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“As the rhetoric demonizing people outside our borders grows more heated, those who do not want to outsource our thinking to politicians should try to put ourselves in new places, take ourselves on new adventures, and meet the people with whom we share this rock.”
– Bekah Congdon
– Bekah Congdon
I was perusing the books at Value Village and noticed one by Mark Levin filed under nonfiction where it definitely doesn’t belong so I moved it over to humor. Something I always do for Ayn Rand, incidentally. You can thank me for my service.
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I was perusing the books at Value Village and noticed one by Mark Levin filed under nonfiction where it definitely doesn’t belong so I moved it over to humor. Something I always do for Ayn Rand, incidentally. You can thank me for my service.
The campaign against hepatitis in Alaska, and particularly in Alaska Native villages, is one of the greatest public health victories in recent decades. Now the winning side is surrendering. As it was before, children will die.
Hepatitis vaccines credited as life-saving for Alaska children may be upended, reports Yereth Rosen for the @alaskabeacon.com
Hepatitis vaccines credited as life-saving for Alaska children may be upended | Alaska Beacon
Hepatitis B, once rampant in Native villages, is no longer being spread to children. But federal panel now opposes vaccines for newborns.
alaskabeacon.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The campaign against hepatitis in Alaska, and particularly in Alaska Native villages, is one of the greatest public health victories in recent decades. Now the winning side is surrendering. As it was before, children will die.
I gotta go to bed. I’ve been up late reading about Arctic travels again. Franklin, and Vikings in Greenland, and hey, maybe listen to the Inuit. They’ve been here for a while. They might have a few worthwhile tips that could save a few lives.
December 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I gotta go to bed. I’ve been up late reading about Arctic travels again. Franklin, and Vikings in Greenland, and hey, maybe listen to the Inuit. They’ve been here for a while. They might have a few worthwhile tips that could save a few lives.
It’s weird how winter affects your body. It’s 74 degrees in the house with the woodstove. Yet I’m wearing a sweater. At 74 in summer it would be shorts and a T. But it’s -26 outside. So I want to keep warm. Entirely psychological.
Also, yeah, I’m reading about Franklin again. Can’t let it go.
Also, yeah, I’m reading about Franklin again. Can’t let it go.
December 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
It’s weird how winter affects your body. It’s 74 degrees in the house with the woodstove. Yet I’m wearing a sweater. At 74 in summer it would be shorts and a T. But it’s -26 outside. So I want to keep warm. Entirely psychological.
Also, yeah, I’m reading about Franklin again. Can’t let it go.
Also, yeah, I’m reading about Franklin again. Can’t let it go.
We're not going to make it, are we?
‘God is an anti-vaxxer’: Inside the conference celebrating RFK Jr.’s rise
An anti-vaccine conference in Austin celebrated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s rise to political power, highlighting his influence in President Donald Trump’s Washington.
www.adn.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:21 AM
We're not going to make it, are we?
Getting vaccinated for covid doesn't just lower your risk of dying from the disease compared to the unvaccinated. A new study shows the vaccinated have a reduced comparative death rate period. From any cause. Researchers tried to account for variables but the numbers held.
COVID Shots Tied to a Lower Risk of Death From Any Cause
Advantage held even after removing coronavirus-related deaths from the mix
www.medpagetoday.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Getting vaccinated for covid doesn't just lower your risk of dying from the disease compared to the unvaccinated. A new study shows the vaccinated have a reduced comparative death rate period. From any cause. Researchers tried to account for variables but the numbers held.
Sometimes you have to keep it simple.
Black beans and rice bowl with assorted veggies.
Black beans and rice bowl with assorted veggies.
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Sometimes you have to keep it simple.
Black beans and rice bowl with assorted veggies.
Black beans and rice bowl with assorted veggies.
Pro tip: if you're a jazz band, please don't attempt to cover Boogie Nights. There's no way it won't be even more dreadful than anyone might imagine.
