3 Cool Things - 11/14/08

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Uncle Ted's house party

An interesting blog by Juror #11 from Senator Ted Stevens' recent trial in Washington, D.C.

This woman replaced Juror #4 when 4 left to attend her "father's funeral," also known as the "Breeder's Cup." What a fruitcake!


People have asked me why the government is making such a big deal about the house renovations portion when it looks like nothing much was done. Well peoples, jacking up a house in Alaska is done all the time because it basically DOUBLES the size. Heck, my parents did it to one of their homes back in the day. Many times it's cheaper than buying a new house, especially if you like the current location of your abode. Uncle Ted's house doesn't look very fancy from the outside, but it's fairly typical for the ski resort area (Girdwood) that the Stevens' live in.

One of my Alaskan friends says it's ok for Ted to have accepted the gifts and renovations because he's done so much for our state -- then she said that anyone who has taken office supplies is operating under the same principal. Sorry friend, but stuffing a sheaf of copy paper and stack of hi-lighters into your purse is not the same as taking $250,000 worth of stuff.

More vacation photos

If I remember correctly, this was Bahia Honda State Park...

No Name Pub -- lots of character, good beer and excellent pizza! Even saw some little Key Deer on the way home.

Some fishermen gave me some scraps to feed the big fishies around the docks.

American Gothic, Halloween style! In Key West...

Our first Bloody Mary of the day!

Roosters were everywhere in Key West...walking around the restaurants like they owned the place.

Delicious seafood...


Unfortunately I am in one of the 50% of Asians who are stricken with the dreaded "Asian Glow" -- the red flush that appears when we drink. Mine starts at about 2 beverages - making me look like I've had around, say, 12 shots of tequila.

What a great trip -- can't wait to check out the Keys again! Thanks Em and Slee!

Let it snow...

Maybe this stuff will stick around and we'll finally be able to pull out the x-c skis...

It's hard to tell in the photo but the snow is coming down pretty hard. I'm preparing for a 45-60 minute commute home, which usually runs about 25-30 minutes.

She's baaaaack

Sorry for the lack of posts as of late, but it was totally worth it people. I spent a lovely few days in the Florida Keys with two awesome girlfriends. We laid out in the warm sun, drank amazing beverages and had some seriously fantastic meals.




Look at this view from the condo we stayed in!


I don't think anyone ate better than us girls this past weekend! Conch fritters, lobster reubens, oysters, shrimp -- oh my mouth is watering now just thinking about it. And my girls are wine afficionados, so we had some smooth reds straight out of Em's beautiful glass decanter. They also drank me under the table -- sigh, I've fallen a long way since my sorority days. :-)


I'll post more photos tomorrow, promise.