FYI October 12, 2016

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Harry McCracken: Shyp Goes Nationwide By Letting You Comparison-Shop Shipping Services

Tootsie at Snow’s BBQ in July 2016.
Photograph by Wyatt McSpadden

By Daniel Vaughn: Snow’s Queen
On Saturdays Tootsie Tomanetz cooks barbecue the old-fashioned way for legions of loyal fans. That doesn’t mean she’ll ever give up her day job.

biker

Andrew Liszewski: This Guy Does Impossible Things on a Mountain Bike

carwash

Auto body shops must love this car wash in the winter ca-ching ca-ching
Jason Torchinsky: This May Be The Saddest, Stupidest Exit From A Carwash Wreck Ever

bridge

Hudson Hongo: Explosion-Proof 93-Year-Old Bridge Refuses to Die

APRN Alaska News

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, January 28, 2022 January 29, 2022
As Anchorage clears homeless camps, some leaders question the city's approach. For the first time in years, "ice bears" are back on Kodiak Island.
Katie Anastas, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Anchorage School District and teachers’ union reach tentative contract agreement January 29, 2022
Union president Corey Aist said the tentative agreement is designed to increase earning power for all teachers. He’s hopeful it will help retain staff after a difficult last few years.
Katie Anastas, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Delanceyplace.com

religious painting and idolatry -- 1/28/22 January 28, 2022
Today's selection -- form Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy by Michael Baxandall. In the 1400s, the Church encouraged art, but zealously monitored artists’ work lest the images in their paintings become the subject of idolatry: "Most fifteenth-century pictures are religious pictures. …What was the religious function of religious pictures? In the Church's view the purpose […]
the paradox of war -- 1/27/22 January 27, 2022
Today's encore selection -- from Fields of Blood by Karen Armstrong. From the earliest times, man has been faced with the challenge of reconciling the horror of death with the excitement and intensity of war: "Millennia of fighting large aggressive animals meant that [prehistoric] hunting parties became tightly bonded teams that were the seeds of […]

APRN Alaska News

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, January 28, 2022 January 29, 2022
As Anchorage clears homeless camps, some leaders question the city's approach. For the first time in years, "ice bears" are back on Kodiak Island.
Katie Anastas, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Anchorage School District and teachers’ union reach tentative contract agreement January 29, 2022
Union president Corey Aist said the tentative agreement is designed to increase earning power for all teachers. He’s hopeful it will help retain staff after a difficult last few years.
Katie Anastas, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (LDICP)

Recent Research Spreadsheets November 30, 2016
Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing. For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here. For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
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2016 Legislative Drafting Students November 15, 2016
Our students spent the summer working on the inaugural project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children ave been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized. Here are...
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WASP Final Flight

Lucile Doll Wise, 43-7 | August 2, 2018 August 17, 2018
"Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP. They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area. But I didn’t wait for that. I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up. And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]
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Jean McCreery, 44-W-10. |. May 10, 2018 July 20, 2018
"My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five. I loved it! I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella. This was less than successful..." WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]
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The Old Motor

Four Fun Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 336 January 28, 2022
Today’s lead image is a view of an old-fashioned country or state fair in northern New England held during the colorful fall foliage season. Tell us all about the vehicle bringing the trotters to the start of the race; the Automaker’s slogan a hundred years ago referred to it as “The Standard of the World.”...
David Greenlees
Unique Pedestrian Safety Devices for Saving Lives January 27, 2022
Bridget Driscoll apparently was the first pedestrian killed by an automobile when she was struck by a car in 1896 belonging to the Anglo-French Motor Carriage Company in London, England. In the US, it appears that Henry H. Bliss was the first to suffer from the same fate in America in 1899 when he stepped...
David Greenlees

Shorpy Reader Comments

A stain in my memory January 29, 2022
In reply to Driveway Drama: 1954: My Army officer dad had a 1949 Dodge when I was born and we took that one to Germany in 1951. He sold it before we left in '54 and picked up a 1954 Ford two-tone (blue and white) two-door when we got to New York. Like an idiot, […]
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Attention to Detail January 29, 2022
In reply to Driveway Drama: 1954: They may not have removed the weeds from the concrete joints, but they paid attention when it might make a difference. The made sure the hubcaps were aligned so FORD was horizontal and could be read easily.
WoodsideParkBob

BloominThyme

Tomato Troubles January 18, 2022
Avoiding trouble when growing tomatoes in Florida can be challenging. While warm weather is conducive to growing tomatoes, it’s also the perfect climate for pests. From caterpillars to stink bugs, your tomato plant is prime eating for these beasts. NOT PRETTY–but don’t despair! While these critters have it out for your plants, you can outsmart […]
gardenfrisk
Tropical Orb Weaver Spider September 27, 2021
So I recently had a meet and greet with this interesting visitor. Startling experience to be sure, but intriguing, too. I mean, just look at this spider! Incredible. It’s quite large, about the size of my thumb, and a bit intimidating. As I’ve never met a spider this large (I’m happy to say) and wasn’t […]
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AV Club Wiki Wormhole

Someone leaked Spotify's incredibly lenient "medical misinformation" rules January 29, 2022
As criticism of Spotify—and specifically, its ongoing support for its podcast The Joe Rogan Experience—has continued to spread in recent weeks, the streaming company has stuck to a single, clear line: Nothing Rogan has done—voicing his support for taking ivermectin to treat COVID-19, suggesting that the young and…Read more...
William Hughes
Nanny and The Exiles take home the big prizes at Sundance 2022 January 29, 2022
This weekend marks the conclusion of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, the fest’s second consecutive virtual offering in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. And since you can’t have a film festival without all those juicy film festival awards to pop onto posters and into the opening text of movie trailers, the…Read more...
William Hughes
The best films of Sundance 2022 January 29, 2022
Right now, as we type this, Sundance is handing out its annual audience and jury prizes. They will doubtlessly highlight a few films that Katie and I caught this past week, and many more that we didn’t. A few days ago, I likened film festivals to buffets. They may offer “all you can eat,” but […]
A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife
Steve Buscemi and Peyton Manning are ready for a bowling alley showdown in Michelob's Super Bowl ad teaser January 28, 2022
It is truly a golden age for advertising when a commercial essentially gets two trailers: Don Draper would be proud. Michelob, who have been crafting memorable ads campaigns for decades (remember their 1989’s The Night Belongs To Michelob run?) has enlisted former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Bronco’s quarterback—and…Read more...
Mike Vanderbilt

DamnDelicious

Slow Cooker Chicken Posole January 28, 2022
Made so easily right in your crockpot! Loaded with shredded chicken, hominy and green chiles. So cozy, so good. Chicken posole is a traditional Mexican stew, typically made with hominy, stewed meat and all the toppings (shredded cabbage, sliced radishes, avocado, and/or lime wedges). This crockpot version is our take on this lovely classic, made […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious
Breakfast Salad January 17, 2022
A breakfast worth waking up for! With fresh greens, crispy bacon, jammy eggs, and a zesty, tangy mustard vinaigrette! Yes, yes, yes. A breakfast that gets me sprinting out of bed and straight to the kitchen. Fresh greens, jammy eggs (which can easily be made into hard boiled eggs if runny eggs are not your […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious

The Authors’ Billboard

Sentimental Journeys January 28, 2022
My beloved Aunt Joan passed away today and since she was the subject of a post I wrote years ago entitled WOMB MATES, I hope you’ll forgive this repeat as I honor her. Please read through until the end – where you’ll find FREE goodies, new releases, and collections ready to read right now and […]
Susan Jean Ricci
Do You Write In Season or Out? January 27, 2022
A reader asked me a question last week that got me thinking about the temperature settings in my books … not the ones that decide if a book is sweet, salty, or spicy, but the actual temperature and climate at the time the story occurs. She asked me if I considered the seasons and the […]
Susanne Matthews

A Redleg’s Rides

Sammy Maintenance, Engine Coolant Baselining and Minor Fixes January 23, 2022
Just a record of some of the work done on the Sammy these last couple of weeks.Servicing 4WD Locking Hubs:The passenger side manual locking hub had gotten more and more difficult to turn from the Free to Lock position and back to Free. Turned out the actual dial mechanism was in need of some oil […]
redlegsrides
Selling the Sammy - Nope January 16, 2022
I placed the Sammy up for sale via Craigslist and Face Book Marketplace today.She remains drive-able of course and will be used as camping towed vehicle until sold. The plan then is to get Martha's Honda CR-V to be flat-towed by mounting a tow plate and acquiring required items such as an assistive braking system.The […]
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Barry Eisler

RIP Andrew Vachss, A Warrior Protecting Children December 28, 2021
This morning I received extremely sad news: Andrew Vachss, a lawyer and novelist who dedicated his life to protecting children, is gone.About ten years ago, International Thriller Writers asked a collection of novelists to contribute to a forthcoming book: Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads. My entry was about Vachss, who I didn’t know at the time other than […]
Barry Eisler
Talking Violence in Fiction and Fact With Tim Larkin November 28, 2021
Hugely enjoyed doing this three-part talk with violence expert Tim Larkin, one of the people with whom I've been privileged to train and whose influences appear in my books. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
Barry Eisler

Twice In a Lifetime

Kashevaroff Mountain April 6, 2019
Long before we were a sailing family, Alisa and I were a young couple in love with adventuring in Alaska.The opportunity to introduce Eric and Elias to the delights of outdoor living in the Great Land was one of the big bright sides of our return to Alaska.Earlier this winter, the boys and I headed […]
Letting go March 20, 2019
So...this beautiful island is our home.See the barky?The boys just had their spring break. A week off from school and nothing to keep us from buggering off in Galactic. The weather was generally poor - nothing like the pics above for the most part - so we just snuck off to the west side of […]

