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

various | 5th January 2007 | Proud_yank

[snugs]

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

[krunkygirl]

That, dear Demi, is terrific!

[krunkygirl]

Savage is being rude to the caller--and unapologetic about it--Savage=New Yorker=not that unusual...

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

oh yeah, Demi is fine also, it can always be worse. lol

[ilovew]

Hey! Glad you had a good New Year's :) How was your week?

[krunkygirl]

Demi, like your easy-going attitude, "Could be worse!"

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

I just got to the best part. lol.

How is your time home going? Still bothering your brother? ;)

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

Life is too short to sweat the small stuff. I see you are a Floridian, I used to live in the Tampa area, I love FL.

[ilovew]

Oh, yeah. Especially since I had my surgery. He just loooves getting stuff for me. I spent two days straight on the couch, watching TV and playing on my computer. This is the first time I've been in my room since Wednesday morning. :P

[krunkygirl]

Caller to Savage, "Let's put a fence around California, nevermind Mexico..."
--commenting on the strangeness that regularly emanates from the Left Coast...[apologies to those on this thread who may be in/from CA!]

[krunkygirl]

I live in the northeast corner, Ponte Vedra Beach--basically a Jacksonville suburb.

I LOVE the state income tax: $0.

Things every Right-thinking American should ponder: when deciding where to live consider who controls the state [I'll miss Jeb--Crist just not conservative enuff--] and things like state taxes.

This is a very nice area.

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

surgery? well I hope your recovery goes well, not serious I hope?

[darkangel82]

I'm not thrilled with Crist either, although he's better than the alternative...but let's keep politics off the thread.

[krunkygirl]

ilovew--hello!

Sounds like you had some surgery but all is O.K. and you are healing well...and bugging your little brother...

~~~smile~~~

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

I hope to move back at some point. I do love the taxes and the golf courses.

[krunkygirl]

absolutetamente... :)

[ilovew]

I didn't mention it? I had surgery in July to have a plate put into my ankle after I broke it. This surgery was to remove the plate. The recovery should be much quicker than the first one. The pain this time is just from the staples.

[snugs]

Hello

[ilovew]

Yep, it should be a quick recovery. Especially with my little brother around to be my servant lol. That's what 12-year-old boys are for, right? :P

[RockinRight]

Good evening, Snugs. What are you up to?

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

You may have mentioned it but I was an infrequent visitor to the singles thread until Dec. I have screws, a plate, and some kind of T-bar in my right wrist they are now a permanent part of me.