 2008
So, all I can say is my Rhino kicks ass. Good day. Getting stuck in water so deep my passenger bailed. Building a chicken house. Drinking whiskey. The sun is out and the dogs are shedding. God bless this place called Alaska! I can feel the happiness creeping back into me like the sun soaks into the soil.

So, happy birthday Kadee! Hard

Posted on April 08, 2008
So, happy birthday Kadee! Hard to believe that it has been 2 years. 2 years since I stood in that hospital room and cried my eyes out over you. You are still the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. This time next year your sister will be here and my life will be a sea of pink...

So, all I can say is that I love

Posted on April 07, 2008
So, all I can say is that I love Alaska. I really, really do. Like someone emerging from a coma, where my waking thoughts seem to be an extension of the dream. It is days like today I hope will flash before my eyes when my time comes. P.S. Happy Birthday Kadee! Tomorrow it is has been two years since the best thing that ever happened to me came along...

So, summer is COMING!!!!! To celebrate,

Posted on April 06, 2008
So, summer is COMING!!!!! To celebrate, have been preparing all day for a big trip to Ninilchik beach to clam tomorrow. Spent money I don't have on this trailer to move the Rhino (and other things). Am kegging some booze and marinating some rib eyes bought by another of the paticipants...

So, I have a doppelganger. This

Posted on April 05, 2008
So, I have a doppelganger. This is NOT me, but it sure looks like me. Does anyone out there know who this creepy little fella is?

So, I just had to bitch about a

Posted on April 01, 2008
So, I just had to bitch about a quirk in Alaska criminal law: the court approved third party custodian idea. The Alaska Statutes allow for a 'third party' to be approved by the court so a criminal accused can get out of jail. The idea was that those without funds (ahem: like 85% plus of those in the system) can bail out without cash...

So, Kotzebue. Meant to update

Posted on March 24, 2008
So, Kotzebue. Meant to update when I was there but I forgot my camera cord. I worked my ass off during the day but really enjoyed my nights and weekends, despite the lack of any 'facilities' in Kotzebue. But just to make G in Fairbanks feel better, I had a horrible time...

So, a damn good day. Damn good.

Posted on March 17, 2008
So, a damn good day. Damn good. Spent the day snowmachining up in the Caribou Hills. An absolutely perfect day. The weather was amazing, the scenery breathtaking and the feeling of just being alive was overwhelming. The three pictures above were taken looking down on Tustemena Lake, where I intend to spend a big chunk of my summer...

So, I have been acutely aware the

Posted on March 10, 2008
So, I have been acutely aware the last few days of how quickly life is going. Every thing around me seems to point to that fact: the melting of the snow. Seeing my friend Dan in his casket. Watching my little girl play dress up. J's rapidly growing belly...

So, death is a funny thing. It

Posted on March 05, 2008
So, death is a funny thing. It can come for anyone of us at anytime. I learned last night that my friend Dan Miller died. He got the flu and just up and died in his bed. He was only 62. Once again, I found myself in tears. I was going to call him last week and put it off...

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