There goes the sun (doo, doo, doo, doo)

General Observation # 1 about Alaskans.

We tend to divide the year into light and dark almost as much as we do with warm and cold.

Daylight here is a precious commodity and people are very conscious about losing it. Every weather report on television or newspaper contains the length of the day and, right now, how many minutes shorter it is than yesterday.

Almost six minutes a day may not seem like much to you if you live “Outside” (anyplace other than Alaska), but several times lately I’ve heard Alaskans lament their imminent loss of the sun.

For some strange reason we embrace the darkness and the cold so we can revel in the light of summer and the warmth that the sun brings. It may not be the ‘hot’ warmth I used to experience in the south but one that is welcomed in the spring . . .

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