Posted on: Dec 17, 2023 at 12:34 PM

Pretty cool having grandchildren. Does nut seem likely for us, though we have three great kids.

Posted on: Oct 21, 2023 at 2:09 PM

Hi Richard . Were you at the reunion? It’s been so long, our class was so large, I hardly recognized anybody. Back in Fairbanks now after a whirlwind trip that included a DC family gathering reminiscing about our late crazy fun aunt, Whitman 55, visiting our oldest son Rory, 27, in New York, catching up with college friends in Hoboken.. Home now with deadlines on a new book due out in May.
Just took this photo for you. That child swing behind me is supported by my old red climbing rope. I rigged that swing for our daughter, now 19, when she & her older brothers were very young. That rope dates back to Carderock days, over the years I’ve used it for many things, painting roofs, building treehouses, towing cars, one times hauling a burned up snowmachine out of a backcountry rec area to avoid massive federal $ fines. Anyway, may all we graying souls prove as durable and useful as that old ropes over days to come.
Brian O’D

Posted on: Jun 12, 2023 at 1:06 AM

I remember Paul, very nice guy. We didn't keep in touch after WWHS. Thanks for the details about his long career. 

Brian O'D

Posted on: Jan 10, 2023 at 3:17 AM

Rachel, 18, on right, and her older brother Rory, 24, left. In a winter ritual at the campus where I taught journalism for many years.

SOLSTICE GREETINGS-- We have incredible light this time of year in Fairbanks, marvelous colors, occasional Northern Lights, Christmas 2002 has delivered both, along with dangerous wind, a common story everywhere is seems this year. Right now, my wife Kate are mainly thankful to have at two of three kids home for the holidays... and today's reported a daily light gain of 1 min, 30 seconds! Here's some pics, including a visit to a local landmark by my daughter Rachel, 18, and oldest son Rory, 26, for a ritual familiar to many U Alaska students, AND a glimpse of those special Arctic night lights. My daughter and I got this year's Christmas tree tree on a nearby dome. A nasty windy expedition to be sure, but worth the effort. A forester friend, viewed the rings on a section of trunk I cut off leveling it. He estimates this tough spruce is 25-27 years old, apparently struggled the first 5-10 years, then thrived, perhaps because rain conditions improved, along with height ensuring light needed for a growth spurt. May we all find that close to home. Merry Christmas!

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