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The Buggy Side of the Dog: First Things First...Almost!
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The Buggy Side of the Dog. Arctic Anomalies in a Land of Extremes. Thursday, September 27, 2007. First Things First.Almost! I guess this should have come first. I should have started with an explanatory post before thrusting. The Buggy Side of the Dog. Out into cyberspace. It has prompted more than a few emails from family, friends, and new acquaintances, all inquiring minds who want to know. They want to know.what in the world does that crazy title mean, anyway? I've been bitten in every conceivable loc...
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The Buggy Side of the Dog: September 2010
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The Buggy Side of the Dog. Arctic Anomalies in a Land of Extremes. Monday, September 27, 2010. After weeks of waiting and whining, we finally got a little snow. For the last three or four days, my morning walk to school has been a little crunchier, a little whiter, and I'm loving it! Even the lake and river are showing signs of freeze-up. Maybe fall ice fishing will commence on time after all. Catching sight of this very cool cluster made the cold legs and frozen fingers completely worth it! 6 F (-14 C).
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The Buggy Side of the Dog: December 2009
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The Buggy Side of the Dog. Arctic Anomalies in a Land of Extremes. Sunday, December 27, 2009. Winter darkness is on its way out. I took this photo on Christmas day while standing in the doorway of my apartment. Rudy had just ventured out for his afternoon scratch-n-sniff session and, in spite of the biting cold (that haze is the humidity that escaped from the house when I opened the door), I stood there for a moment, admiring the sapphire tones and azure hues of our southern sky in December. 32 F (-36 C).
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The Buggy Side of the Dog: May 2010
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The Buggy Side of the Dog. Arctic Anomalies in a Land of Extremes. Thursday, May 27, 2010. What can you do with a sled @ 32? Sunday, May 23, 2010. I flew to Barrow last week. It was just for the day…out on the morning flight…back in the afternoon. I said good-bye to a friend and hello to some much-needed groceries. It was a short trip, but a great day. Chinese food for lunch with a much-loved friend and a full fridge when I get home…how much better can it get? But…there is always the window. Anyway, as I...
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The Buggy Side of the Dog: September 2011
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The Buggy Side of the Dog. Arctic Anomalies in a Land of Extremes. Thursday, September 29, 2011. Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we plant…and then we leave. My intentions were good. 4 Cook like someone living on the road system. (Cha-ching! Sadly, somewhere between planting and cooking things went terribly wrong. What a surprise to find an overgrown jungle crowding the pane of my classroom window, thick ropey stems straining toward sunlight, leaves pressing for position against the glass.
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The Buggy Side of the Dog: Equinox Paradox
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The Buggy Side of the Dog. Arctic Anomalies in a Land of Extremes. Monday, January 23, 2012. A funny thing (always) happens on the way to the Equinox. Just when the sun begins to creep a few degrees toward Spring (and you think things are going to warm up), that's. From the SSE (160 degrees) at 7 MPH (6 KT). 47 F (-44 C). 70 F (-57 C). More of the same is forecast for the week. Winter never relents without a fight and it'll be stirring things up for months to come. To Kate for the beautiful new atikæuk.
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The Buggy Side of the Dog: February 2010
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The Buggy Side of the Dog. Arctic Anomalies in a Land of Extremes. Saturday, February 27, 2010. Whose side are we on, anyway? Team mates face off on the court). Life races by at such a frantic pace. Events that garnered attention only a few hours ago are quickly trumped by the red-hot event of the moment. I’ve been trying (for days) to write about the blizzard that blew through last weekend and I guess I’ll eventually get to it, but the basketball games of this. That’s expensive (really expensive)&...
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The Buggy Side of the Dog: June 2010
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The Buggy Side of the Dog. Arctic Anomalies in a Land of Extremes. Saturday, June 5, 2010. The transition from autumn to winter is a gradual. Practically graceful, thing. Like two old friends on a quiet walk, no matter how much fun they have conversing, the time for parting ways inevitably comes. Winter winds up. Autumn falls silently away. The seasonal shift is gentle, barely noticeable. With snarling teeth, it devours Winter's hold bite after bite. But in the end, things never change. Tundra, the land.
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The Buggy Side of the Dog: November 2010
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The Buggy Side of the Dog. Arctic Anomalies in a Land of Extremes. Saturday, November 20, 2010. You Snooze.You Lose. Last night I was exhausted. I don't think I've ever thanked God for a Friday with more heartfelt gratitude. Juggling girl's conditioning sessions, GED instruction, and managing the student store alongside regular teacherly responsibilities has my brain and body reeling. When my head finally hit the pillow I was, as they say, dead to the world. Being dead to the world, I had no clue. Polar ...
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The Buggy Side of the Dog: January 2010
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The Buggy Side of the Dog. Arctic Anomalies in a Land of Extremes. Sunday, January 24, 2010. Around lunchtime, on Monday, the long-anticipated buzz began. The sun is here! Can you see the sun? You should see the sun! Emails sizzled, hot and fast, across the network. On-the-ball observers spread the word door-to-door. Faculty, staff, and students scurried toward south-facing windows, fingers and noses pressed against the glass. Maybe the angle of rays through miles of atmosphere magnifies the glory. But, ...
