BUSH DIARY AUGUST 1992:
8-1-92 Birthday party for Lita Miller the big 4-0. She was very surprised to receive a giant 40th birthday car. Good eats at the ensuing potluck.
A measure to raise the rent on housing an additional 100 dollars per month. I have it withheld from the direct deposit. So no worries.
Price shocker: A eight ounce jar of peanut butter costs $3.49 cents. Spread that thin.
Livestock report: I saw my first lemming. One of the kids down stairs was playing with one in the hallway and it got away. Looked like a small brown earless, tailless mouse. They don't live long, a mature female can have two litters per summer. The owls and foxes eat lemmings.
Talked to Charlie he is postop in Marin General and hungry. That is a good sign. I feel bad that I cannot fly down until October but we will visit and maybe he will show me his scar.
I sent a card to Charlie, it is a get well card, shows rumpled lady in curlers, cigarette, dog on leash, bunny slippers says "Feeling sick, huh? well feed a fever, starve a cold". Open the card it says, "Moon a neighbor, hey you gotta have fun when you're sick!"
Today Charles got to eat jello , soup and tea. Bowels are rumbling and that is a good sign. Ileus hurts as I can attest.
An Ice breaker from Russia the Kaptain K something went by a few days ago headed for Bremerhaven to be fitted as a passenger ship for circumpolar tourista journeys.
Charles is on full liquid diet and only likes the juice. Hospital food is terrible. He must be feeling better, he is complaining.
Hooray Mall of America opened in BLoomington, Minn.
The brand new Ipalook school opened. Over 100,000 square feet, it cost 30 million to build.
Charlie was discharged to Grandma D' s house for a week or so of recovery. He said he lost 16 pounds. He is too tall to lose that much weight.
I have been watching the Olympics.
Elaine Rockne arrived for a three day coding workshop. She has been here three times now and always teaches me a new card game.
Mt. Spur a volcano 80 mile south of Anchorage puffed out some ash and the Anchorage airport shut down. A few people are sweating out tight connections to the lower 48, Our summer hire is in a wedding party on Saturday and we have been teasing her about catching a ride on the barge.
The Canadian Cutter Martha Black is just off shore. So pretty.
Movie: I rented Cinema Paradiso. It was wonderful. I recommend it to you for viewing pleasure.
I documented a couple of dreams but I shall not repeat that mental babble here.
Oops, that was NOT the Martha Black, that was the Polar Star US Coast Guard. Well!
The weather has been balmy, the constriction guys working on the housing project got warm enough to take off their shirts, haven't seen that much white skin since I last wore shorts. Scary.
Three hump back whales visited the Barrow beach yesterday to scrape off barnacles.
The barges got here on the 24th. a small tug is snugged up against the sand just down the street Everyone is breathing a huge sign of relief. They will be delivering 24/7 until everything is on land.
I sent Tim a copy of the Bush Diary, poor man.
Damn not going to be able to connect with Charles in October.
One of the nurses had visitors from the lower 48, they decided to go for hike to the point that is out past NARL. On their way back they spotted a polar bear heading their way. They quickly found a building to climb on top of, they had a 357 mag pistol and they also managed to call Search and Rescue to come pick them up. Yeesh.
I went beach coming and found a 1967 dime, a small shell and some pretty rocks. Some kids had collected some small jelly fish in a jar.
Enlightenment: A couple decades ago I took a civil service exam. I vividly remember one of the questions, "What is a Lucullan feast?" I had no idea but it haunted me periodically over the years. I was watching "The Collectors" on Channel 56 from Detroit. They were visiting a shop in New Orleans called "Lucullus". The shop specialized in antique culinary stuff and was named after a Roman General who was famous for his dinner parties. Knowledge at last!!!
First whale of the Fall season was landed, a female bowhead 47 feet long. We thought things would be slow with everyone working on the harvest. We only lost one lady from the phones.
