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#1 Post by earendel » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:11 am

Yes, it's yours truly, back to brighten your day with badinage and repartee. I'm back from the wilds of the Last Frontier (Alaska, not space) and the Yukon, where I walked in the footsteps of those who sought riches in the goldfields. I'll be posting a travelogue of my experiences, both good and bad.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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#2 Post by dimmzy » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:13 am

Glad you're back!! Did you take a cruise-land package?

--dimmzy, who did the cruise-land package in 2006 and drank a cocktail with a human toe in it. Really.
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#3 Post by earendel » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:16 am

dimmzy wrote:Glad you're back!! Did you take a cruise-land package?

--dimmzy, who did the cruise-land package in 2006 and drank a cocktail with a human toe in it. Really.
Indeed I did. But I skipped the Sourtoe Cocktail. Several others on the trip did, and have certificates to prove it. It's not that I'm squeamish, I'm a teetotaler.
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#4 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:19 am

Welcome back!

Even if you'd rather still be up north. I know I would. 8)
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#5 Post by gsabc » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:25 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:Welcome back!

Even if you'd rather still be up north. I know I would. 8)
"How are things in the south?"
"Hard."

(Sorry. The mind is wandering into strange and unfrequented places this morning.)
I just ordered chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.
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#6 Post by dimmzy » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:25 am

Ok, then!

Did you go with Holland America? It sounds like it might have been the same tour! We had a lot of fun and good weather, but we didn't see a lot of wildlife... (maybe they were avoiding the tourists).
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#7 Post by earendel » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:26 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:Welcome back!

Even if you'd rather still be up north. I know I would. 8)
Certainly the temperatures and humidity levels are better, and there's less pollen and mold (or else the kinds they have up there don't trigger my sinuses). But even with blackout curtains in the hotel rooms it was hard to sleep when it was still daylight outside - "land of the midnight sun" is not just an advertising slogan (and I wouldn't want to be there for the obverse "land of the midday moon").
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#8 Post by tanstaafl2 » Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:45 pm

There are strange things done in the midnight sun...
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
~Mark Twain

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#9 Post by earendel » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:00 pm

tanstaafl2 wrote:There are strange things done in the midnight sun...
Ah, yes, I believe I have heard more Robert Service poetry than is good for one person's lifetime.
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#10 Post by tanstaafl2 » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:33 pm

earendel wrote:
tanstaafl2 wrote:There are strange things done in the midnight sun...
Ah, yes, I believe I have heard more Robert Service poetry than is good for one person's lifetime.
It isn't possible to hear too much!!!
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
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#11 Post by cindy.wellman » Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:06 pm

tanstaafl2 wrote:There are strange things done in the midnight sun...

They are all rumors... I promise!
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#12 Post by tanstaafl2 » Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:04 pm

cindy.wellman wrote:
tanstaafl2 wrote:There are strange things done in the midnight sun...

They are all rumors... I promise!
Hmm. I rather think not!

:twisted:
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
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