Icewind's Ramblings

I started thinking about this last night when a friend of mine in Portland, Oregon was letting several people who play a computer game, Diablo II LOD , that for the next 24 hours the family would be helping with a school project assignment of “living” without electricity as in medieval times. It was interesting to see the responses from fellow gamers on the “spirit” of the assignment and how the family should handle the very different lifestyle without modern conveniences. The family started at midnight last night and it will be interesting to see what activities and how everyone coped without “items” everyone has become used to. It started me thinking on how tings have changed in the last 100 years and more importantly the last 50. Progress has been made in the medical fields, science, and added many “conveniences” to our everyday lives. I talked with people all day on what they thought about the challenges faced with this project and what they would not “give up...

Ice

I found another video of scenes throughout Alaska that share the sense of grandeur and beauty unlike many others found in the world. I hope this shares the vistas and warmth found within our vast spaces we call home. This afternoon outside my house over the snowcapped mountains was a beautiful r a i n b o w going from the left horizon to the right one. It was something to see with about 6 colors within the rainbow. Ice

I saw this video about Alaska and wanted to share it with you. The video introduction says this is an excerpt from “WildSide” with Nick Molle: Alaska , Television pilot. It’s not “Men in Trees” but gives a pretty good feel for what we have here in the far north. Enjoy! Alaska Wildside Have an Ice Day! Ice

Google will help someone take over the world someday. Look at all of the information at your fingertips. Ice

First, thanks Icewind for asking me to guest comment . . . I know that most of you humans think we Moose are pretty stupid. But, we see a lot of things that happen when we're not eating. We've got time on our hooves, time to contemplate what's going on in our world. I've been living in this neck of the woods since my own mama ran me off up north from here. She'd gotten tired of me hangin' around eating the tasty browse and making eyes at the available bachelors. I can't blame her, because it's a tough world out here and there's a lot of competition. You probably think moose aren't deep thinkers nor able to offer advice to you humans. After all, our brains aren't much bigger than an apple. And certainly our brains are much smaller than a head of lettuce. But we moose are surprisingly thoughtful. Anyway, I want to talk to you about some changes I see around Alaska . First off, this place is getting way too crowded! I used to be able ...

It’s getting to be that time again - - Wacky Winter - - when Chicken Little’s prediction finally comes true: The sky is falling. Winter comes to Alaska , and the dark comes back with it. In Anchorage we are losing approximately 5 minutes and 30 seconds of daylight every day until winter’s solstice on December 21 st . What are we to do? Move away? Lock, stock, and Igloo ? Pack up our bathing suits and the women their small bikinis (or, in some cases, orthopedic swimwear of the large kind). Put the snow plow on the front of your four-wheel drive, and as soon as someone says, “What is that thing?” you know that you’ve reached a warmer territory and can stop and buy a house. If that is not an option, then make a list of the things that didn’t work out so well in the depths of last winter’s dark days. Don’t have a list ready yet or have you forgotten all of the little things that drove you nuts? Use mine as I think I have my list around here somewhere . . . *It is...