(Not providing the link. Y'all will have to trust me on this one. And thank me for sparing you what I endured 30 seconds of. Holy God.)
(Not providing the link. Y'all will have to trust me on this one. And thank me for sparing you what I endured 30 seconds of. Holy God.)
December 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Pro tip: if you're a jazz band, please don't attempt to cover Boogie Nights. There's no way it won't be even more dreadful than anyone might imagine.
(Not providing the link. Y'all will have to trust me on this one. And thank me for sparing you what I endured 30 seconds of. Holy God.)
(Not providing the link. Y'all will have to trust me on this one. And thank me for sparing you what I endured 30 seconds of. Holy God.)
It’s been below zero here, and since Kali’s paws have thick fur between the toes that collects snow, I’ve been wrapping them up when we go for walks. Today as she bounced around I told her to shake her booties.
Follow me for more sexist comments you can get away with if you say them to your dog.
Follow me for more sexist comments you can get away with if you say them to your dog.
December 5, 2025 at 5:24 AM
It’s been below zero here, and since Kali’s paws have thick fur between the toes that collects snow, I’ve been wrapping them up when we go for walks. Today as she bounced around I told her to shake her booties.
Follow me for more sexist comments you can get away with if you say them to your dog.
Follow me for more sexist comments you can get away with if you say them to your dog.
An increasing number of Americans see America as the greatest threat to America.
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
An increasing number of Americans see America as the greatest threat to America.
The spouse and I were recalling our hotel in Georgetown Malaysia in 1996. An outdoor food wagon just below our window sent the enticing aroma of chilies, garlic, meat, vegetables and noodles frying in the wok our way, along with incessant hacking and coughing from the woman operating it. Hard pass.
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The spouse and I were recalling our hotel in Georgetown Malaysia in 1996. An outdoor food wagon just below our window sent the enticing aroma of chilies, garlic, meat, vegetables and noodles frying in the wok our way, along with incessant hacking and coughing from the woman operating it. Hard pass.
Late on a January 1993 desert night I left the train station in Udaipur Rajasthan onto a smoggy and poorly lit street where nearly all the cars were the ubiquitous Hindustan Ambassador, a 1950s vintage automobile that was long the primary vehicle across India. It felt like film noir.
End of the road for Kolkata's beloved yellow taxis
Kolkata Yellow Taxis: The snub-nosed Hindustan Ambassador, first rolling off the assembly line in the 1950s with a design that barely changed in the decades since, once ruled India's potholed streets.
infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Late on a January 1993 desert night I left the train station in Udaipur Rajasthan onto a smoggy and poorly lit street where nearly all the cars were the ubiquitous Hindustan Ambassador, a 1950s vintage automobile that was long the primary vehicle across India. It felt like film noir.
Fresh snow is good. Not getting the freezing rain we were warned might happen is better.
December 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Fresh snow is good. Not getting the freezing rain we were warned might happen is better.
Spotted at the dog park. You’re a naughty boy, Delta.
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Spotted at the dog park. You’re a naughty boy, Delta.
According to the Weather Channel app for Fairbanks, “Unpleasant weather conditions will impact outdoor plans for the next 7 days.”
The forecast calls for temps in the -10s with a couple of days in the -20s. Climate change has warmed us up so much that this is “unpleasant.” Kids today have no idea.
The forecast calls for temps in the -10s with a couple of days in the -20s. Climate change has warmed us up so much that this is “unpleasant.” Kids today have no idea.
December 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
According to the Weather Channel app for Fairbanks, “Unpleasant weather conditions will impact outdoor plans for the next 7 days.”
The forecast calls for temps in the -10s with a couple of days in the -20s. Climate change has warmed us up so much that this is “unpleasant.” Kids today have no idea.
The forecast calls for temps in the -10s with a couple of days in the -20s. Climate change has warmed us up so much that this is “unpleasant.” Kids today have no idea.
Got home from the Monday night ride, put my fat bike in the garage, grabbed an IPA from the cooler, went inside, set it down, took a shower, came out, looked at it, realized drinking a beer meant committing myself to staying up for a bit, put it in the fridge, and now I’m lying in bed.
