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Alaskan Urban Hippie

• The “Williwaw Chicks” Make Their Coop Debut September 18, 2018
  The five fluffy Icelandic hatched & hens raised by Williwaw Elementary school (fondly known as the “Williwaw Chicks”) finally spread their wings in their new coop. Kay Waitman, a Teacher Librarian at Williwaw Elementary School in Anchorage, Alaska, spearheaded the project to create a community educational chicken coop/run on school property, along with the help, […]
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• DIY Raw Beeswax Comb Chapstick – Recipe + Tutorial August 18, 2018
  With only 2 ingredients, this DIY chapstick recipe is as simple as it gets. The final lip balm smells amazing – lightly coconut with the slightest hint of sweet honey. And while some chapsticks quickly seem to either disappear in minutes or feel like a waxy coat on top of your lips, this one stays […]
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Barbara Brown’s Our Third Thirds

• Survey Time November 12, 2018
  I’m a sucker for surveys. Just today, I filled out the survey for my shopping trip to Fred Meyer, sent in a Recycle It Right Tip for Alaska Recycles Day, and told my credit union what I think about them. Okay, I admit, there’s a fine line between filling out a survey and entering a […]
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• Dare to Spell November 2, 2018
  You can tell it’s October because eventually I start focusing on words and their spelling. Not the usual focusing, but FOCUSING. It’s the BizBee, the annual adult spelling bee to benefit the Alaska Literacy Program, and I’ve been doing it for 28 years.This is one tradition that enriches and delights my Third Third. I will […]
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Bush Radio

• Stoner Music 101 January 21, 2018
  Roll up some inspiration – Burl Ives http://alaskabush.com/bushradio/wp-content/uploads/Roll-up-some-inspiration-Burl-Ives.mp3 I got stoned and I missed it – Shel Silverstein w/ Dr. Hook http://alaskabush.com/bushradio/wp-content/uploads/got-stoned-and-I-missed-it.mp3 Natural Mystic – Bob Marley http://alaskabush.com/bushradio/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Natural_mystic_bob_marley.mp3 I want to get HIGH – Rita Marley http://alaskabush.com/bushradio/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/I_Want_to_Get_High1.mp3 Henry – New Riders Of The Purple Sage http://alaskabush.com/bushradio/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/henry1.mp3   Sweet Leaf – Storm Orphans http://alaskabush.com/bushradio/wp-content/uploads/Storm_Orphans_-_Sweet_Leaf.mp3
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• Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) April 21, 2016
  RIP Prince The Revolution Will Be Colorized http://alaskabush.com/bushradio/music/the-revolution-will-be-colorized-Prince.mp3
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Craig Medred

• Missing madman November 13, 2018
    More than a year has passed since anyone has reported a sighting of Jerald Harrison, AKA “Slop Pail Jerry,” the Madman of the Yukon River. He was last seen near the […]
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• Hidden story November 12, 2018
  Less than a year after former Alaska Dispatch News owner Alice Rogoff wrote a rather strange column describing her newspaper as being in “investment mode” and about 8 months before she took […]
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Cinthia Ritchie

• Essay up at The Disappointed Housewife, and a busy week October 17, 2018
  First things first: My flash creative nonfiction piece A Fancy Department Store in Cleveland, 1970  is up at the The Disappointed Housewife.  Here’s the beginning: A Fancy Department Store in Cleveland, 1970 We knew we didn’t belong, my sisters and me. We knew by the way the saleslady tightened her mouth, the edges of her lipstick… […]
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• New work up at Gyroscope Review, and Best of the Net nomination October 4, 2018
  Good news: My prose poem, Running mountains at fifty, is up at Gyroscope Review. I wrote this a few years ago, after running up Powerline Pass with a friend in the middle of the winter. It was a magical night, the air so cold it hurt to breathe, but in a good sort of way. Our… […]
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Coleen’s Recipes

• EASY PEASY TACO SAUCE November 6, 2018
  This is a great "all around" taco sauce.  It is a LOT like the mild taco sauce at Taco Bell and it is made from ingredients that are in EVERYONE's pantry.  The only "trick" is that it's best to let it chill in the fridge overnight to develop that great taste!!As for "degree of heat"......this […]
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Mountain View Post

• Food Bank seeks new neighborhood distribution site November 12, 2018
  In October, the Food Bank of Alaska’s monthly food distributions at the Hispanic Cultural Center came to an end. The site had been well used: Volunteers with the Latino Lions Club served anywhere from 400-600 people on the third Saturday of every month, said Indianna Turkisher, the food bank’s SNAP outreach manager. “Losing this distribution […]
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South Anchorage Farmer’s Market

