The ***OFFICIAL*** Weekend Singles' Thread -- "Alaska Singles Thread (January 05 - 07, 2007,)

various | 5th January 2007 | Proud_yank

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The 49th State - The Last Frontier
by proud_yank

Having recently moved here, I thought an Alaskan Singles Thread would be pretty fun.

Alaska is the largest state in America, roughly twice the size of Texas (sorry Texas!).

Putting Alaska into perspective. The Aleutian Islands over California, and South-eastern Alaska over Georgia.

An interesting fact I learned the other day is that in addition to being the Western and Northern-most state, Alaska is also the Eastern-most state too. The Western tip of the Aleutian Islands is just West of the International Dateline.

Alaska can be separated into five regions. The Far North (Also known as the 'North Slope') extends from the Brooks Range (the Northern-most extension of the Rocky Mountains) to the Arctic Ocean. Here are some photos of the Brooks Range, and the North Slope region. Barrow is the most Northern city in America. For fun, here is Barrow's weather.

Most people in Alaska live in Southcentral Alaska (Anchorage), and then the Interior (Fairbanks). Temperatures in the interior are sometimes colder than in the Arctic. Western Alaska is famous for the finish of the Iditarod dog-sled race in Nome. Southeastern, and the Interior, are famous for the Klondike gold rush.

Juneau, the state capitol is located in Southeastern Alaska. As a staunch conservative, it makes me smile that the govt. is located somewhere that can only be reached by boat or plane :-).

The Regions of Alaska

There are lots of moose here, and you really have to be careful driving. In the winter moose will come down from the mountains, and casually stroll through downtown Anchorage. We had one right outside the front door of our main office today! Other animals here include caribou, grizzly, polar, and black bears, muskoxen, beaver, otters, wolves, wolverines, tons of birds, and lots of delicious fish!

Some other interesting info about Alaska....

At 20,320 ft., Alaska has North America's highest peak, Denali.
State bird - Willow Ptarmigan.
State fish - King Salmon.
State tree - Sitka Spruce.
State spore - Dog mushing.
State animal - Moose.
State flower - Wild Native Forget-me-Not.
State song - 'Alaska's Flag'.

Eight stars of gold on a field of blue -
Alaska's flag. May it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes, and the flow'rs nearby;
The gold of the early sourdough's dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams;
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The "Bear" - the "Dipper" - and, shining high,
The great North Star with its steady light,
Over land and sea a beacon bright.
Alaska's flag - to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier.

Here are some of my photos that I've put online so far

[ilovew]

Easier and safer. I'm klutzy enough without trying to dance :P That's how I broke my ankle to begin with.

[rzeznikj at stout]

ditto here.

heck, i'd probably just look stern and say "Don't even THINK about it..." 8^)

[ilovew]

By being klutzy, I mean. Not by dancing.

[rzeznikj at stout]

Max!

Nice!!!

in a similar situation...

[WFTR]

It's amazing that I've never broken any bones with my being klutzy. I've fallen down stairs and tripped over many things. I've bruised a bit, but I've never broken a bone.

[WFTR]

heck, i'd probably just look stern and say "Don't even THINK about it..." 8^)

I have the advantage that no woman has wanted to dance with me for years. At least no woman who could actually see me has wanted to dance with me.

[rzeznikj at stout]

One up--I have NEVER had a woman want to dance with me...

Then again, can't really blame her. She does have VIII Amendment protections, after all...

full disclaimer: i'm still lacking in years...

[ilovew]

I've broken my elbow too. And then several years later, I reinjured it. My klutziness knows no bounds.

[darkangel82]

LOL! No cruel and unusual punishment? huh? I can't dance either....and as for the age thing, I'm only four years older than you.

[darkangel82]

oops, one too many ?s

[rzeznikj at stout]

well, my age does qualify it just a bit (LOL)...

but not only can I not dance--it's a cruelty to the lady who gets stuck with me...

[darkangel82]

I've never broken anything either, just had several other health problems, but I won't bring that on here.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Wow that looks awesome!

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Thank you!!!

[rzeznikj at stout]

Neither have I (yet)...

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Glad to hear you are doing better!

You know there must be this weird ankle thing going on. There's you, then my brother this week...and my husband who sprained his ankle on Christmas playing football with the nephews. Went to catch the football and took a really bad step and landed on the ground. His foot/ankle is still swollen and all colors of the rainbow. Doc says it's a sprain (and not broken). Thank goodness.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Hey Jon! How was your new year?

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Where's my fuzzy little friend!?!?!?!?

[rzeznikj at stout]

same ol' same ol'

watching dick clark, toasting brain cells, and wishing i was cool enough to go to a real party...

[ilovew]

That is weird. I'm glad your hubby's ankle isn't broken. It really sucks. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Well...almost anyone :P