Alaska

Cheapskate

Dennis was beginning to think his girlfriend was right; being a cheapskate and not renting the snowshoes hadn’t been his best idea . . .

By |May 28th, 2017|Categories: Alaska, Exotic Animals, Sports|Tags: , |Comments Off on Cheapskate

Safe From Reptiles

Johnny, from Texas and not used to the cold, in spite of global warming, was comforted by the low incidence of alligator and  water moccasin attacks here in Alaska . . .

By |May 14th, 2017|Categories: Alaska, Reptiles & Amphibians, Texas|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Safe From Reptiles

Dress Code

When invited for a luncheon interview (and possible job) for the new administration’s global warming study, Cedric wondered if perhaps he should have worn his Trump tie . . .

By |May 11th, 2017|Categories: Alaska, Energy, Exotic Animals, Politics|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Dress Code

Nowhere to Hide

As the snow got deeper, Rufus found it increasingly difficult to hide from his soon to be ex-wife’s lawyers, process servers, and the bill collectors . . .

By |December 29th, 2016|Categories: Alaska, Exotic Animals, Lawyers|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Nowhere to Hide

Cold Shoulder

Beau hadn’t heard any campaign promises that helped a moose–or any ungulates for that matter–so when the pollsters and campaign  people called, he gave them the cold shoulder . . .

By |September 20th, 2016|Categories: Alaska, Exotic Animals, Politics|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Cold Shoulder

Alaskan Fuel Economy

Kimbo (lead dog) was a firm believer in the old Alaskan adage, “If you’re not the lead dog, the scenery never changes.” This led him his team to embrace a somewhat cavalier attitude towards the “green” movement; after all, there were few places you could plug in an electric car such as the Chevy Volt or the Nissan Leaf, and when actual fuel was used, it was measured in kibbles per mile rather than miles per gallon.

By |July 5th, 2016|Categories: Alaska, Dogs, Economy, Sports, Vehicles|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Alaskan Fuel Economy