Lately I've been whining about the sub-zero temperatures here in Anchorage. I'll stop now.
January 31, 2006
I'll quit my complaining
January 27, 2006
Staying Warm
It's been a little chilly here lately. The temps during the day just refuse to get above 3°F. At night, they head well below zero.
Fortunately, the Air Force loaned me this ginormous winter parka. When I received it last February, I didn't think it was necessary. The temps were usually above 15°F that month. The Gore-tex jacket I had did just fine. Besides, as long as your head, feet, and hands are warm you're usually good to go.
When the temperature sinks past -10°F, the cold air seems to knife through everything.
I fired up the home studio last night to play around with the new digital camera.
I figure there will be plenty of time for indoor photos these next few days. Call me a whimp, but I'm not headed outside.
And yes, I actually look like that when I leave the house at night.
January 26, 2006
Negative Twenty-five?
By the way, the low this Friday night might be down around -25°F. That's cold.
Stephanie
January 24, 2006
Global Warmning
Global warming? I'd say bring it on. In the meantime, I'm going to get me a sealskin jumpsuit so I don't freeze on my way out to my car tonight.
What really concerns me is catagorizing anything below zero as a high temperature.
Tonight on the hilltop [at work] they are suggesting that -20°F isn't out of the question. Brrrrrrrrrr
January 22, 2006
Happy Birthday, Mac
January 21, 2006
Range Report: Frozen Tundra Edition
There's only one thing I enjoy shooting more than a 35mm camera.
White Trash
January 20, 2006
Big Ben
This is Big Ben. This photo was taken last summer, maybe late July, down on the Kenai Peninsula. I had a few sparklers I picked up at a fireworks stand on the Parks Highway, and I told Ben to twirl them around while I took some long exposure photos.
January 18, 2006
A highlight of 2005
Way back when, during the reign of the radio-active midnight sun, I took this photo of one of the young Airmen from the shift. A group of us from work spent the night out on the Kenai Peninsula, partying until dawn it was time to head home. In the summertime in Alaska, there really isn't much of a "dawn"... not one that you'd recognize.
Alrighty, then...
I'm not sure how low the digital thermometer in my car will go. I do know that it'll drop as far down as -8°F. Fortunately, it's been up in the single digits the past few nights.
January 11, 2006
Vonage
Anyone out there use Vonage? I'm switching. Also switching from DSL to cable, methinks.
Fire in the hole!
Early this morning Augustine started belching volcanic ash upwards of 30,000 feet above sea level. Check out the Preliminary Volcano Hazard summary [PDF document] at the Alaska Volcano Observatory for more details.
January 04, 2006
DIE spammers DIE
I'm looking for some solution to all the trackback and comment spam. I'm going to try upgrading my version of Movable Type.
Required reading
Head over and read this by Michael Cricton. [via Irish Pennants]
Nothing against Doug Flutie
Nothing against Doug Flutie, who made history the other day converting a drop kick for PAT against the Dolphins...
Executives
Captain Ed is discussing some of the fallout from the Jack Abramoff scandal. I haven't followed the entire issue much at all, but I did like this snippet from the Captain's 2006 predictions:
