A fish persuades Lynx to disobey his grandmother

I brought Margie into my office to look at a picture I had taken on Cross Island. Lynx came with her. After she admired the picture, Margie gave Lynx an order: "Come on Lynx, let's go out now."

"Goodbye!" Lynx said to her. And so he stayed for awhile, to hang out with Parrot Fish and me.

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"Hiiii!" "Hi!" "Hiiii!" "Hi!"

Hiiii!" Lynxton says. "Hi!" Grandma says. "Hiiii!" Lynxton says. "Hi!" Grandma says. "Hiiii!" Lynxton says. "Hi!" Grandma says."Hiiii!" Lynxton says. "Hi!" Grandma says...

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We drink coffee and speak of history

Matu and Eileen showed up at Abby's right after I placed my order. During spring and summer, I would see them here frequently and we would often eat together but now it had been quite a while. We spoke mostly of history, how the Native side of it has pretty much been neglected in the history books students are taught by. Matu noted how so many of the early explorers and others who came to the Arctic and whose exploits are remembered, survived only because his Iñupiat ancestors rescued and kept them alive. This, he lamented, is not written in the history books.

Without specifically trying to, he gave me what I believe to be a great idea as I go about trying to reconstruct this little history project I am putting together for the North Slope Borough School District. He also sought to bolster my confidence and to assure me that, however complicated it might seem at the moment, he knows I will get something good together in the end. 

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The Daily a School Bus: right off the bat

As I drive to Abby's for breakfast. You can see how much more light there is at 8 AM now than there was Friday when we were still on Daylight Savings Time. However, come late afternoon… and not only that but pretty soon it'll be just as dark as 8:00 as it was last week... and 9:00... and not all that light at 10:00.

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Lynx competes with Good wife for Grandma's attention

I brought Lynxton home with me. Now, instead of getting up at a ghastly hour tomorrow morning so I can get Margie to his house to babysit at eight, we will keep him here and I will take Margie and him back on Tuesday, at whatever time feels right to go. Margie's favorite show of the week is "The Good Wife." It started right after Lynx and I settled down in the house. I expect this to be my final post tonight.

Text added at 9:06 PM. The Squarespace nightmare continues - day 43 and counting.