kindly ones

Things cruising along smoothly, Kim and went on a couple of good runs this weekend and worked out at the gym (I am at the gym now writing this). Having fun in the various categories.

1. living in Alaska
2. going on hikes
3. fishing
4. Creating art in Photoshop and my sketch book.
5. listening to good music
6. hosting radio shows at KMXT
7. going on runs and working out
8. and reading (my favorite)

The new book I am reading is “The Kindly Ones.” Written in French by an American. It won both the top French awards the Goncourt and the Académie Française. It is the story of the Second World War, told through the eyes of a Nazi SS officer. The book itself is a staggering 900 plus pages, but for some reason most of the books I have been reading lately have been breaking the 600 page barrier. What is amazing about this book, besides the fact that it is written by and American in French, but the fact that it won some much esteemed awards… now thinking of how many books about world war two have been written and now factor in the hatred of the French towards the Germans… did I tell you that the book also one Top German awards? It is a good book which drags on a bit, but the reader is rewarded by wading through the quagmire. It reminds me a bit of Brett Easton Ellis for some odd reason that I can not explain.

weekend update

updates: kim had a birhtday, we drove out the road and saw some surfers. this weekend was crabfest so we volunteered at a booth and marched in a parade that took place during 30kt winds and rain. we went to a movies. went out to eat with bald eagles. went on a couple of hikes and ate like champs. all in all goodtimes.

books

This book is pretty fun. A bunch of hippy communes from California decide to move to Alaska and live off the land... it is a sort of "life style" that they strive for and in doing so they mix with locals who are real-life homesteaders.

books

this book is really fun, read it now and you will want to throw away your television.

kim and norma's trip to DC

villages

cool waterfall in the town of port lions

fishermen

a very very long wooden bridge


this is what people use to live in. this was made by high school students and of course runined by high school students as well...

running with cameras

Kim and I went out for a couple of runs this weekend, it was beautiful. After a long winter it is good to have the sun back.




doesn't get much better than this when it comes to running.

this lake was all snow and ice two weeks ago.

Having fish in chips at the chowder house after our little run. Chris went here everyday when he came up to Kodiak.

books read

Here is a cool book that I am reading right now. The last two weeks I read a few other books but I will not waste your time with those, instead I will recommend this on a level of sorts as “Guns, Germs, Steele” sort of reading, check it out.