February 25, 2009I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down
I feel my heart start to trembling
Thanks Carole King. This is one has been in my life for a long time.
Wow, I don't know how much the earth was moving under my feet, but my feet were surely moving on it yesterday. Today was much more sedentary. I spent lots of time reviewing with other teachers and sorting through my photos. I also spent time sifting through **all of the research **papers my students have been sending to me via email.
Back to yesterday... an amazing day.
hmmmm Does anyone know what is so special about Lance Mackey? He is a legand!
First thing in the morning we heard that the Yukon Quest Dog Sled racers were going to be coming in at 9:30 am only a short distance from where we were...
February 24, 2009**They All Asked for YOU! **
I went on down
To the deep blue sea
And they only asked for you
I say, they all asked for you
Well, even inquired about ya
I went on down
To the deep blue sea
And they all asked for you
The dolphins asked
The whales asked
And the shark asked for you, too
Bom-bom-bom-bom
Bom-ba-de-ba, bom-bom-bom
Bom-bom
Ba-de-da-bom-bom-bom
'Red beans'
'Pig lips'
**Thanks Dr. John - your music connects me to my roots! **
Elizabeth Eubanks, Tim Martin, Barney Peterson in mask! A special thanks to Lollie Garay for bringing in the Mardi Gras treats!
Happy Mardi Gras
My brain is racing making my thoughts random. It is so amazing to think of how much my life has developed since I was in Fairbanks almost a year ago.
It didn't really occur to me to write a...
*I took my love, I took it down
Climbed a mountain and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
till the landslide brought me down
Oh, mirror in the sky
What is love
Can the child within my heart rise above
Can I sail thru the changing ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons of my life
Well, I’ve been afraid of changing
cause I’ve built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I’m getting older too
So, take my love, take it down
Climb a mountain and turn around
And If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide will bring you down
If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well maybe the landslide will bring you down
*
Thanks Fleetwood Mac
I cannot think of a better song for my reflection- a song that I have...
*We spotted the ocean
At the head of the trail
Where are we goin'
So far away
And somebody told me
That this is the place
Where everything's better
And everything's safe
*
Walk on the ocean...
Thanks Toad the Wet Sprocket*
**
4 Wheelers from Tundra to Tropics!
I bet Paulo didn’t realize I really did need that ATV training for more than the tundra! Speaking of which I still want my special certificate!
Riding on our Atlantic Ocean beach brings memories of riding on the beaches of the Arctic Ocean
The very tip top of North American soil! Point Barrow Proper. Photo by Hiroki Ikawa
What a** contrast,** just weeks ago I was riding an ATV around Point Barrow with Rob, the Nuvuk team looking for bones and Hiroki showing us his project! The sand was gray and course, the wind was cool,...
Hello darkness, my old friend,
I’ve come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.
Thank Simon and Garfunkel
I am back in Lake Worth, Florida **and reflecting on my whole experience. Although my **brain is mulling **over what I learned about **carbon, global warming, Arctic birds and how I am going to teach all of this to my students, this moment I mostly think of my travels around Alaska. I will have plenty of time to process my **increase of knowledge while in Barrow as I set pod casts and video’s **into motion during this next week.
This was the wonderful route that Rob planned for our vacation. We took planes, large and small, trains,...
Thanks
Elton John and
Bernie Taupin – you are both my all time favorite!
*Turn me loose from your hands
Let me fly to distant lands
Over green fields, trees and mountains
Flowers and forest fountains
Home along the lanes of the skyway…
…For just a Skyline Pigeon
Dreaming of the open
Waiting for the day
He can spread his wings
And fly away again
Flyaway skyline pigeon fly
Towards the dreams
You've left so very far behind
Just let me wake up in the morning
To the smell of new mown hay
To laugh and cry, to live and die
In the brightness of my day…
*
Wow 33 days. I am trying hard not to have any regrets, but if I did have any, (ha - I am sliding them in) it would have been that I took more time to watch birds and that I would have pressed flowers. But that’s pretty much it. Not too bad...
*Another turning point;
a fork stuck in the road.
Time grabs you by the wrist;
directs you where to go.
So make the best of this test
and don't ask why.
It's not a question
but a lesson learned in time.
