The bucket list – the Aleutian Islands
Every now and then I come across something that triggers “man, I’ve gotta see that!” This morning it’s the Aleutian Islands again, prompted by a couple of photographs at the Museum of the Aleutians Web site. I’ve always been fascinated by the Aleutians war – by the difficulty and...
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CC-177 Globemaster in Whitehorse
After dropping our cat Latimer off at the vet’s this morning, Cathy and I went for breakfast at the airport to calm down. While we were sitting there, a Boeing Globemaster landed – and though I always have my camera with me, today I didn’t. We finished our meal,...
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The Truth About ‘Brutus’
I got an email this morning that told the amazing story of Brutus: The K9 above is Brutus, a military K9 at McChord. He’s huge – part Boxer and part British Bull Mastiff and tops the scales at 200 lbs. His handler took the picture. Brutus is running toward...
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October 14th election? – think “96”
This morning’s news indicates that Canadians will be going to the polls on October 14th. This will be a very easy voting choice for me this time – 96 is the number of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Steven Harper is responsible for each of those deaths,...
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The coldest job in Whitehorse today
I’m just about to head out to get Cathy’s Tracker running, but that isn’t going to be the coldest job in Whitehorse. The guy below, working on the engine of a C-130 Hercules at 34 below with a screaming wind, has that job! RCAF Lockheed CC-130H Hercules #130332 (“Tusker...
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Lunch with a view – and jets! – in Whitehorse
Restaurants come and go regularly in Whitehorse, sometimes due to changes in the quality of the service and/or food (which means that Ricky’s will be the next to go), sometimes seemingly due merely to the fickle nature of public opinion. For the past 3 years or so, the most...
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