Good night.
Good night.
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Got home from the Monday night ride, put my fat bike in the garage, grabbed an IPA from the cooler, went inside, set it down, took a shower, came out, looked at it, realized drinking a beer meant committing myself to staying up for a bit, put it in the fridge, and now I’m lying in bed.
Good night.
Good night.
Jabalpur India, Jan 20, 2020.
I could not have cut the timing on that trip any closer.
I could not have cut the timing on that trip any closer.
December 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Jabalpur India, Jan 20, 2020.
I could not have cut the timing on that trip any closer.
I could not have cut the timing on that trip any closer.
Spouse: Can you pick up an amaryllis for me the next time you’re in Fred Meyer?
Me: Isn’t Amaryllis a city in Texas?
Follow me for more inane empty nester conversations.
Me: Isn’t Amaryllis a city in Texas?
Follow me for more inane empty nester conversations.
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Spouse: Can you pick up an amaryllis for me the next time you’re in Fred Meyer?
Me: Isn’t Amaryllis a city in Texas?
Follow me for more inane empty nester conversations.
Me: Isn’t Amaryllis a city in Texas?
Follow me for more inane empty nester conversations.
First club ride since my hip sidelined me in July and the subsequent surgery. It was an entry level outing, so flat and easy. Next up is seeing how hills go. The December sun wasn’t around for very long, but as always this time of year, the intensity of the daylight we do get is indescribable.
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
First club ride since my hip sidelined me in July and the subsequent surgery. It was an entry level outing, so flat and easy. Next up is seeing how hills go. The December sun wasn’t around for very long, but as always this time of year, the intensity of the daylight we do get is indescribable.
My problem has never been with McCandless. I did my time on the road and get it. My problem is with Krakauer’s potato seed claim. It contradicts facts and manufactured a myth. So people don’t learn from the kid’s mistakes. Some died as a result. If the museum omits this it won’t do its job.
UA’s ‘Into the Wild’ bus exhibit is still under wraps as the museum searches for new funding
On a chilly October morning at a storage facility in central Fairbanks, Museum of the North curator Angela Linn pulled a giant tarp off of Bus 142 — a rust-covered
www.newsminer.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My problem has never been with McCandless. I did my time on the road and get it. My problem is with Krakauer’s potato seed claim. It contradicts facts and manufactured a myth. So people don’t learn from the kid’s mistakes. Some died as a result. If the museum omits this it won’t do its job.
They're going to kill us. And they don't care.
FDA Official Pledges New Vaccine Standards
RFK Jr. ally cites childhood deaths after receiving Covid-19 shot, but provided no evidence or details.
www.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
They're going to kill us. And they don't care.
Usually your mom leaves you with Tupperware.
$9.12 million
$9.12 million
Three Brothers Found a 1939 Copy of 'Superman No. 1' in Their Mother's Attic. It Just Became the Most Expensive Comic Book Ever Sold
When their mother was 9, she and her teenage brother had pooled their money to purchase the 10-cent comic book. By the time she died several years ago, she had forgotten where it was
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Usually your mom leaves you with Tupperware.
$9.12 million
$9.12 million
A week in Chicago and the wind and the humidity from the lake made it brutally cold at 40 above. I was wrapped up in coat and hat. Come back to Fairbanks and it’s 8 above and I’m wearing a light jacket. If you live here you totally get this.
Also, we got out just ahead of the storm. Lucky.
Also, we got out just ahead of the storm. Lucky.
November 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A week in Chicago and the wind and the humidity from the lake made it brutally cold at 40 above. I was wrapped up in coat and hat. Come back to Fairbanks and it’s 8 above and I’m wearing a light jacket. If you live here you totally get this.
Also, we got out just ahead of the storm. Lucky.
Also, we got out just ahead of the storm. Lucky.
Spotted in the wild.
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Spotted in the wild.