Posts by upnorth

they have stopped by our house multiple times (we have been gone or just ignored their knocks) multiple phone messages requesting it is urgent that i call them back .

(screened all calls lately ).

today the phone rings and i tell my husband screw it i am answering and putting an end to this .. the elder on the other line is not the one that has been stopping by ,but rather my husbands ex-nephew through marriage .

upnorth

You can hope the guy that reported you has an epiphany but in the mean time I'd let him know you might punch him in the nose

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Ray Franz has had a stroke

by coffee_black in

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just setting the record straight.

there is another thread that notes a claim on wiki that said that ray has died.. he had a stroke yesterday, and is in the hospital.

he is still alive.

upnorth

This was eye opening to me. I knew the "name" but didn't have a connection and why you were concerned. When I got out of the Borg it was just before Franz left. Last I knew he was still part of the problem.

until today

His condition does not sound very promising but there is still reason to hope and pray that he can recover.

It's encouraging to see the impact he has had on people since leaving the borg.

I heard his name a lot when I was a kid, I'd imagine my dad had met the guy back in the 60's or 70's.

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KY STATE TROOPER

by RR in

a kentucky state trooper was patrolling late at night off the main highway.

he sees a couple in a car, with the interior light brightly glowing.

he carefully approaches the car to get a closer look.

upnorth

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THE MOST THRILLING MOMENT of your life.....?

by Terry in

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here is the most thrilling moment of my life.. i got to meet my film composer heroes john barry and miklos rosza at the beverly hills writer's guild theater for a seminar on filmmusic.. i was 30 years old at the time and going through my "you look like clint eastwood" stage.

(i'm trying to explain my crazy hair!).

i chatted with them and got them to sign my albums.. what was your most thrilling moment?.

upnorth

As a kid......... skiing, I took off on this huge jump, I was some where past 40 feet off the ground because I could see over the tops of the trees along the ski trail. I was a bit scared because I thought I was going to over shoot the sloped landing and land on flat ground.......I survived and made the same jump just once more and survived again and never hit it again.

As an adult I'd like to say my children but I'll have to say the thrill of the existence of my grandchildren is hard to put to words.

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Bedroom Laws

by XPeterX in

where is this based on?which verse of the bible says that we have to follow certain rules when it comes to sex?

(i know this is a very discussed topic).what have you heard/seen?i am sure no one ever follows that..

upnorth

Sex with their dogma

virtual bisexuality I suppose

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I'm moving this Thursday

by doublelife in

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and i'm so scared.

but, excited at the same time.

for those of you who don't know, i'm leaving my husband.

upnorth

Move to Alaska !

it's a good safe place

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A few new pictures from Alaska

by upnorth in

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last week (i left on 5-17-10) i was sent to juneau to work i took about 5 gb worth of pictures and a few short video clips.

the camera was a nikon coolpix l22, it's a pretty decent little camera.

unfortunately it had a dust spot or two under the lens.

upnorth

B4UDIE

That was a motto the visitors bureau had come up with a year or so back. They had it displayed like a license plate I thought it was brilliant, I think they retired it too quickly.

I have Internet friends that I converse with on other bulletin boards/chat rooms/forum, whatever. I remember 2 in particular that I used to talk to, they had plans on visiting "someday".

One died this spring after a very short battle with a brain tumor, the other died unexpectedly in his sleep 2 years ago. I had met both of them in person several years ago. About 20 of us from this one forum decided to meet face to face, it was 2003. We met at Lake Texnoma for a Texas style BBQ, we met, he ate, we had a few beers and made life long friends.

Visit in the summer, visit during winter I guarantee you'll never find a place like this.

May, June, July are the best summer months to visit August can be anything.

On a happier note this is one of my neighbors stories.

My neighbor (Jim) was a general contractor in Oregon 30 years ago. He had a family member that had moved to Anchorage and that family member invited him to take a few days off and come up and help him add a deck to the front of his home. Jim made the trip up to build the deck, he built it, decide this place was to beautiful and never went back home.

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A few new pictures from Alaska

by upnorth in

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last week (i left on 5-17-10) i was sent to juneau to work i took about 5 gb worth of pictures and a few short video clips.

the camera was a nikon coolpix l22, it's a pretty decent little camera.

unfortunately it had a dust spot or two under the lens.

upnorth

Do most that live in Alaska come from there or move there from the states?

Hope you don't mind I helped myself to a few more of your videos...

Most of the non-native people I know were born elsewhere. A large number of people that live here, were brought here because of military service and they stayed after they got out. Many arrived during the construction of the pipeline and stayed. I was here briefly as a teenager with my family and I returned as soon as I could. I graduated High School in 1980 and moved here in 1982.

Borrow as many videos and pictures as you want