ODS Members Interviewed on KTOO-FM

Here's a link to a short story with Shea, Kevin, Travis, and Sammy talking about their experiences on Denali and the ODS program at UAS.

http://ktoo.org/audiofile.cfm?clip=4673

Thursday, June 3, 2010
A Juneau Afternoon with Jeff Brown

Turkey Day Cometh

Clockwise, from top left: mashed potatoes with butter accent, cherry cobbler, peas, sliced turkey over stuffing with gravy.

Two years and two days ago, my divorce became final. I submit as evidence part of my divorce party invitation. Hallmark has yet to add that section to their stores. Don't you just want to squeeze a little teddy bear that says "Yoo wipped ma hart out"? They are seriously missing an opportunity. For me, I am proud of how far my ex and I have both come in the past two years and how closely we're raising our daughter. Yay us!

Rainy and Windy

The weather is exactly as it should be for this time of year... cold, dark, and wet. How do I survive? Glad you asked! SAD lights, sobriety, and vitamin D work for some people, but I simply leave my body and my sanity behind and embrace a bleak winter aesthetic.

I am the unsmiling Julianne Moore in The Shipping News, wandering about the shores of Newfoundland in a thickly cabled Irish fishermen's sweater. When I'm not staring out to sea for hours, I stand around my low ceilinged kitchen drinking strong coffee out of chipped mugs.

Yes, it's a hard life with great and noble pain. I should bake more bread.

Getting Crafty with Romper Room

Presenting 70s children's television classic Romper Room.

Gather your felt, pipe cleaners, and egg cartons... it's craft time!

Make a kazoo with a comb and wax paper.
Use a clean comb for Yankee Doodle Dandy and Camptown Races. Use a dirty comb for "Banana in Your Fruit Basket", "Backdoor Man" and anything by Bo Carter.

Make a church out of a milk carton.
Decorate with construction paper and crayons. Make a cross out of matchsticks. Pray.

Build a house from a cereal box.
Hire a contractor from Alaska and maximize your rental property investment; glue two boxes together for a zero-lot line. We finally got a piece of the pie!

Make a scotch on the rocks.