It's something unpredictable
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
So take the photographs
and still frames in your mind.
Hang it on a shelf
In good health and good time.
Tattoos of memories
and dead skin on trial.
For what it's worth,
it was worth all the while.
It's something unpredictable
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
Thanks Green Day*
**
Anthony Zeleski – thanks for the idea for this song. It fits! **
There is more than one way to skin a cat, so the saying goes.
You can do the minimum to get by or can you push...
When can I see you again Can my heart beat again, baby When can I see you again And when can I breathe once again And when can I see, babe, again
-----> thanks to Baby Face singing this song
--- > thanks to 3 degrees for the lyrics
**Happy three years! Love You.
Jose Luciani**
The **life **of a research scientist.
Jose is 21 years old and will spend his 3rd year anniversary of dating **his beloved Gretel in Barrow while she is in Miami. Jose has been in Barrow for one **month and will not be returning to Miami until mid to late August.
Welcome to the life of a science researcher. True it seems that most of the people I have met are single, possibly over 80%. But there are many that aren’t and it IS hard on both ends.
I talked with Steve Oberbauer and Paulo Olivas about...
9 July 2008 , Wednesday *** Clean UP Hike with Denver
written Wednesday a week later 16 July 2008 Alaska Railroad
*
In the middle of late last night I was sittin' on a curb
I didn't know what about, but I was feelin' quite disturbed
A street sweeper came whistlin' by, he was bouncin' every step
It seemed strange how good he felt, so I asked him while he swept
**
He said, "It's my job to be cleaning up this mess
And that's enough reason to go for me
It's my job to be better than the rest
And that makes a day for me."**
I got an uncle who owns a bank, he's a self-made millionaire
He never had anyone to love, never had no one to care
He always seemed kinda sad to me and I asked him why that was
And he told me it's because in my contract there's this clause...
*I'm still young, but I know my days are numbered
1234567 and so on
But a time will come when these numbers have all ended
And all I've ever seen will be forgotten
Won't you come
To my funeral when my days are done
Life's not long
And so I hope when I am finally dead and gone
That you'll gather round when I am lowered into the ground
When my coffin is sealed and I'm safely 6 feet under
Perhaps my friends will see fit then to judge me
Oh when they pause to consider all my blunders
I hope they won't be too quick to begrudge me
Won't you come
To my funeral when my days are done
Life's not long
And so I hope when I am finally dead and gone
That you'll gather round when I am lowered into the ground
If I should die before I wake up
I pray that the Lord my soul will take but
My body, my body...
*After midnight, were gonna let it all hang down.
After midnight, were gonna chug-a-lug (pull and tug!) and shout.
Were gonna stimulate some action;
Were gonna get some satisfaction.
Were gonna find out what it is all about.
After midnight, were gonna let it all hang down.
After midnight, were gonna shake your tambourine.
After midnight, its all gonna be peaches and cream.
Were gonna cause talk and suspicion;
Were gonna give an exhibition.
Were gonna find out what it is all about.
After midnight, were gonna let it all hang down.
After midnight, were gonna let it all hang down.
Thanks Eric Clapton*
*****Please note spelling change of Holger's last name. It is correct in the Journal entry and correct in the photo gallery, but still incorrect (for now) in the photo captions on...
*The jungle drums are beating
With the tales from late last night
cause stories bear repeating
For everyones delight
You can hear em on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)
Cant keep nothin under their hat
You can hear em on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)
Sayin who did dis and dat
Dis and dat, dis and dat
Now Im not one to deal in gossip
But was he that big a fool
To do a belly-buster high dive
And miss the entire pool
And what became of sweet melissa
And the boy nobody knew
Did ricardo ever find her
I swear its just between me and you
Chorus:
But you can hear it on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)
By now everybody knows
You can hear it on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)
Just who comes and goes
Comes and goes, comes and goes
La, la la la, la la la
La, la la la, la la la
La, la la...
