“Sucker hole” is the inelegant term that Southeast Alaska fisherman use to describe a temporary lull in a life- or investment-threatening storm. In this case, the “sucker” would see the blue sky, load up his creaky old troller to the limit with bait and gear, head out to the fishing grounds and fill his holds […]
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Zip sliding away
I didn’t know that ziplining was on my bucket list until I tried it the other day at the Richmond Metro Zoo. My sister Laura was the instigator, inviting me to join her in researching the experience prior to bringing her grandchildren. We were about half an hour in before I was able to conclude […]
The Weird Sisters
Now, here’s a word for you: weird. I looked it up and found a trail back to around 1400 C.E. (C.E. stands for Common Era, a secular way to say A.D., which, by the way, means “Anno Domini,” or the “Year of our Lord” in Latin, and NOT “After Death”). Anyway, an online search gives […]