• Potato & Kale Casserole October 21, 2015
  [from SAFM cookbook] This wonderful recipe comes directly from I Heart Kale and their blog at http://iheartkale.blogspot.com 3 large red waxy potatoes, very thinly sliced 4 tablespoons melted salted butter 10 leaves kale (the curly-edged green or purple kinds are good here), washed, stemmed and finely chopped freshly ground black pepper 5 tablespoons grated parmesan […]

Sandra’s Alaska Recipes

• SANDRA'S INDIVIDUAL PEACH COBBLERS IN JARS November 5, 2018
  Another of my recipes I've modified for serving at a single setting,as in its whole form goes south when refrigerated should there be leftovers.All my recipes (as each are kitchen-tested) take many modifications until perfected.These individual desserts are cute, decadent and comfortingto serve during those cold winter months...Yield: Four (1/2-pint or 8-oz) Mason Jars Prep: […]
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• SANDRA'S SOURDOUGH and AVOCADO PANZANELLA November 4, 2018
  It's terrific how these pickled red onions become so crispywhile being refrigerated in this flavorful brinegiving you a delicious sweet-salty vib...Servings: 4Prep: 10 Mins.Toast bread cubes: 12 Mins.Let stand: 10 Mins.Sourdough Baguette (recipe)INGREDIENTSPanzanella:2 cups cubed sourdough baguette (measure after cubing)2 cups chopped tomatoes (measure after chopping)1/2 teaspoon kosher salt3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon […]
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Twice In a Lifetime

• Harvest Time September 21, 2018
  All summer long Elias was reflecting on the orgy of potatoes that would await us on our return to Kodiak, his first attempts at growing his own doubtless (doubtless!) on their way to wild success. In spite of the fact that no one was at home to tend the garden.Great thing about kids. The harvest […]
• This Alaskan Life September 9, 2018
  Well, I really will get to a recap of the science side of our summer soon. We are living in very interesting times, in both the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea, those twin stars that dominate the firmament of Alaskan fisheries.But we continue this miraculous run of good weather that has made late August […]

What Do I Know?

• AIFF 2018: Stink! (AIFF 2015) Is Now On Netflix - 2018 Festival Opening In Nov 30! November 12, 2018
  I just noticed that Stink! is showing on Netflix.  It played at the Anchorage International Film Festival in early December 2015 - not quite three years ago. One reason to go to a film festival is to see films long before they make it theatrically, or, in this case, on Netflix.  Another reason is to […]
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• My Voting Reform Fantasy - A Short Story November 11, 2018
  It's two months before the election in the not-to-distant future.  She had three more days to take the voting test.  She'd looked on line and studied all the questions and the answers.  She was excited. It had taken years, but when people realized what Alaska was ike after four years of Dunleavy, the reform movement […]
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Don’t Eat The Paste

• 2018 Snowflake knot to print and color November 7, 2018
  It's that time! Our first snow here was pretty late in the season, but it's definitely winter now. Here is this year's snowflake knotwork to print and color. I hope you like it. Click for larger versions. Small jpg snowflake knot to print and color: Large transparent png snowflake knot to print and color:
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Shorpy

• Heroes' Welcome: 1919 November 12, 2018
  Chicago, May 12, 1919. "Return Parade for the 13th Railway Engineers, Michigan Boulevard." View full size. For another view, click here.         Thirteenth Engineers Returns to Chicago. The greatest reception given to any organization of returning soldiers at Chicago was given to the 13th Railway Engineers on May 12. Its welcome to […]
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Debra Lynn Dadd

• Thanksgiving Turkey 2018 November 6, 2018
    Last year I wrote a long post about all the different choices we have for Thanksgiving turkeys. After doing this research I decided to purchase a locally-grown heritage turkey from a 4H project and wrote about that experience as well at My Thanksgiving Organic Heritage Turkey—A Shining Example of a Toxic Free Product. This […]
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• New Study Shows Organic Food Really Does Reduce Risk of Cancer November 6, 2018
    There are many lists on the internet about why you should choose organic food. They say things like No synthetic pesticides No GMOs No herbicides like glyphosate No sewage sludge fertilizer No obesogens that can make you fat And more. But now there is a new study from France in which a team of […]
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Hugh’s Views & News