*It’s just outside of Heaven, it’s a good country mile
Well there's laughing and singing
and how do you dos
There's dancing and simple songs sweets
And when the town cries we all cry together
and when the sky's darm we all sleep
So take a left turn on old 29
and stay on that a good while
you'll see a white picket fence
and this house on the hill
and from there you can see the lights
it's just outside of heaven
it's a good country mile
Thanks Kevn Kinney – your lyrics rock!*
Sundays are super nice. It is a time to feel a little more relaxed! It is a day off. It is time for family (I’m glad I have
Kiss
) and friends. It is time for the spirit to be quietly stirred.
Rob and I went to Pepe’s for a late breakfast. We met Joe and I was reminded that I needed to visit his museum. I had...
****** Please note journals are coming in slow, due to inaccessibility – all clear now and will be added and up to speed ASAP
- thanks for reading and checking in!*
***There's a party goin' on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times, and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you
Come on now
Celebration
Let's all celebrate and have a good time
Celebration
We gonna celebrate and have a good time
It's time to come together
It's up to you, what's your pleasure
Everyone around the world
Come on!
Thanks Kool and the Gang***
Caribou Stew is the BEST! This comes straight from someone who doesn't eat whole lot of meat. Amazing, especially on a cold day!
4th of July is a 3 day celebration here in Barrow complete with a parade,...
*Rollin down a backwoods Tennessee byway, one arm on the wheel, holdin my
Lover with the other: a sweet, soft, southern thrill.
Worked hard all week; got a little jingle on a Tennessee Saturday night.
Couldn’t feel better: I’m together with my Dixieland delight.
Whitetail buck deer munchin on clover, redtail hawk settin on a limb, a
Chubby old groundhog, croakin bullfrog, free as the feelin in the wind.
Home grown country girl gonna give me a whirl on a Tennessee Saturday night.
Lucky as a seven livin in heaven with my Dixieland delight.
Thanks Ronnie Rogers and Alabama
*
Yeah Rob is here!
Rob finaly made it to Barrow, just in time for the cookout. He wound up coming in at 7:15pm, instead of 10:15am - the fog was too thick to land.
After some delay – yes Rob is here!
I arrived at...
*Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh Son of a gun, we'll have good fun on the bayou...
Thibodeaux, Fontainbleau, the place is buzzin' Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh my oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou...
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
Thanks Hank Williams for this great song about food that I was raised on being a native of New Orleans.*
Why **do we work? **Why do we need money? Or kids, same...
*When you cant find the light,
That got you through the cloudy days,
When the stars aint shinin bright,
You feel like you’ve lost you’re way,
When those candle lights of home,
Burn so very far away,
Well you got to let your soul shine,
Just like my daddy used to say.
He used to say soushine,
Its better than sunshine,
It’s better than moonshine,
Damn sure better than rain.
Hey now people don’t mind,
We all get this way sometime,
Gotta to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day.
Ahh I have loved this song for a long time – thanks
Allman Brothers Band*
It won’t be very long until I get to see Rob! Sadly, Hooch will not be coming to Barrow with him!
I am so excited for the 4th of July festivities. I am not sure what to expect, but know that we will have a float and if I can get...
*You get up every morning
From your alarm clock's warning
Take the 8:15 into the city
There's a whistle up above
And people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty…
And I'll be...
Taking care of business every day
Taking care of business every way
I've been taking care of business, it's all mine
Taking care of business and working overtime
Work out!
Thanks Bachman-Turner Overdrive – it fits!*
Last night we went to the final Nalukataq. It was celebrated with 3 whales. We got there in time for the last hour of the blanket toss. The blanket is made of several seal skins sown together. The sealskin has roped loops attached to. Ropes attached to poles suspend it. The loops are used to hold on to by mostly men and some women. They are the force that pulls the blanket...
***It's a world of laughter
A world of tears
It's a world of hopes
And a world of fears
There's so much that we share
That it's time we're aware
It's a small world after all
There is just one moon
And one golden sun
And a smile means
Friendship to ev'ryone
Though the mountains divide
And the oceans are wide
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world
Thanks Sherman brothers for the great tune***
Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, wrote this song for Walt Disney back in the 60’s just to go with the Small World ride!
Santunu’s dinner was wonderful. We had some nice "hang out” time too. I was telling the group about my NOAA Teacher at Sea adventure that I had last year. One...
