Archive for the ‘Alaska’ Category
Care For A Sip Of Meat?
I’m not a drinker. I can probably tell you the details of each time I’ve drank in my life — and it’s less than 10 fingers worth of times — so I’m not exactly an expert in fine liquor. Yet even with my limited knowledge, I still have my standards, and I just don’t think I [...]
Did It Melt Yet?
Alaska has recently started a state lottery — which is going through it’s own growing pains — but before that, the only thing us Alaskan’s were able to pin our hopes and dreams on was this quaint little competition called the Nenana Ice Classic. Ne-na-what? Yes, the Nenana Ice Classic, better known as “guess when [...]
Unreality
I find it more than a little ironic that Sarah Palin is going to be hosting a reality TV show based on, and in, Alaska. After all, she basically abandoned us Alaskans in search of greener pastures. All the while claiming that she was only doing what was “best” for Alaska. I know it would be easy [...]
Pizza Heist Brings SWAT Team
Alaska teens’ pizza heist brings out SWAT team – washingtonpost.com. Honestly, I swear this wasn’t me.
Thanks, Sarah
On behalf of The NJ Tourist Bureau, we want to thank the State of Alaska. For years, we at the New Jersey Tourist Bureau thought it would be impossible for our home state to lose the designation, “most screwed up state in the Union.” We’ve grown tired of jokes about our state being the armpit [...]
Frozen Fog
We have this peculiar weather condition here in Alaska that I always end up calling “frozen fog”. I’m sure it isn’t unique to Alaska, but this is the first place I’ve ever lived where I’ve experienced it. Now I’m not sure the exact scientific name. My mom calls is “hoarfrost”. I’ve heard others here refer [...]
White Christmas Anyone?
Well if you are one of those people who dream of a white Christmas, it seems you should live in Alaska. According to the National Climatic Data Center, based on collected data from 1988 to 2005, Fairbanks, Alaska has a 100% possibility of seeing snow on Christmas day. Anchorage (where I live) is pegged at [...]
Too Cold To Snow?
“It’s too cold to snow.“ Those are words I’ve used countless times. On certain days and at certain temperatures, that phrase is an undeniable truth — in my humble opinion. Scientifically speaking though there is no such thing as “too cold to snow”. The details don’t interest me, to be honest. I’m no scientist or [...]
Fireweed
I still think this should be our state flower. In the summer when these start to bloom and they completely fill up the fields and line the sides of the road — Alaska almost never looks more beautiful than that.
Mt. Redoubt Eruptions – What Effect If Any on the Summer? Winter? « Watts Up With That?
Mt. Redoubt Eruptions – What Effect If Any on the Summer? Winter? « Watts Up With That?. Starting on March 22, a series of major eruptions have taken place from Mt. Redoubt in Alaska. The biggest exceeded 65,000 feet in height. More than a dozen eruptions as high as 60,000 have followed the first week [...]