• 49 Days In 1988: Week 44 – Closing In November 13, 2018
  All aboard the music time machine. Continuing the story from 1988, with my guest the author and writer Sacha Black.
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• 49 Days In 1988: Week 43 – No Time For Love November 6, 2018
  All aboard the music time machine. Continuing the story from 1988, with my guest, the author, writer, and blogger, Colleen M. Chesebro.
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Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

• THE TENANT, A guest post by Jim Webster November 13, 2018
  Originally posted on Musings on Life & Experience: ? The Tenant Garrat Stilforth Drane was very much the odd one out amongst the Drane siblings. Whilst the others might have pursued unusual careers, Stilforth (or ‘Young Garrat’ as his mother occasionally called him when his father had in someway irritated her) appeared to have a…
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• Traditionally publishing? Yes, you still need to do marketing – by Ari Meghlen… November 13, 2018
  This post has been churning in my head for a while.  I’ve had a number of writers tell me openly that they want to go traditionally published so they “don’t have to do marketing”. There are many good reasons to go the traditionally published route, unfortunately, this is not one of them.  Gone are the […]
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Bluebird of Bitterness

• It’s a dog’s life November 13, 2018
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• I can’t brain today, I have the dumb — sign language edition November 12, 2018
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Elle Knowles: Finding Myself Through Writing

• Weathering The Storm October 10, 2018
  Once again we are awaiting a storm to descend upon us – Hurricane Michael. We’ve stocked up on water, and canned goods, batteries for our flashlights and gas in our vehicles. We’ve stashed some cash and charged up all our electronics. And now we wait… We’ve been keeping watch since Sunday morning and decided to […]
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The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company, England.

• Lashings of ginger beer, lashings of rain and lashings of wind last lashing night #narrowboat #England November 10, 2018
  There’s something special about being on your boat, in your cabin, under the blankets, with a hefty mug of cocoa … More
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• Affray, tunnels that really weren’t, llamas that really were, and rare “selfies” that ought never to have been #narrowboat #England November 6, 2018
  The bright lights and attractions of Gnosall can only hold a chap in thrall for so long, so so long, … More
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Joan Reeves: Slingwords

• Review: Stranger Things November 13, 2018
  My daughter had been trying for a long time to get me to watch Stranger Things, a science fiction-horror Netflix Original series.This past week when I craved distraction, I started watching Episode 1 of Season 1 of Stranger Things. I literally could not tear myself away from the TV.I ended up watching both season 1 […]
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• Don't Exercise? Better Start November 12, 2018
  Wouldn't it be great if most illness could be prevented by nutrition and exercise?That may be a real possibility in the future. More and more studies show that diet and exercise are the way to good health and the fountain of youth.Americans and Fitness1. 30 to 40% of heart attacks are preventable by 20 minutes […]
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World United Music

• The Minstral Show – (Episode 059) October 28, 2018
  Welcome to Episode 59 of the Minstral Show!Three great sets of music coming up on the 59th episode of Minstral show featuring; The Perfects, Whispering Sons, Everything Fades, Blkk Bones, The Steams, Dave Kerzner, Galahad, Yuki Murata, Kikagaku Moyo and Chris de Burgh.More than just a podcast, World United Music has emerged to bring you […]
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Stump the Bookseller

• 316G: The tarnished castle November 12, 2018
  Written before 1990.  It is a standard length children's story (circa 100 pages or more) about a group of children.  The first part of the story they have a playful time in a castle and a moat etc...  It is … Continue reading →
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Ana’s Attic

• New Kindle and Audiobook Releases, Sales and Freebies 11-13-18 November 13, 2018
  New Kindle and Audiobook Releases, Sales and Freebies Updated Daily*, New List Every Tuesday Wow! What a release week! Those of you who didn’t listen on audio finally get the last in the Pucked Series from Helena Hunting with Pucked Love. Raegan and I both listened when it came out and loved it! See our […]
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Whimpulsive

• It’s Monday What Are You Reading #114 November 12, 2018
  It’s Monday What Are You Reading? is a weekly reading roundup is hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. This is technically a weekly meme but I don’t read fast enough to make that worthwhile so I post it every two or three weeks. Its been a busy couple of weeks and I’m pretty much […]
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Thoroughly Reviewed

• Best Cake Server Set November 13, 2018
  Cake Server Buying Guide A Little Bit of Cake Cutting History The cake cutting tradition dates back to the Roman Empire when the groom...
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