[Paddlewise] Alaska (was: a whale of a day)

Dan Hagen wrote:

-snip-

>>I can certainly understand why Melissa has a longing to
move there (and I don't think that it has much to do with Doug 
LLoyd's reference to black-bearded gents). :-)<<


Quite right Dan.  Good men can be found in many places (and besides, 
I kind of prefer clean shaven faces - though one just never knows), 
but Alaska can only be found in Alaska (hmmm...  something like 
that).  All my life, when I've closed my eyes and imagined the most 
wonderful places, it has always come out looking like some part of 
Alaska.  I've been to a few places up there and have not been 
disappointed.  I do also enjoy the company of people who love to live 
in places like that.

My main problem in putting my next baroque ensemble together, and 
basing it up there, is to convince a few musician friends of mine who 
are used to living in places like NYC, Paris, and Amsterdam, that 
it's actually possible to live in a place like Alaska (and not even 
in Anchorage).  I've spent most of my life in those big cities, and 
though I do love many things about them, and even miss some things 
(and friends), I can no longer imagine living in places like that 
when there are places like Alaska to live in instead.  I still need 
my occasional "big city fix", but that's what airports are for.

It's a beautiful sunny day here, so I'm going paddling with my whale 
friends.  By the way, Reverend Bob, I'm quite used to "whale breath 
showers", and I just keep telling myself that anything that smells 
like that had better at least be good for my hair!  :-)  I love the 
whales too much to stay away from them, and can't always stay upwind 
of them, so whale breath is just a part of my life.  Oh well.

Melissa




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