Alaska has a short summer. But the display of nature’s beauty is unmatched. In constructing this page, I had to officially change the titles of some of the Alaskan Chronicles to designate “Southeast Alaska.” Alaska is a big place. And I mean really big. So for me to chronicle wildflowers, birds or animals of “Alaska”…
Category: Non-Fiction
Collection of articles on current issues, reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic, professional development, travel and history
Animals of Alaska
This is my journal of animals I encountered in Alaska. Most of these sightings were while walking through the wilderness, but some of the photos will demonstrate how the wilderness came to our front porch. Black Bear Ursus americanus Can’t have a web page for Alaskan animals without something about bears. I think my understanding…
Don Lemon and Ali Mahmud
Two events occurring on opposites ends of the world bring into question the legality and the ethics of embedded journalism. What is the link between Don Lemon and the mysterious Ali Mahmud? Don Lemon Former CNN host Don Lemon has been in the news as of late. It is said by some in the field…
The Alaskan Truck
What a truck has to say about the place and the person who drives it When living in Columbia, Missouri, I observed that there were two types of truck owners. The suburbanites who, for some odd reason, had to drive a truck. Then there were the people who made their living using the truck as…
Animals on Rachel’s Prairie
The Missouri countryside is teeming with wild animals. Deer are seen almost daily around here. Over the years you will see a wide range of animals. Unfortunately, mostly as road kill. Over the decades I have had some interesting encounters with wild animals. Black Rat Snake Maybe it’s a technicality, but this is the black…




