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Five Minutes in My Mind

So here is a glimpse into the mind of a middle aged woman who analyzes everything, has too much time on her hands, and not enough friends to tell her she's nuts:

After entering the base this evening while putting my ID card back into my wallet I noticed that the price tag was missing. I had left the price tag in the wallet because I spent too much on it and at first was going to take it back. So, everyday that tag on top of my ID was my nagging reminder of my foolish spending but now it's gone, so I guess I'll keep it. So, as I was slipping my ID into place, I thought to myself, "Why did I spend so much money? What a waste." Then I thought to myself, "Yeah it was too much but I pay my bills; I'm not taking charity or asking my family for help to buy food while I waste money on luxuries." At which point my mind jumps to "Muffy" who in fact does just that. She accepts government assistance, charity, and cash from her relatives for food while driving a large, luxury SUV and receiving weekly mani/pedis, etc, etc. Then my mind goes to - why does she do that? How can she live with herself? At which point I remember an article I read over the weekend explaining what a psychopath is. They are not all crazed serial killers. They are simply people for whom a conscience is non existent. So then I, with my PhD is pop-psychology, diagnose Muffy as a psychopath. She feels no remorse, doesn't see what's wrong with her behavior, doesn't care about anyone but herself. She truly doesn't get it. When called on her poor behavior, it just goes right over her head. I have long since extricated myself from her friends list but now and then I still think about her baffling behavior. I never could understand it but now I think maybe I do.........
(If you follow the link for psychopaths please don't be offended by the site name "darn" interesting- if that would offend you- please don't go there)

The Pendulum Swings

Well I looked at the sunrise/sunset report for Anchorage for this week and we are gaining 6 minutes of light a day right now. It is now daybreak when I arrive at work and the sun doesn't set until I'm hungrily eating my dinner after 6pm. This realization got me to thinking about the sun situation here in Alaska. Before coming here that was one thing that I thought would be a hardship about living in Alaska and many people commented to me that they didn't think they could stand being without the sun all winter. Having survived my first winter, I can safely say this: It isn't that bad. It isn't that great either. Let me dispel some myths. First of all, it isn't dark all winter. Even in mid-winter we still were getting 4+ hours of daylight a day. Granted it was generally overcast but it wasn't without ambient sunlight. Conversely, it wasn't sunny all the time in the summer and there was a few hours of night even in midsummer. Regarding the temperatures here, it does get very cold but it isn't subzero all winter. In fact I think we only had about a week, maybe two in all, of subzero temperatures. (This is true for Anchorage other parts of Alaska are more harsh)
Anyway, going back to my pendulum epiphany, the point is that while the summer is one extreme of light and winter one extreme of dark, overall, as the pendulum swings first toward light and then toward dark, it spends the majority of the time somewhere between the two. I, for one, enjoy the time between the extremes!

How Ranger Eats A Reeses

Happy Valentine's Day!

Somewhere in Alaska a lucky young girl is receiving this teddy along
with a bunch of roses and a giant balloon. However, that isn't the
only lucky thing for her; she also has one of the best boyfriends
ever- Youngest Son!

Future rock star?

Here is youngest son strumming away! Tonight is his first guitar
lesson. Soon I'll make a video to post of him playing and I'll also
come up with his nickname!

Daily obsession

Here is how I spend many a lunch hour. Thanks to Sunday afternoons
spent with mom last year I now have a crossword fetish! I look forward
to my daily puzzle and can usually finish without having to look up
answers!

Twins!

When I sliced my egg for lunch today I discovered I had twins. Do you
see the double yokes?

When Your Wife Has Chores for You to Do........

Someone sent this picture to me in an email today. The subject was "Chores" and inside it said, "Does this look familiar?" It took me a second to process the picture but once I did I had a good laugh. I had to respond, "Yes, yes it does".

Sgt. Dad had a hard time figuring the picture out. Can you?

Moose sighting

After weeks of no moose to be found, we spotted a pair snacking on
some bushes.

Beautiful Outline

I snapped this shot this morning of the light coming over the Chugach
Mountains. It is so great that the sun is coming back and soon I won't
drive to and from work in the dark!

Busted!

So, when leaving from work today I spotted this truck. If you pull up
the larger picture, you'll notice the parking ticket in the window.
It's well known that parking can get sparse where I work. I've heard
more than one person state that it has taken fifteen minutes or more
to find a spot! I guess this person was willing to risk limb and
property but the campus police didn't take too kindly to it! The photo
doesn't do justice to the precarious angle at which this truck was
parked. It caught my attention; enough so that I drove back around to
grab this photo.

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