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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Is the collapse of the dollar mere fiction, or could it become a reality?
I’m not trying to be alarmist here. There’s a difference between being alarmist, and warning of something that could happen if we continue on our current course. If someone warned the crew of the Titanic that an iceberg was up … Continue reading
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I lied in my last post. :)
Turns out that we’re NOT heading into Victoria tonight. When we arrived at the safe anchorage before being guided into the harbor, the captain decided that the 25-knot gusting wind was too much, and that it would be a better … Continue reading
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Tracy Arm Fjords and Ketchikan…
We spent a day at sea in the Tracy Arm Fjords which were gorgeous, to be sure. I like days at sea. Something about the untamed waves, the wind…I don’t know. It makes me want to live on a ship. … Continue reading
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Klondike Summit, Suspension Bridge, and Salmon Bake in Skagway…
Yesterday, I was able to go on an excursion with Kim to the scenes named in the title. It was a good tour, made better by a great tourguide with excellent stories. If you’re ever on an Alaskan Cruise, and … Continue reading
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Alaskan Brewing Company and the Mendenhall Glacier…
Yesterday was Juneau, and was quite the experience. Kim went on a photography tour, and her brothers and I went on a tour called “A Taste of Alaska”, and it was quite fun. To begin with, we went on a … Continue reading
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Sea day was fairly uneventful…
Yesterday was our first sea day, and it was nice and relaxing. The cruise liner we’re on offers a continental breakfast in your room if you so choose, so Kim and I started with that. (I just had a coffee … Continue reading
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Boarding the cruise went much smoother than did our hotel…
And for the most part, it’s been nice. Dinner was tasty, as you expect on a cruise. Staff is generally helpful. It seems to me that they’re trying to sell you things a lot more on this cruise than they … Continue reading
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Have you ever seen the movie “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles”?
The beginning of our Alaskan cruise vacation started out an awful lot like that movie. The flight to Seattle went quite smoothly, actually, as my mother-in-law pointed out. The rest of the trip has not gone well. When we got … Continue reading
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Yes, you can own a handgun in D.C., HOWEVER….
The D.C. City Council is preparing to vote on legislation that essentially makes the right to keep and bear arms completely ineffective. I didn’t talk about it when the Supreme Court overturned the D.C. handgun ban, partially because I knew … Continue reading
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When Brewers Don’t Prepare…
This weekend, a couple of friends and I gathered for the bottling of my most recent creation, an Oatmeal Chocolate Stout. I’m pretty excited about a couple things with this beer. To begin with, this was the first beer I … Continue reading
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