Those who live in the great and beautiful state of Alaska have a daily exposure to some of the greatest and most epic geography on earth. Everyday on my short commute to work, the rugged Chugach mountains tower over me just mere miles from away. At this time in the year, the birch trees are…
There is a lot of cultural chatter these days about what is safe and unsafe. Within our increasingly self-focused culture, “being safe” has somehow been elevated to the level of a basic human right that should be guaranteed by those in governing positions of authority—as if such a notion were even a true possibility. In…
As I have grown older I have had to embrace the fact, reluctantly I might add, that my eyesight is not as good as it once was. Even now, as I write this, I am wearing my readers, +2.75. This number has increased over the years as the functional aspect of making out letters on…