The Alaska Parkinson’s Rag

Caregiving, Caregetting: New Post on the Northwest Parkinson's Disease Foudation Community Blog January 9, 2022
Caregiving is well-trodden terrain in Parkinson's circles, but what of the reciprocal practice of caregetting? It is a critical skill that doesn't get the same attention. Read some caregetting tips here.
Peter Dunlap-Shohl
New Post on the NWPF Site "What I Like About Parkinson's Disease" October 2, 2021
Staying positive can be tough with Parkinson's Disease (See what I mean? that in itself is a negative statement.) No problem. I posted a list of the things here I like about PD on the Northwest Parkinson's Disease Foundation Community blog. you are welcome to crib from it, if you are feeling negative. Reason #2 I […]
Peter Dunlap-Shohl

Alaskan Urban Hippie

Comparing Mint Plants: Spearmint, Apple & Chocolate April 23, 2020
Mint is a reasonably cold-hardy perennial, meaning it grows back every year under the right conditions. Just like there are many different kinds of tomatoes (cherry, beefsteak, roma, etc.), there are plenty different varieties of mint, too. Here’s an overview comparison of three different kinds of mints that grow well for me in Anchorage, Alaska: […]
Ashley
Chickens Laying Eggs in the Winter April 4, 2020
Do chickens still lay eggs in the winter? That’s a common question many curious poultry lovers ask me. The answer? It depends. Egg laying chickens will naturally taper off and cease egg production in winter months, assuming you live somewhere that gets darker in winter months than summer. In Alaska, where our winter months might […]
Ashley

Barbara Brown’s Our Third Thirds

Lost Voice January 14, 2022
Sorry, I seem to have lost my voice. Nothing comes out.It’s either because I’m empty or maybe I just won’t unleash my storm into the universe. Mostly, my whole self just stopped. It takes A LOT of oomph to un-stop, and all my oomph just goes to putting one foot in front of the other. […]
CloudyinAK
Road Trip: One Amazing Thing November 1, 2021
I started writing a post titled “Human beings do amazing things,” and I was telling you all about the amazing things encountered on this trip: art, museum exhibits, architecture, theater, food. But there was just too much. It got boring: This great thing, that great thing, oh and another great thing.So I’m just going to […]
CloudyinAK

Craig Medred

And the winners are…. January 27, 2022
One of the big conclusions to be drawn from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s (ASMI) 2022 report on “The Economic Value of Alaska’s Seafood Industry” is that the people involved in fish […]
craigmedred
How it ends? January 26, 2022
With the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday suggesting 60 percent of Europe could be infected with the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by March, it’s a good time to […]
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Cinthia Ritchie

Malnourished launches today January 21, 2020
It’s here. The big day. My memoir, the one I spent 15 years struggling over, launches today from Raised Voice Press. I’m feeling very exposed, very vulnerable. This is not at all similar to when Dolls Behaving Badly launched from Hachette Book Group. That was a novel, and while some of it was based on… […]
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Book review: Secondhand Summer by Dan Walker December 1, 2019
I had had Alaska writer Dan Walker’s YA novel SECONDHAND SUMMER on my list for a long time, and two weeks ago finally had the chance to dive in. I wasn’t disappointed. Walker’s book, geared for middle school readers (but still immensely enjoyable for adults), follows 14-year-old Sam’s move to Anchorage from the small fishing… […]
cinthiaritchie

Matt Goff Sitka Nature

Short-eared Owl December 15, 2021
Overcast and calm. Temperatures peaked near freezing, with overnight lows in the mid 20s or so. I got a report of Short-eared Owls at the airport just before sitting down for lunch. After a hurried lunch, I headed out and was able to see and get photos of a Short-eared Owl (#178) flying over the […]
matt goff
Sculpted Snow and Comet Quest December 14, 2021
Clear and cold. Temperatures dropped well into the 20s overnight. Maybe not as cold as the 20F that was forecast earlier, but the coldest we’ve yet seen this season. Both Connor and Rowan separately mentioned to me the wind must have blown last night. Although conditions were calm this morning, several areas showed evidence in […]
matt goff

Sandra’s Alaska Recipes

SANDRA’S HEALTHY PAISLEY MINI MUFFIN PB TREATS January 13, 2022
A healthier treat you know that's good for your pup andit's ongoingly freshly made; Paisley loves 'em...Yields: 19 Mini Muffin Treats (I make 2 batches at a time, yielding 38 treats…aka 1 qt.) Prep: 10 Mins. Bake: 16 Mins. (Turning ½ way for even baking) INGREDIENTS 2 large eggs, beaten ½ cup Skippy […]
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SANDRA'S MINI STUFFED ARTICHOKE AND PARM YUKON GOLD POTATOES January 10, 2022
These are fantastic served hot, warm or at room temperature...Yield: 10 mini potato halves Prep: 10 Mins. Microwave 5 Mins. Bake: 25 Mins. INGREDIENTS: 5 (2-1/2" in size) Whole Yukon Gold Potatoes, scrubbed, dried, and pierced a couple of times Filling 2 artichoke bottoms, finely chopped --(these are found in the area […]
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