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Maybe it is because it's Breakup, Alaska's distant cousin to Spring. Maybe it is because we are already spending our Permanent Fund Dividend checks, despite not knowing how much (or little) that will be. Or maybe it is because "just because." Whatever the excuse, I've noticed several folks around here are suddenly spending money like drunken sailors on shore leave. Or like sun-deprived Alaskans who are emerging out of their cold-induced funks into the manic glory of 24 hours per day of visible sunlight. I am one of them. Which is sort of odd because I generally do not like to shop. I especially do not like to browse. If I have to buy something, I want to get that one thing, and bail. I do not want to linger. I do not want to surf. Brick and mortar. Virtual. Do not matter. Buy and bail, that's me. Usually. During Breakup that changes. And that change is predictable. It starts with the arrival of my garden porn, aka seed catalogs. Suddenly I am for...

Day One, post one. And she's off ... 31 May 2008 starts off with a ton of things to do and not enough healthy me to do them. I managed to come home from the 2008 Alaska Democratic Party Convention with a brand, spankin' new cold. Several days of cold meds, ab muscles so sore from coughing I've resorted to paid killers, and gallons of tea later - I'm still sick. But determined as today is my first planting day. I may not get much done, but I'm gonna try! On the political front I found some so-so blogs from the Convention but I think the bloggers think more mightily of themselves than they need. Lots of coverage of the big stars; the lesser lights (i.e. local candidates) nada, nada, nada y nada. Vale. Here's some linkage - you will need to scroll some Progressive Alaska Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis Once I really get up and running this will be mainly about some of my favorite things: local Fairbanks politics, gardening, fun reads and any other random topics that g...