Icewind's Ramblings

1,900 miles from the nearest city with a population over 100,000 people. This international city uniquely combines the conveniences of the modern world with a rugged, natural environment and backs up to these beautiful Chugach Mountains and surrounded by the waters of Cook Inlet in the middle of nowhere, USA . A special beauty that has all but vanished from populated regions of the world. We have five golf courses, miles and miles of bike trails with abundant wildlife to be seen daily in our backyards and streets. Brown and black bear, wolves, Bald Eagles, and moose can be seen throughout our neighborhoods and parks as you engage yourself in the splendor that is all around. You may view foxes, mountain Dall sheep & goats, salmon, and whales all within a few miles . . . of our downtown area. In summer it is a treat to leave work on your lunch break and fish for red, king, and silver salmon on waters just a tee shot from downtown offices and stores. As a city in...

Tomorrow (March 3, 2007) is the big day! Early in the morning all 83 mushers will be ready and waiting to start the Iditarod on 4th Avenue in Anchorage , Alaska . Hailed as "The Last Great Race on Earth", the Iditarod has become an iconic event, with epic tales of adventure and survival on the trail. The Mushers are household names in Alaska , and the dogs themselves are legendary. This year's event should be another amazing race to follow. The Iditarod (pronounced eye-DIT-a-rod) consists of teams of 12 to 16 dogs pulling a sled driven by a man or woman, called a "musher." At the Ceremonial start on Saturday morning, 4th Avenue in downtown Anchorage turns into an Alaskan festival. Men with cougar head hats & fox fur jackets walk down the street, children line up to get the autograph of their favorite musher, and families get downtown early to make sure they get a good spot to view the day’s activities. Mushers leave downtown Ancho...

of the time . . . Summer is just around the corner. Too bad work (and financial constraints) will most probably prevent me from spending the next few months living it up in some picturesque, postcard paradise like the one below. But still, it doesn't hurt to imagine doesn't it? "Look at the stars for me just after sunset, and touch the sand, and wade in the water, and feel free." - * Red speaking to Andy Dufresne, from Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption Ice

Don’t ask for an easier life . . . Make yourself a stronger person. Ice

Okay, you knew that I would have to say SOMETHING about Britney and her new hair do. Well I’m here to tell everybody to just leave the poor girl alone. Not only is she a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic but there is method in her madness . . . And it’s not because I feel guilty either about bring this to your attention. I still think I did the right thing when I took my time figuring out what in the world this gal was doing. First it was checking in to one rehab place only to check herself out the next day. Then she had this whole goofy shaved head episode with the hair now being sold on e-bay by the ‘stylist’ who had sense enough to not touch her head. I could just see Britney’s lawsuit on that one after she changed her mind later the next day. Then it was back to another Rehab center for a day only to sign back out again the next day . . . with more publicity and questions. Was it because her ex was going to court to over her children or because she needed...