Get your butt in shape or head for Sarasota

As I stated in a previous post, I joined the Alaska Club. Not to hang out in the sauna or kick back in the steam room but rather get into the best shape I can for next mushing season. Yes, I know, the season just ended a couple weeks ago but at my age (40) […]

Roman Baths, Political Rhetoric, and Richard Simmons

It has been a while since I sweated the oldies in my best Richard Simmons impersonation. Hold on a second! First I wouldn’t be caught dead in a pair of leg warmers and second when I work out I have my iPod cranked to White Zombie, Godsmack, Metallica or some obscure punk band from the […]

Columbine, Big Brother and the Darwin Awards

As I have said before, for good or bad, that everything in life can be paralleled to three things: 9/11 Columbine and A Christmas Story  On the anniversary some idiot went over the Target in Littleton (just a couple blocks from my in-laws house) and bought a couple propane tanks and walked across the parking […]

Al Swearengen and the present day nanny state

I admit it. I absolutely love the HBO series Deadwood. I am starting season three on Netflix right now. In fact, I am so enthralled by our American History that my wife, Michele, and I are going to take a road trip to Deadwood sometime next month when I am back in the Lower 48. […]