Icewind's Ramblings

Here is Alaska ’s version of Global warming with a wink to Coca Cola and their beautiful ads. . . Ice * Picture from GrouchyOldCripple.com Denny's site from Atlanta

We are thawing now snow is melting! Yesterday I went for a bite to eat at lunch at a local Quizno’s and for me it was a late lunch since I was quite busy and could not leave until after 2:30pm long after the ‘normal’ lunch hour. It was quiet inside as there was only one other customer eating when I walked up to order my sandwich. The ‘sandwich maker’ behind the counter was training another person and was pleasant as he asked me what I wanted by saying, “Ok Colonel Sanders what’ll you have?” I was taken back by this comment a little at first as I realized he was talking about my goatee. I have had a beard for many years and shaved it off last summer. Over this winter I grew a goatee to head off the winter’s cold and did not think about the way it looked until his comment. Luckily I didn’t smell like fried chicken. It has been that way the last few weeks as I was offered a ‘free cup’ of coffee last weekend at a local McDonalds. The lady waiting to take my ...

With the recent pet food recalls and the horrible incident with poison being found in over 50 brands of wet dog and cat food it is sad so many animals were lost with many still sick. In my house I have a ‘large’ golden retriever named Levi. Now Levi is my dog and follows me around everywhere. We have our time together on Saturday mornings when he goes with me to meet friends and business associates for breakfast. We will ride around completing the ‘chores’ for the day and spend the time together enjoying each others company. Usually by noon Levi is ready to head home for his morning nap and quiet time. Levi is over 10 years old now and is not the nimble dog that he was in his youth. He has gained weight and his face has turned grey like mine. His step is a little slower now and he has trouble climbing into my rig to go with me but he is always the faithful one lying patiently in front of the sliding glass door on my balcony looking for me to return home. He waits...

Hotheaded Naked Ice Borers In its April, 2007 issue Defenders Magazine announced that Dr. Aprile Rooz, a noted wildlife biologist, had found a fascinating new Arctic species: the hotheaded naked ice borer. These bizarre creatures were each about half a foot long, very light, and had a bony plate attached to their head that could become burning hot, allowing them to bore tunnels through ice at high speeds. They used this ability to hunt penguins. Packs of them would melt the ice beneath a penguin causing it to sink into the slush, at which point the borers would surround the hapless creature and consume it. Dr. Rooz discovered the borers by chance as a result of their predatory nature. While studying a group of penguins on Arctic sea ice, she noticed one frightened member of the group rapidly sinking into the ice. When she pulled the hapless creature out of the fast-growing slush pool that surrounded it, she found a host of small creatures attached to it. These creatures turned...