A Lucky Duck Story — Taking on Fuel I looked over the side of the ship this morning looking for an oil sheen, or the lack of one. When taking on fuel, it is required to have a person “roving” the ship, checking for fuel leaks. We took on 64,000 pounds of diesel through high-pressure…

My Nike State of Mind — Just Do It I rode a bicycle 1,700 miles, starting in San Francisco ending in Ketchikan, Alaska. The night before I left, I heard the Nike commercial, “Just Do It”. I just bought a new pair of shoes in Nike Town, San Francisco. I looked down at my Nike Airs…

Leaving Everything Behind — I Started In On June 11th, 2021, I got on my bicycle at 4am in San Francisco, California and rode north across the Golden Gate Bridge. My intended destination was Alaska, to see my 50th State. I stopped heading north when I got to the Canadian Border. Due to Covid19…

Is Time Speeding Up? — I visited the Mendenhall Glacier two years ago. It was a warm sunny day; I rented a car and went by myself. Traveling alone you look, listen, and observe more. You stop and talk to people; you smell the roses and take pictures of butterflies. When you travel with a…

Two Dogs, A Lighthouse, a Moonscape and the Rising Sun — I moved to Alaska two years ago. I rode a bicycle for the first 1,200 miles and then took the ferry the rest of the way. Today I work on the same Ferry System that brought me to Alaska. My life is much different today, life at sea will do…

Digital Inbreeding —

Resetting the Clock — I had a friend over for dinner last week. She needed to be at work at 9 pm, and my clock was ten minutes slow. I told her the story about my cheap clock radio. I moved to Alaska on a bicycle. I did not have any appliances with me…

Do You Want to Live the Dream? — I moved to Alaska two years ago looking for a better life. Did I find a better life or just one that is much different from living in Downtown San Francisco? To understand my evaluation, you should know that I moved to Alaska on a bicycle. Most people rent a…

The Predictive Qualities of Phil — Six More Weeks is Almost Over Somebody needs to sit down with Punxsutawney Phil and explain to him that six more weeks of winter sucks. After February 1st I was ready for spring. Then this pesky little groundhog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania says “nope, six more weeks of winter”. We Got…