Y*ou hardly even notice
When I try to show you this
Song is meant to keep you
From doin what you’re supposed to
Wakin up too early
Maybe we could sleep in
Makin banana pancakes
Pretend like it’s the weekend now
We could pretend that all the time
Can’t you see that it’s just rainin
There ain't no need to go outside
Just maybe
Great tune Jack Johnson*
Lauren is still celebrating her birthday. Last night she and her roommate Renee had a party at their hut. It was fun and went on to the wee hours of the morning – so I am told.
Sergio Vargas from UTEP (University of Texas in El Paso) and Paulo Olivas from FIU (Florida International University both have racoon eyes from life in the sunny field! I hear this will get a lot more intense and also that hands will be tanned too! They are enjoying...
G*oodnight baby, sleep tight my love
May God watch over you from above
Tomorrow I'm workin' what would I do
I'd be lost and lonely if not for you
So close your eyes
We're alright for now
I've spent my life travelin'
I've spent my life free
I could not repay all
you've done for me
So sleep tight baby
Unfurrow your brow
And know I love you
We're alright for now*
Gracias Tom Petty
Today as I was taking Paulo to the field we saw an ambulance. Later this afternoon we found out that a 12-year-old boy was killed. He had gotten into an accident with his four-wheeler. So sad. He was with friends that rushed to get help, but to no avail.
Flowers for the young man.
The Buttercups are so pretty. I have enjoyed photographing them.
Every one cruises on four wheelers around here. It is a way...
*
On this Friday night
When the feeling's alright
Rockin rock steady grooves
In the middle of the night
Everything is heated up
And nobody's standing still
With my arm around my girl
And a hundred dollar bill
Thanks G-Love*
It is 9:12pm on a Friday night here at BARC. Some of the researchers told us to grab our coats because we were going into the -40 C freezer.
Are you kidding? Is this the big excitement for a Friday night?
Yep, - You got it!
It wakes you up enough to keep you going for the next several to do what? Work or watch a movie…? UTEP University of Texas in El Paso, folks are watching Across the Universe. – I guess that fits!
Recreation is a must…even if it is in the lab. Sandra, Gilda and Jean are watching Across the Universe
Life with scientists!
What are you...
27 June 2008 *** FREE the BIRD
If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be traveling on, now,
cause there’s too many places I’ve got to see.
But, if I stayed here with you, girl,
Things just couldn’t be the same.
cause I’m as free as a bird now,
And this bird you cannot change.
Lord knows, I can’t change.
Thanks Lynard Skynard --Allen collins & Ronnie Vanzant
***** Business note- Germinators please remember to take 2 photos tomorrow and email them to me.**
First thing this morning I went to see the Snowy Owl. Denver Holt and Colleen Bitter were kind enough to let me visit. When Denver got the owl out of the cage she resisted and struggled with him a bit. What a great sign! Denver even noticed that she grasped his glove with her foot from the injured leg...
*Pressure pushing down on me....
Mm ba ba de
Um bum ba de
Um bu bu bum da de
Pressure pushing down on me
Pressing down on you no man ask for
Under pressure - that burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets
Um ba ba be
Um ba ba be
De day da*
Thanks Queen*
***** Business – Germinators should be placing their soaked seeds outside today!**
I am pretty wiped out today. This is amazing to me because Paulo has been in the field since I was there at 10:30 am, but Paulo is still there and will be there until midnight. Meanwhile I have been back at "camp” since 4:30pm.
So, when is the last time that you used something that wasn’t yours and it was extremely expensive? (Kids this may be easier for you to answer)
When is the last time that you were doing something for...
*Some folks say that life is just a veil of tears
Not me man I can't pack enough into these years
I don't care if its spring summer winter or fall
Make no fuss about the seasons, 'cause I like 'em all
Here on earth I’ll have my cake
Gonna eat it too, make no mistake
'cause if it's a question of to be or not to be
I'll put on my boots and go see what I can see
Great, great, tune Crash Test Dummies- thanks
*
****Business First
Germinators Soak your Seeds tonight! And remember to check in with the Ask the Team section of this journal. Don't forget to log in.
According to schedule with FIU team, Paulo says Wednesday’s are open to possibility. First he gave us 4 wheeler training – I am still waiting for my certificate! It was fun, but important to remember safety. Many folks in Barrow...
