Icewind's Ramblings

What is a brain fart?  From what I understand, just as one can’t really hold on to their fart that is about to escape through clenched cheeks, brain farts are those thoughts that randomly escape out of your brain through your mouth and into the air, polluting it for a few seconds.  Depending on the person of course, some stench may linger and some don’t. Sometimes our minds work well and the creative juices flow and ideas to write about come quickly and make my “topics” list or “story list”.  I can think of something and later easily recall enough of the idea to jot down something to jog my memory later when I can spend time working on and developing the writing. Don't you love it when you are excited about something . . . and then when it comes time to do/say whatever it is you wanted to say/do . . . you have a brain fart and have NO idea what it was you were so excited about in the first place?  Well, if that has never happened to you . . . GREAT!  H...

Living up north can sometimes be a trying experience in so many ways.  There are the cultural differences in food with this town being a melting pot of various countries and cultures.  There are many Far Eastern influences as well as the thirteen Alaska Native Tribes.  There is such a variety of foods as well as languages found within the state. Originally being from the South it has sometimes been fun playing with everyone when asked where I am from.  I still have my southern accent which I am sure will never go away nor would I really want it too.  I have fun with the locals when getting gas or paying for a meal when they ask me where I’m from.  (Not sure if that is correct English or not but don’t really care)  I tell them I am from South Anchorage and the look on everyone’s face is almost priceless.  I usually get a response something along the lines of “Really?”  I will eventually tell them where I grew up and will then give them a...

June 5 is National Doughnut Day and today it’s your chance to eat free doughnuts at Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme in USA . The problem that I have is that it’s over 2,000 miles to the closest shop for either franchise. Alaska has a few donut stores to go with the over abundance coffee kiosks all over Anchorage but not a DD or KK to be found anywhere. During some fund raisers people have boxes of the doughy delights flown up from Seattle . A few hours old but it’s not the same as that familiar ‘Hot Donuts Now’ sign flashing in the window. On June 5, 2009, Participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants throughout the country promise to give every customer a free donut of their choice, with the purchase of any beverage, limit one per customer. However, participating Krispy Kreme stores will give away a free doughnut to all its customers, no purchase necessary, with a limit of one doughnut per customer. National Do...