Lisa

Must be the time of year. Big feelings. Got a surprise email from one of my oldest mentors today, grateful they are still alive and got to tell them in my reply, how much they influenced the trajectory of my life.

HB 229 for the win.

Opinion: Why changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature — and nature itself As far as humans know, we are the only species that chooses to fight against our biological presets, regularly changing our clocks and dragging ourselves into and out of bed at unnatural hours.

Link posted on the second try…. Opinion: Why changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature — and nature itself www.adn.com/opinions/nat...

Opinion: Why changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature — and nature itself As far as humans know, we are the only species that chooses to fight against our biological presets, regularly changing our clocks and dragging ourselves into and out of bed at unnatural hours.

Opinion: Why changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature — and nature itself www.adn.com/opinions/nat...

I loved this article! I am so grateful for the shift in seasons and being able to slow down, sleep. And will celebrate the turning of the year again in spring.

Opinion: Why changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature — and nature itself

😂

Opinion: Alaska’s time problem isn’t about the clock As Alaska resets its clocks again, we must ask if we can’t even decide what time it is, how can we lead our own future?

Opinion: Alaska’s time problem isn’t about the clock www.adn.com/opinions/202...

Because it’s the wrong direction from a public health standpoint.

This was me last week with the same application. 😂

And the responses….😂

Excellent read. Both stories remind me so much of why I choose AK as my home. There’s a richness to the cultural values here that is unobtrusive but infuses so much of our lives, if we choose to allow them to.

www.kyuk.org/people/jeron...

Mutual Aid Network of Anchorage OCTOBER FREE STORE When? Sunday October 26th 1pm-4pm Where? AKPIRG Building 2522 Arctic Blvd. What? Clothing Swap Bike Repair Tech Support Hair Cuts QR Codes for Attending RSVP or Bringing Stuff To learn more about MANA, visit our website: https://www.wearemana.org/. Click on the "Give Aid/ Get Aid" button and fill out the form to join our network!

Free Store with the Mutual Aid Network of Anchorage!

Sunday October 26th 1-4p
AKPIRG 2522 Arctic Blvd

See you there!

@anchoragemutualaid.bsky.social

RSVP: airtable.com/appgsVy9Zb62...

Give stuff: airtable.com/appgsVy9Zb62...

#alaskasky

And it occurs to me in this juxtaposition, and observing my aging parents who consider themselves progressive, that the entire country is going through a transition that is exciting, has great potential, but it is not without uncertainty and discomfort as governance shifts to represent our nation.

Poster advertising for Mai Vang for Congress. Red Toyota parked on street. Address placard red. Neighborhood predominately Chinese residents.

Then, on my morning walk through her neighborhood, the Chinatown of my hometown city, I came across this:

Poem by Charles Bukowski, copyright 1975.

Last night, my mom, a retired English teacher, and I had a lively discussion about this poem by a famous poet that she’d never heard of:

Live from Nome, it's Strait Science! Tuesday 630pm AKDT on Zoom and in-person at UAF Northwest Campus, the climate context of ex-Halong and summer 2025 review in Bering Strait region and Anjali Shah will give an update on ACCAP's Extreme Events library. #akwx #AlaskaSky @hanners64n.bsky.social

I said I would do this last night but I was too tired so lets do it today. A few caveats - not saying this list is exhaustive, it's just a good place to start. It's also not in chronological order because I'm a chaos gremlin

Cat who had to take a shower last night and hasn’t been brushed yet.

So, I’ve never heard anyone describe the experience of transporting a cat on a long plane trip. First trip went fine. Yesterday’s trip, not as fine.

Let’s just say the layover was messy, and neither of us were a fan of showering together after arriving. But we survived and are still friends.

Opinion: The world needs to know about what the storm did to Western Alaska Entire villages face impossible choices to leave the lands their ancestors have called home for thousands of years.

“The North is calling on you to see us”…
www.adn.com/opinions/202...

'We’re in God’s hands now': A dispatch from Western Alaska Hundreds have left their homes. Many may never go back.

www.northernjournal.com/were-in-gods...

Screen shot of the ACF Western Alaska Disaster Relief 2025 Fund: "In response to recent severe storms, including Typhoon Halong, that devastated Alaska's western coast, local community organizations and regional partners have come together to establish the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund, housed at the Alaska Community Foundation. Two major storm systems struck western Alaska in rapid succession, bringing record flooding, extreme winds, and extensive damage from Kwigillingok to Kotzebue. Homes have been damaged and destroyed, critical infrastructure compromised, and subsistence resources disrupted. The Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund will provide support to affected communities for immediate relief, recovery support, and long-term resilience, including disaster preparedness initiatives. Distribution decisions will be guided by advisors including regional leaders and stakeholders, ensuring resources reach affected communities based on locally identified needs. The Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund brings together a growing list of local, regional, and statewide partners endorsing the fund, including: Association of Village Council Presidents Alaska Federation of Natives Alaska Native Heritage Center Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Bethel Community Services Foundation Calista Corporation Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation First Alaskans Institute Kawerak, Inc. Native Peoples Action Maniilaq Association Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation"

If you're able, please consider a donation to the Alaska Community Fund to help people in western Alaska impacted by ex-typhoon Halong even as winter is bearing down. All the money donated goes to the region. Quyana. #Alaska #AlaskaSky

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

Have I mentioned yet today how much I do not like one drive? Is it possible to devise a more user unfriendly system for creating and storing presentations?

Later, in 2010/2011, in college the second time, I learned about the simultaneous internment of Alaskan Aleut in Wrangell. Again, from a classmate.Their parents were paid in scrip for work “harvesting” fur seals to pay for the purchase of Alaska.

I learned about the Japanese internment camps from children of Nisei who were my classmates growing up. Our teacher encouraged them to present about it. It was heartfelt and eye opening.

Thanks for the recommendation.

Ikr?!?! At Service High Seminar program, no less. If they taught it, my kids somehow missed that day or week. I’d like to think COVID had something to do with the gap, but I don’t know.

Almost nothing from the 90s. No TV then.

Yep, Schindler’s list felt like Hollywood version of Night and Fog, which I had the distinct privilege of watching at least twice in middle/high school. What horrifies me is that my children learned nothing of the holocaust during school. They saw both films, at home, as teens.

Sounds super interesting!!