Viking remains found intact

Viking remains found intact

So, imagine! 1200 years ago this relative of our reigned over a bunch of maurauding Vikings. Which side of the family do I spring? Uff-dah!

Labor Day

It seems to me that over the years we, as a nation, have drifted away from the real value and role of "labor." This item came from the Library of Congress blog.

"Folklorist Archie Green, upon whom the Library recently bestowed a Living Legend medal, has spent a lifetime studying the history and culture of the labor movement. The award was accepted by his son during a two-day symposium devoted to “laborlore.” (More information about the event and the Library’s laborlore collections can be found here.) Green, who coined the term “laborlore,” is also regarded as the founding father of the Library’s American Folklife Center (AFC). He spent a decade lobbying Congress to establish a center to preserve and present American folklife. His vision became a reality on Jan. 2, 1976, when President Gerald R. Ford signed the bill establishing the AFC."

Tradeoff - Money for Fish

As I get older I seem to become more concerned about what is left on this earth when I leave. Mining company owners have said they are prepared to spend more than a billion dollars to develop this property. No doubt they see enormous profits for them and their stockholders. I can't believe we as a nation won't oppose this proposal with vigor.

Alaskan economy faces a fork in the river - Los Angeles Times: "Opponents say a proposed Pebble mine would destroy one of the planet's last sustainable fisheries, dry up spawning streams, and poison lakes and groundwater with acid runoff. Biologists have found that salmon's genetic radar, which enable the fish to return from the bay to the very streams where they were spawned, can be ruined by microscopic particles of copper dust."