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Monday, November 17, 2014

AIFF 2014: Deciphering Film Festival Jargon: Feature, In Competition, Official Selection, And More

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This is an updated version of a 2008 post, modified for 2014 Anchorage International Film Festival [ UPDATED November 25 :  I've got s...
Sunday, November 16, 2014

Nome Airport Daily Hour Closure Until June 1 So Adjacent Gold Mine Corp Can Blast Away

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I get press releases from the Alaska Department of Transportation  (DOT) frequently, but usually read them and delete them.  But this one r...

"If a Martian came down and met us they'd think we were all involved in gunplay, most of us had met a serial killer, and many of us are engaging in some sort of espionage . . .

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And what he's saying is that life doesn't have to be hyperbolized.  What we actually experiences is good enough." That comes...

AIFF 2014: Documentaries In Competition - From Seeds and Shields to North Dakota,Coney Island, Mala Mala, Water, and Dismantling Dams

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This is an overview of the documentaries the jury selected to be in competition. How Do Films Get Selected?   First the films are selecte...
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Friday, November 14, 2014

Life Versus Blog

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I try to balance life and the blog by blogging about things I'm doing.  And much that I'm doing right now is blog related.  I'v...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Hollis French Returns $30,000 Leftover Funds To Campaign Contributors - Giving Money Back

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I get press releases every day and usually take note, I might look into one and write a pot about the issue, but I seldom put them here on t...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

A Month With A Boot Ends

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The doctor said I could go back to my shoe and slowly get back to my normal level of exercise. This is great news!  After a year or so of ...
Monday, November 10, 2014

AIFF 2014: Features In Competition - My voice rocks 6 unicorns in my pockets; I come, Ambassador, to Bern in hell I believe: in-appropriate behavior.

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Trying to make a sentence using all the words from the titles of the feature films in competition taught me that verbs and conjunctions are ...

Cold in Midwest? It's 50˚F Here In Anchorage Right Now

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The thermometer in our backyard says 50˚F (10˚C) right now, early Monday morning.  Meanwhile, CNN reports : "The ice man cometh. A...
Sunday, November 09, 2014

Fixing Leeks

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And onions.