Well, my little moose buddy was back again today. He's now decided that my porch is a great place to walk because it's a herd surface and snow free. I was doing my homework and thought someone was stopping by to say hello. I looked out my window and he was just standing there, looking in. I think he would have come in to have coffee if he was invited. I'm trying to decide exactly what to do with the little guy. He's not REALLY hurting anyone, but he's to young to be afraid and run away and he's big enough to really hurt someone whether he means to or not. If you've never had a moose problem think of it as the world's biggest squirrel eating your bird seed. I just got done talking to one of my best friends from my younger days online. You know the guy you knew who was always up for doing stupid stuff? The problem was that we were both that guy so there were pretty much no limits. Amazingly, we both made it through that period in our lives and survived. It seems like a million miles away now.  It was a bit disconcerting when we first came up here. We looked at a map and realized we were closer to Russia than we were to our home town anymore. The best way I can describe it is that it feels like you're walking into the middle of a never ending National Geographic episode. I always expect to hear an announcer talking about the mating habits of the Beluga whale or something when I'm fishing out on the sound. Walking down a trail I keep expecting to get interrupted by a commercial. It's a strange thing. I can say, though, I now have a much deeper appreciation for a lot of the humor in the show 'Northern Exposure'. Live up here for a few years and trust me, It's comedy genius. I know, I'm babbling tonight. It just seems like a good night to babble, so I'm taking advantage of it. If you want really deep thoughts I'm sure there's a philosophy website just down the road or something. Hmm..THe moose just walked across my deck again. He must be going to bed in my back yard. I wonder if I can start charging him rent? Eh, He'd probably just pay in fertilizer anyway. I really should be writing at the moment. Yes, I KNOW I'm writing right now, but I mean working on something that might pay the bills eventually. The problem with that is that in order to write effectively I need to have the picture in my head and I think the tube is on the fritz for the moment. Things have been pretty scrambled in my head lately. Sometimes I look at things objectively and wonder what kind of a moron I really am. I'm sitting in a cabin in the woods in the middle of Alaska, responsible for 3 kids and I've decided I'm going to be a writer. The sane, reasonable part of me thinks I've totally gone off the deep end. Luckilly for anyone who happens to be entertained by my rambling, that part of me is very small and insignificant. I'm going more with the gut feeling on this one. I probably am crazy, but what the hell, right? I have the opportunity that most people never get. For the most part I can stand outside of the world and watch it. Don't panic, people, the picture is sharpening again and I will be taking the proverbial pen in hand again soon. I have a million ideas bouncing around in my head right now, I just have to place them in some sort of cohesive order. March is a horrible month for me, as most of you know. The Iditarod is this weekend which just makes a bunch of horrible memories slam home again. I never thought pictures of running dogs would make me want to vomit. But..It's almost over. Once it hits the 20th of this month I can begin moving on again. Onward and upward, sowing the seeds of modern literature wherever I may go! Well, Ok, not really, but I should at least be able to put a sentence together again. I'm trying for Hemingway, but I'll be pretty happy with Suess. I do want to say thanks again to everyone that reads this. Hearing back from everyone is awesome, It reminds me that there's a big, wide world outside my little snowed in cabin. I wasn't really sure I'd like blogging to be honest, but hearing that maybe I'm entertaining at least a few people in the world is one of the coolest things I've ever experienced. THAT is probably the biggest reason I want to write. it's what tells the logical part of me to shut up,  get in the back seat and hold on because it's going to be a wild ride. Well, I think maybe I've staggered down the literary highway enough for the night. Have an amazing day everyone! Go out and do something fun and tell me about it! I live in a cabin in the woods, let me live vicariously through your experiences! Enjoy the life you have and envy someone else for theirs, because they're likely doing the same to you!