old cars and puppies..

 hit the old car show...it was one of the Fur Rondy events.  I'd never stopped by.  this cute pup was hanging in this old car.

 old cars are always fascinating.  pretty cool when they are all fixed up. gives you some idea of how they looked in their hey day. times change pretty fast in this world. 

 it wasn't really that long ago that we didn't have these crazy cars.  pretty amazing.  it must have been something in those days.  such a change in life style and freedom. 

 also a dramatic shift in how life worked...roads needed to be built to accommodate the new vehicles.  was it like bottled water? did people think it would never catch on?  still can't believe what a huge industry bottled water has become.  we never imagined people would grow dependent on bottled water when they could get it in their taps..

 we have new cars come around but for us they are just new models now.  i guess the electric or alternative fuel cars but it is slow in taking off.  part just because the gas and oil industry own our nation at this point. 

 a battle against facts prevents our nation from moving forward from this history into a new era of alternative fuel.  easier to believe there is no climate issues than to face facts and be innovative. pretty depressing really as our nation was in the past the great innovators and we have now allowed ourselves to slip.  our education is sub par compared to others and so is our innovative spirit.  hopefully it's not in the past and hopefully those members of our citizenry will wake up and see the need to move forward.  will see that greed and corruption have halted our progress.

 the iitoo is off to visit NK dictator.  he's pretty orgasmic about it.  deflects from his troubles at home.

 he is consulting with Put over how to deal with NK instead of his own intelligence, whom he has no trust in.  he trusts our adversary over his own intelligence.  a Rus, Labrov, is on the way as well to serve as his guide...let that sit in.  if it's like his meetings with Rus.  we will not have any staff in the room with him...maybe a translator, but even that is sketchy. he probably will take the notes and prevent even his closest aides in his own administration from being aware of what was discussed.  a good percentage of our population has absolute trust in this idiot.

 none of us should have absolute trust in any of our leaders...transparency is key..unless you prefer to live in a nation with a dictator as a ruler.  they just seem to casually look the other way while the iitoo puts his faith in Put. 

 I'm awake early because i went to bed early.  had plans to hit the sunset at low tide and then head over to see the sculptures, but i started to feel tired and hungry and cold. there weren't really any clouds and so when i drove over towards Woronzof the light was flat. when you work nights sometimes you just sleep when you are tired...of course, that could also be related to just being single.  we have that luxury. some times you just need sleep i guess.

 we had a fun Monday walk.  it's been so beautiful out there.  chilly in the mornings but warms up with the sunshine.

 had friends over the other night for dinner.  my demo crew..they hadn't all seen the new kitchen yet.  fun to share it with them. the pups were pretty excited to have guests over.  shoes were put up in a safe location so there wasn't any relocation services by the dogs

 model T's...have some photo's of my grandparents by a similar car. 

 the old Mustangs....of course, these came out around the time i was born.  i think they became an instant classic.  i learned to drive in my Dad's mustang.  failed my drivers test in it as well.  the transmission was malfunctioning.   my Dad's started out white and then he had it painted a baby blue color.  what does that say about my Dad?  did he paint it that color for my Mom?  things you will never be able to ask now.

 not sure what the top speed on these little cars was/is but I'm guessing it could be a wild ride in that little open seat in the back.

 for my generation I'd guess the dawn of the internet and computers for all was our huge change.  man landed on the moon though we seem to have mostly abandoned our space voyaging or have become travelers on others programs. 

 every generation has it's dramatic changes.  for us computers, bottled water and MTV. 

 more from the dogs birthday walk.  they had fun.

 i will probably head back to bed after this.  still debating a run to Seward since i have good weather

 been trying to sell my ice machine.  don't need it now that i have the fridge that has an ice maker.  people can be so flighty.  lots of interest but nobody seems to be coming through.

 did some more work on organizing the garage.  debating putting the drum set down there.  they do take up a lot of room. 

 so much garbage to go through.  need to have another shredding evening.  i have finally caught up on all my recycling related to the kitchen so now i can fill the recycling bin with shredding waste.

 these guys have no problem sleeping right now.

 running through deep snow will probably do that for you.

 do not want to see the ferry service in AK end.  with this new budget plan it kills the ferries.  that would be a huge loss to Southeast AK and to the Aleutians and Cordova. i hope there are enough fighting against this plan. the budget is 140 million and he wants to cut 97 million.  it's funny that he ran on promises to be there for rural AK...many of the cuts he proposes screw rural AK.

 so much bad news out there.  Venezuela getting sticky and our nation seems to be working towards deeper involvement. 

 the world is depressing and becoming more depressing.  hate is all over and it all seems like it will get worse before there is any improvement.  history does cycle through mass die offs of humans, self inflicted much of the time.  just gets to be too many humans for this earth to tolerate.  we can't get along so we seem to kill off the little guys.  greed is an ugly human need.

 not sure how long it takes for the explosion to happen.  our nation is building up to one.  when will common sense return? how many will have to die before people see that violence and hatred leads to senseless loss. what will we lose in the process? what rights will be taken from us....so many want it their way, see their way as the only right way.  see their way as the path chosen by God even.  i mean if you believe God is on your team then the rest can be snuffed out, right?  i mean it's Gods will. 

 that does seem to be the way with religious radicals and we have that in this nation now.  a radicalized religious sect that believes Trump was brought to us by God to save America.  if God sent us Trump to "save" America we are so totally screwed!!  God does seem to have a bit of a sense of humor.  i imagine he is up there cracking up and/or shaking his head that this idiot has so many loyal followers. i haven't seen any signs that this man is in any way a man of God, a follower of any of the words of Christ.  people believe what they want to though.  once they are set on their beliefs there is not much you can do to change their minds...

 just look at all the cults of the past.  how easy people are to manipulate, even to their own demise. convince them they are in the right and all the others are wrong and you can get them to do your dirty work

 many seem to believe that all their problems are due to liberals...get rid of liberals and what will they have.  be careful what you ask for....it may be granted to you. 

 redoubt in the distance

 a final Birthday shot

 then the rest are at the Fur Rondy sprint races.

 they race through Anchorage.  from down town to my side of town and back. i was hearing that the teams get up into the 20mph range.  for the Iditarod, it's a longer journey so they tend to run at between 4-12 mph.

 yesterday i got up and headed out by the dog park.  watched a few teams go past then took the dogs walking in the park.  we played there and then there is an area where the teams go past the park close so i leashed up the dogs and saw the last team fly past on the way back down town.

 i think there are only 16 teams for these races. they race three days in a row and then the best overall time wins. i think it's pretty good money for the short race.

 looks like they were able to do the usual route out at North Bivouac.  in years past i have hiked out with the dogs and watched the teams go past out there.  pretty with the mountains and being out there alone.  not sure I'm ready to try that with these two. maybe in a few years when they get older and more chill.  they did fine though as this one team flew past.  barely noticed them so perhaps...

 sleds are set up different for these short races.  light

 perhaps I'll sleep a few more hours and then head off.  i may see what i can find cabin wise for the end of August.  i haven't gotten any cabins yet for this summer.  I'm off on planning. starting to plan with a few ICU friends a  Sitka trek.  we've talked about it for years so hopefully we can get it together.

 hopefully a kayak in May.  so some stuff is getting planned. 

 liked this kid hoping on at the end of the race.  always cute all the kids involved with their families with dog teams.  they have Jr races as well.  that would be fun to watch.

grateful for: A. sleeping when i need sleep, it's a luxury  B. progress in this world, innovation C.  cheese, ice cream, dairy products..so nummy