Category Archives: Itse

My birthday was a few months ago, but I kept forgetting to take the personal holiday off that comes with it, as a job benefit, until now. End of the fiscal year coming up, don’tcha know, & these personal holidays … Continue reading →

I was on my bike at the intersection of Northern Lights & Lake Otis, waiting to cross Lake Otis. This is a busy intersection, so it’s not one I mess with: I wait for the light. Along came a pickup … Continue reading →

It’s been plenty warm for the past week, and I haven’t been wearing shoes at all. Instead: sandals. But since I’m also doing an awful lot of walking, it means my feet get pretty dirty. This is the result of … Continue reading →

Some good news on writing progress; full scoop in Field of Words.

People Mover bus & downtown Anchorage This week we’re beginning flex-time for the summer, as we’ve done the past few years. The first summer we did it, I worked four ten-hour days & had the fifth workday free. I took … Continue reading →

It’s a damn good acronym. It stands for Immigration & Customs Enforcement, one of the successor agencies to Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) when INS was reorganized under the Department of Homeland Security. Now, I’ve always thought that Department of … Continue reading →

Having received my Start Walking pedometer, my first day on program was marked by staying home sick with a cold. But it got better over the course of the day, enough that I danced for over an hour. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading →

My morning routine has changed a lot since end of December, when I exchanged my long-lived bad exercise & dietary habits for a healthier way. Today’s morning routine is described at Terveys.

Another day riding to work on the bike. Read all about it at Terveys.