Daily Archives: December 13, 2006

ot buy a jet?

Alaska plans to sell former governor’s folly on e b a y

And – lest you think that is the ONLY reason murky lost the election – oooooooohhhhh noooooooo – taint so. It COULD be because he is so haughty and full of himself – the fact that he doesn’t listen to his constituents (as on the purchase of said jet) – or maybe, just maybe . . . that he pulled some nonsense when he named his own daughter to fill out his US Senate term.

It’s not so much that he named his daughter, but the fact that he was going to do that all along, yet strung out the state’s people AND several other people who thought they might have been given the nod.

Alaska’s people don’t take lightly being made fools of – either in person or in the press. It was pretty common talk about a month into murky’s term of office that he would be a one-termer, that is, a governor who would not have a snowball’s chance in Miami of winning a second election.

He went a long way to make sure he shot himself in his own foot, though – he made an easy target – in a way, we’ll miss that. We’ll have to find some other poor soul to pick at now.

so far – it won’t be the new governor.

Gotta love ‘laskan politics!

one left to go. We are closing in on the end of the Christmas school concerts. Last night it was the Girl’s Middle School/High School band concert. Lively and fun – and good music, too. Nary a squeak from the whole group!

Well, as we wind down this year it means that I am closing in on another birthday. My 57th! I know, that is as hard for ME to say as it is for you to hear/read! But, there it is – a fact – I am officially closer to 60 than I am to 50. Ouch!

With that said, I am looking forward to turning 60. Yes, you read that correctly. You see, there is something I would like to do with my girls that year.

Lessa will be turning 40 three weeks after my 60th, and Ladybug will be turning 35 nine days after Lessa’s birthday. Three mighty fine milestones, don’t you think? Yeah, me, too.

So, daughters of my heart . . . here is what I propose: each of us set aside one special money gathering spot (hereafter known as SMGS) – a change jar – a bank account – whatever. Into that SMGS we will deposit all of our “spare” change for the next three years. We will ALL be surprised, I’m sure, at how quickly it will accumulate.

THEN . . . on the occasion of our birthdays, we will gather up said SMGS funds and splurge on a “girls week out” of state – no hubbies, no chillins – just we three “chicks” from alaska afar . . .

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Far we wander
Far aflight
Far into the
dark of night
westward fleeing
tropics seeking
we will go and see the sights

(sung, of course, to We Three Kings) (perhaps, sung badly – but sung with heart, friends!)

What say you, my girls?