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Came here for shark science and sled dogs, staying for Alaska news, deconstruction, more sharks, more sled dogs, occasional internal screaming at the state of the world becoming external screaming, the little things in life.
Got mine just in time to wear it to take my couch husky for a good hour and a half amble. He is now tired but flips over to glare at me if I move my left hand from his ruff.
March 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Got mine just in time to wear it to take my couch husky for a good hour and a half amble. He is now tired but flips over to glare at me if I move my left hand from his ruff.
Honestly, same. With all the EVERYTHING BAD, watching people take frustration and sadness and turn it into enthusiastic support for kids has helped me get through the week more than I can say.
Like heck. We did things. Small actions and choices still matter. We can do things. And kids have snacks.
Like heck. We did things. Small actions and choices still matter. We can do things. And kids have snacks.
March 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Honestly, same. With all the EVERYTHING BAD, watching people take frustration and sadness and turn it into enthusiastic support for kids has helped me get through the week more than I can say.
Like heck. We did things. Small actions and choices still matter. We can do things. And kids have snacks.
Like heck. We did things. Small actions and choices still matter. We can do things. And kids have snacks.
I am religious, am rotund, am a guy, and can get a real bad haircut real easy. Not actually ordained or anything, but the bishop has been asking for laity to step it up so…
Let me know when we’ve found little john.
Let me know when we’ve found little john.
March 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I am religious, am rotund, am a guy, and can get a real bad haircut real easy. Not actually ordained or anything, but the bishop has been asking for laity to step it up so…
Let me know when we’ve found little john.
Let me know when we’ve found little john.
Yeah, ye olde “I may understand why this decision was made and I probably would have made the same decision (but I don’t have the info to know for sure)… but also I hate this decision, it sucks and feels unfair and capricious and bad”
Gonna pet my couch doggo and do an igivarod to feel productive.
Gonna pet my couch doggo and do an igivarod to feel productive.
March 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Yeah, ye olde “I may understand why this decision was made and I probably would have made the same decision (but I don’t have the info to know for sure)… but also I hate this decision, it sucks and feels unfair and capricious and bad”
Gonna pet my couch doggo and do an igivarod to feel productive.
Gonna pet my couch doggo and do an igivarod to feel productive.
Thanks for the insight. Being down a plane would absolutely make things harder, if that’s what’s going on.
Still sad, though, for people caught off guard. I’m sad at least. Still reeling from still being in single digit days, I guess.
Still sad, though, for people caught off guard. I’m sad at least. Still reeling from still being in single digit days, I guess.
March 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Thanks for the insight. Being down a plane would absolutely make things harder, if that’s what’s going on.
Still sad, though, for people caught off guard. I’m sad at least. Still reeling from still being in single digit days, I guess.
Still sad, though, for people caught off guard. I’m sad at least. Still reeling from still being in single digit days, I guess.
I’m not on insider, so I just have the way out of date standings roster. Justin Olnes and Ebbe Pedersen left the last checkpoint at around the same time, so it’s weird that they’d single Justin out.
Trying to be patient for official word is hard when it’s some of my favorites up in the air.
Trying to be patient for official word is hard when it’s some of my favorites up in the air.
March 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I’m not on insider, so I just have the way out of date standings roster. Justin Olnes and Ebbe Pedersen left the last checkpoint at around the same time, so it’s weird that they’d single Justin out.
Trying to be patient for official word is hard when it’s some of my favorites up in the air.
Trying to be patient for official word is hard when it’s some of my favorites up in the air.
I’m going to wait for the ITC to say something and the mushers to have a chance to have their say… but day 9 just feels real early to pull people unless someone’s obviously struggling to progress.
And it doesn’t sound like that’s it?
Pepe did great: I’ll keep rooting for Q wherever he goes next.
And it doesn’t sound like that’s it?
Pepe did great: I’ll keep rooting for Q wherever he goes next.
March 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I’m going to wait for the ITC to say something and the mushers to have a chance to have their say… but day 9 just feels real early to pull people unless someone’s obviously struggling to progress.
And it doesn’t sound like that’s it?
Pepe did great: I’ll keep rooting for Q wherever he goes next.
And it doesn’t sound like that’s it?
Pepe did great: I’ll keep rooting for Q wherever he goes next.
I guess I was too sanguine. I’m not going to go bully the ITC, but I’d really hope they have a good justification? It’s not even day 10, so it feels early to be pulling people.
Like, is there some crazy weather rolling in? Or did someone report some rabid wildlife, or punchy ice, or…
Like, is there some crazy weather rolling in? Or did someone report some rabid wildlife, or punchy ice, or…
March 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I guess I was too sanguine. I’m not going to go bully the ITC, but I’d really hope they have a good justification? It’s not even day 10, so it feels early to be pulling people.
Like, is there some crazy weather rolling in? Or did someone report some rabid wildlife, or punchy ice, or…
Like, is there some crazy weather rolling in? Or did someone report some rabid wildlife, or punchy ice, or…
10 hours is behind is not bad. If he’s on track to come in 2 days later than everyone else, then that’s when the organizers would step in.
Or if he got to a point where he was resting 2 hours per 5 miles of progress, or backtracking a LOT.
Generally has to be pretty obvious they’re struggling.
Or if he got to a point where he was resting 2 hours per 5 miles of progress, or backtracking a LOT.
Generally has to be pretty obvious they’re struggling.
March 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
10 hours is behind is not bad. If he’s on track to come in 2 days later than everyone else, then that’s when the organizers would step in.
Or if he got to a point where he was resting 2 hours per 5 miles of progress, or backtracking a LOT.
Generally has to be pretty obvious they’re struggling.
Or if he got to a point where he was resting 2 hours per 5 miles of progress, or backtracking a LOT.
Generally has to be pretty obvious they’re struggling.
Yeah. I’ll still think Q and Blair are cool. And I’ll still respect that the Iditarod organizers are trying to do their best to balance the race and the needs of local communities. If a musher is super far behind, it’s a lot of people waiting…
Q isn’t that far behind though.
Q isn’t that far behind though.
March 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Yeah. I’ll still think Q and Blair are cool. And I’ll still respect that the Iditarod organizers are trying to do their best to balance the race and the needs of local communities. If a musher is super far behind, it’s a lot of people waiting…
Q isn’t that far behind though.
Q isn’t that far behind though.