That's is for August 1992.
8-1-92 Birthday party for Lita Miller the big 4-0. She was very surprised to receive a giant 40th birthday car. Good eats at the ensuing potluck.
A measure to raise the rent on housing an additional 100 dollars per month. I have it withheld from the direct deposit. So no worries.
Price shocker: A eight ounce jar of peanut butter costs $3.49 cents. Spread that thin.
Livestock report: I saw my first lemming. One of the kids down stairs was playing with one in the hallway and it got away. Looked like a small brown earless, tailless mouse. They don't live long, a mature female can have two litters per summer. The owls and foxes eat lemmings.
Talked to Charlie he is postop in Marin General and hungry. That is a good sign. I feel bad that I cannot fly down until October but we will visit and maybe he will show me his scar.
I sent a card to Charlie, it is a get well card, shows rumpled lady in curlers, cigarette, dog on leash, bunny slippers says "Feeling sick, huh? well feed a fever, starve a cold". Open the card it says, "Moon a neighbor, hey you gotta have fun when you're sick!"
Today Charles got to eat jello , soup and tea. Bowels are rumbling and that is a good sign. Ileus hurts as I can attest.
An Ice breaker from Russia the Kaptain K something went by a few days ago headed for Bremerhaven to be fitted as a passenger ship for circumpolar tourista journeys.
Charles is on full liquid diet and only likes the juice. Hospital food is terrible. He must be feeling better, he is complaining.
Hooray Mall of America opened in BLoomington, Minn.
The brand new Ipalook school opened. Over 100,000 square feet, it cost 30 million to build.
Charlie was discharged to Grandma D' s house for a week or so of recovery. He said he lost 16 pounds. He is too tall to lose that much weight.
I have been watching the Olympics.
Elaine Rockne arrived for a three day coding workshop. She has been here three times now and always teaches me a new card game.
Mt. Spur a volcano 80 mile south of Anchorage puffed out some ash and the Anchorage airport shut down. A few people are sweating out tight connections to the lower 48, Our summer hire is in a wedding party on Saturday and we have been teasing her about catching a ride on the barge.
The Canadian Cutter Martha Black is just off shore. So pretty.
Movie: I rented Cinema Paradiso. It was wonderful. I recommend it to you for viewing pleasure.
I documented a couple of dreams but I shall not repeat that mental babble here.
Oops, that was NOT the Martha Black, that was the Polar Star US Coast Guard. Well!
The weather has been balmy, the constriction guys working on the housing project got warm enough to take off their shirts, haven't seen that much white skin since I last wore shorts. Scary.
Three hump back whales visited the Barrow beach yesterday to scrape off barnacles.
The barges got here on the 24th. a small tug is snugged up against the sand just down the street Everyone is breathing a huge sign of relief. They will be delivering 24/7 until everything is on land.
I sent Tim a copy of the Bush Diary, poor man.
Damn not going to be able to connect with Charles in October.
One of the nurses had visitors from the lower 48, they decided to go for hike to the point that is out past NARL. On their way back they spotted a polar bear heading their way. They quickly found a building to climb on top of, they had a 357 mag pistol and they also managed to call Search and Rescue to come pick them up. Yeesh.
I went beach coming and found a 1967 dime, a small shell and some pretty rocks. Some kids had collected some small jelly fish in a jar.
Enlightenment: A couple decades ago I took a civil service exam. I vividly remember one of the questions, "What is a Lucullan feast?" I had no idea but it haunted me periodically over the years. I was watching "The Collectors" on Channel 56 from Detroit. They were visiting a shop in New Orleans called "Lucullus". The shop specialized in antique culinary stuff and was named after a Roman General who was famous for his dinner parties. Knowledge at last!!!
First whale of the Fall season was landed, a female bowhead 47 feet long. We thought things would be slow with everyone working on the harvest. We only lost one lady from the phones.
That's is for August 1992.
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