It's a little after 10pm and I'm only just getting to my computer for the first time today. That's generally a good sign, and that's true today. And I've got lots of pictures and thoughts, but I'm only going to do a preview of posts to come.
Alaska Common Ground's Fiscal Forum
Lots of people at Wendy Williamson auditorium at UAA - I'd guess around 300 or more for this interactive session on Alaska's fscal future. That's a lot of folks to show up for a day of budget talk inside on a sparkling fall day. And a fair number of legislators in attendance, too. I counted ten - almost 17% of the legislature. And not just Anchorage legislators.
Quaker Wedding
I realize that while I know people who are Friends and I've heard about the silence at their meetings, this was the first time I've ever been at a Friends' meeting. And the silences were meaningful. (Making me think of
John Cage as I write this.) In addiition, this was a pretty significant Alaskan wedding. More at ten. Oh yeah, it is ten. Well more later.
[UPDATE Sept 21: I've put from "this was the first time" to "Making me think of" back into the sentence where it belongs, not dangling at the end down here as a floating fragment.]
I realize that while I know people who are Friends and I've heard about the silence at their meetings, this was the first time I've ever been at a Friends' meeting. And the silences were meaningful. (Making me think of John Cage as I write this.) In addiition, this was a pretty significant Alaskan wedding. More at ten. Oh yeah, it is ten. Well more later.
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