Category Archives: Itse

Personal stuff, some private & some not.

The “friendly snowplows” of Anchorage: Making things livable for cars & (some) homeowners, but creating unnavigable nightmares for people who walk

Posted on Wed, 14 December 2011 by Mel Green

From the Alaska Dispatch today comes news that Anchorage’s “friendly snowplows” have helped Anchorage to the top of Livability’s list of the 10 most livable winter cities. Right. Walk a few blocks in MY winter boots. Continue reading →

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Sweetheart lived up to her name. May she rest in peace.

Posted on Sun, 11 December 2011 by Mel Green

Unexpected sad news: Jesse’s dog Sweetheart was lost to us today. Jesse called me when I was still downtown writing, telling me he had taken the dog to the vet & was told that she had a kidney problem that … Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets 2011-11-11

Posted on Fri, 11 November 2011 by Mel Green

(I wrote this!) >>> RT: @bentalaska: Preliminary report of the Anchorage LGBT Discrimination Survey released http://t.co/bfGtSk0O #

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Väinämöinen, my boy Vai, died this morning

Posted on Thu, 13 October 2011 by Mel Green

He’s gone now. Pretty sudden… a heart attack…?… he was perched on top of me this morning, as he often did, and visited me in the bathroom, bumping up against me this morning as I was getting ready for work… … Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets 2011-09-21

Posted on Wed, 21 September 2011 by Mel Green

Alaska Permanent Fund dividend: $1,174 http://t.co/LhsT3Bo1 #

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The Daily Tweets 2011-09-18

Posted on Sun, 18 September 2011 by Mel Green

Tell that stupid Ping thing in the iTunes store to leave me the frak alone! #fb #

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The Daily Tweets 2011-09-17

Posted on Sat, 17 September 2011 by Mel Green

A very belated thanks. (haven't been on Twitter in awhile) RT @Undancey: @yksin awesomely done. # First time a-Twitter in a couple of months. My feed is feeling neglected. # Across campus from my office at the Wendy Williamson. Convocation … Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets 2011-08-03

Posted on Wed, 3 August 2011 by Mel Green

Done rabblerousing for the day. Time to do some actual writing. MY writing. Perfect weather for it too: rainy evening in Spenard. #fb # @Angela_Minor We've already got some appreciative comments for you on @bentalaska's FB wall. I suggested blog … Continue reading →

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This one for you, James Crump

Posted on Fri, 8 July 2011 by Mel Green

James Crump came to Alaska to find himself, and stayed in Alaska to share himself with us. His death on June 25 at Anchorage’s Pride parade was a blow not only to his family & friends, but also to our whole community. But just what is our community — and where do we go from here?

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The Daily Tweets 2011-06-29: Anchorage Assembly honors memory of James L. Crump

Posted on Wed, 29 June 2011 by Mel Green

James L. Crump is the man who was accidentally killed in the first minutes of the Anchorage Pride parade last Saturday morning. I didn’t know him, but I’m writing quite a lot about him: his death has been shaking the … Continue reading →

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